Originally Posted by
rms13
Thanks. I did actually buy the Cycleops Magnus and have been testing it with free trials of Zwift and Rouvy for the past week. My initial thoughts is trainer miles are much harder then I thought they would be. I've never owned a power meter and it's humbling to see how low my power output is compared to say friends and club members I follow on Strava. Not sure if I end up paying for Zwift but I'll probably pay for Rouvy, Trainer Road or something cheaper for a few months that just has training work outs without the immersion. I want some app that makes use of the interactiveness of this trainer but I think some short focused interval training is what I need. One of the main reasons I got the trainer is I'm strapped for time so just getting 45 minute completely optimized minutes on the bike is what I want right now. I also believe that short, hard sprint type work outs are better then long easier paced work ( I believe in that exercise model for everything not just cycling)
A friend of mine by the name of Phil Campbell wrote a book on the science of sprint work. Sprint 8 Protocol. It will give the researched reasons why that exercise method is superior.
It's funny now because you see all these exercise equipment companies now advocating short hard sprints with full recovery.
Phil has been doing speedcamps for years for runners...and he has coached a boatload of NFL speed demons. Training fast twitch muscles is how you get faster. But you can't do it every day. Phil advocates 3 days a week. Phil is also a multi time national senior track champion.