Cadence or MPH
Originally Posted by
10Wheels
Ride what Feels good to you.
I just ride for more miles...
The elevation and winds effect MPH.
60,000 miles with No Cadence tracking. Just Pedal what Feels Good.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
FWIW, I use cadence in my personal training program based on Relative Perceived Exertion.
Originally Posted by
TimothyH
…Cadence is fine. So is speed - average, max or otherwise. Perceived effort is fine too.
If you want to get fit and fast without guessing and without wasting lots of time and money then get an accurate heart rate monitor….Training properly with heart rate is the most direct route to getting fitter and faster…
Originally Posted by
MinnMan
...For those who are really serious (not me ), the real answer is training with a power meter.
Originally Posted by
Barrettscv
I avoid using any single measure.Moderation is the key…Use data, but don't be a slave to it.
I recently replied to this thread on the Training and Nutrition Forum, “Doing more with less? (time-strapped cyclist),”
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… According to
“The Time-Crunched Cyclist,”
Originally Posted by ChrisCarmichael
……For a training program to work on fewer than 8 hours a week, you pretty much have to focus entirely on intensity. Make no mistake: The workouts in this program are hard. Very hard. You will be performing some efforts just below your lactate threshold power output and some right at it,but many efforts will be much you the fitness to fully enjoy weekend rides,biketours, and cycling camps.
However, there are limits to what you’re going to be able to accomplish on fewer than 8 hours of training per week. …
Placing your family and career ahead of your cycling goals is a wise choice for pretty much anyone who has either a real career or a family, and pretty muchthe only choice if you have both...If you’re willing to work hard with the limited time you have… then it’s time to get off your butt and retake your rightful place at the front of the pack.
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last year I developed for myself my" Time-restricted, Personally Ambitious, but Non-competitive Cyclist Training Routine.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
About two weeks ago I described a new training routine for myself combining a well-established Ten Week CenturyTraining Scheduleof daily mileage goals with a personalized intensity scalebased on ”Relative Perceived Exertion (RPE).” My basic premise was that I wanted to get significantly fit, within a busy work/family time-crunched life, but not suffer so much that I would abandon the program.
I do have the advantages of a very nice minimum 14 mile one way commute that is easily extended; and a high end, very comfortable carbon fiber road bike thatencourages riding. FWIW, my resting heart rate is 48 bpm, sometimes lower.
So I think the common thread is how hard you want to push your self. IMO heart rate monitors and power meters, while providing an objective measure require striving, or falling short of the goal. For me, RPE encourages me to push myself to my satisfaction as I may feel on a given day…no disappointment. I monitor my progress by my sense of well-being, my resting heart rate. and average MPH and cadence over my usual routes. This is my second year (year-round) of compliance.
Originally Posted by
Machka
Can you squeeze in any other exercise?.. And don't forget to include some upper body weights with those core exercises.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 09-07-16 at 06:30 AM.