Training Status??? (II)
08-21-12, 02:01 PM
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08-21-12, 02:04 PM
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08-21-12, 03:24 PM
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I've done one day of 3x3x3 intervals per week over 4 weeks and not seen an improvement... almost dead on for the watts each interval and each week. Maybe not trying hard enough...or need a better rest to see the improvement? I would say maybe they have gotten a little easier, however power has not gone up.
08-21-12, 03:51 PM
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I've done one day of 3x3x3 intervals per week over 4 weeks and not seen an improvement... almost dead on for the watts each interval and each week. Maybe not trying hard enough...or need a better rest to see the improvement? I would say maybe they have gotten a little easier, however power has not gone up.
The first is way too easy, the second should be closer to the goal. If it's the second, what else are you doing for the week? Just one workout a week won't necessarily lead to gains. What kind of base do you have?
08-22-12, 07:54 AM
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2hr w/ 3x20min at threshold. Except not. First was 2w up, second was 2w up, third was 12w up. After this and a number of races above 1.0IF (was thinking it was just punchy races), think it's time to increase the threshold.
08-22-12, 08:36 AM
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some tempo riding and my first ever big-gear work. Going uphill is a real chore, and sorta reminds me of what this guy is doing (minus the awesomeness of the Muur and the drugs, obviously)
08-22-12, 08:52 AM
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Club TT last night...Knocked a minute off my time from end of June!
Still over a minute and a half slower then last year, but then I was using clip-ons and a TT helmet...
Almost back, just in time for base season to begin...
Still over a minute and a half slower then last year, but then I was using clip-ons and a TT helmet...
Almost back, just in time for base season to begin...
08-22-12, 10:38 AM
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08-22-12, 10:40 AM
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just big-gear tempo riding(actually going from 50/11 to 50/14 depending on terrain) and no hill repeats. don't think i'll add those until way later
08-22-12, 11:10 AM
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2 hours mostly upper z1 early this morning, now watching the the Vuelta before I have to go to my next class. So far, not the monsoon I thought it would be today.
08-22-12, 11:43 AM
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Peaking for the off-season?
08-22-12, 12:10 PM
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I'll trade you Tampa for your neck of the woods. Flooding galore here...my backyard can now officially be declared a lake...
08-22-12, 12:13 PM
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My CTL is taking a long gradual slide... And that's fine.
08-22-12, 12:23 PM
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08-22-12, 12:52 PM
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Well first day in 3 or 4 that it hasn't rained less than 2 or 3 hours here. The mosquitoes are going to be horrid here in a few days with all the standing water.
08-22-12, 12:53 PM
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I can dig it, variety is good!
08-22-12, 03:16 PM
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08-22-12, 03:25 PM
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08-22-12, 07:11 PM
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08-22-12, 08:32 PM
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first gym workout in probably 2 years or so. i made sure i was using low weights, but it still feels as if someone beat my quads to pulp with a tenderizer...
08-22-12, 08:33 PM
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1.5hr w/ 6x1min max with full recovery, little tired from those threshold intervals yesterday.
08-22-12, 08:52 PM
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same here, and it's been that way since mid July or so. I was just a little more stressed than normal in life and it took it's toll on my racing and riding in general.
fortunately I am starting to feel motivated to ride a lot again. At first I was thinking wait till Oct for training but now im thinking sooner.
fortunately I am starting to feel motivated to ride a lot again. At first I was thinking wait till Oct for training but now im thinking sooner.
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08-22-12, 09:28 PM
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I'm really tired. Last positive TSB was July 12th. I weighed 150 after my 2 hours of MTB thrashing at 9000' today. 152 this morning. Veins are popping out all over.
Hey race predictor...go eff yourself.
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08-22-12, 09:44 PM
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