Originally Posted by
Heathpack
For those of you who are telling OP to get a power meter- he already has one.
For those of you who are telling OP that he must ride greater volume, I ride around 8hrs/week now. I used to ride 10-15 hrs. What happened? My coach convinced me to ride less. Why? To get faster.
For OP, I ride 2-3 interval sessions per week, plus another 2-3 longer rides. I have abundant rest in my schedule and overall not tons of volume.
It sounds to me like you need a little more of a training plan. Either buy one or better yet consider a great coach. I can give you some tips on finding a good one, should you want to give it a try.
Could you go into detail with respect to the intervals you do? I know everyone is different, but can you speak to the total distance of your interval training ride, the length, or time of work, length or time of rest (of the interval), and how many intervals you incorporate into the training session? Thanks. I'm just going to start with interval training to try to be able to ride with the A group in our club. I've read a bit about interval training while cycling, but none is too specific and a real world example , such as yours, can serve as a template for me to set up my own plan.