Suggestions for minimal daily riding
10-08-09, 05:25 AM
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I wouldn't realistically expect much out of 5 hrs/week when your contemporaries are all probably 12+ next year. Just sayin
10-08-09, 06:47 AM
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I follow a pretty normal workout plan, just shorter durations. I'm getting about 6 hrs/week right now. I start most cycles with steady SST for a few weeks, then add in the Friel pace intervals (I call them STUCI -- same time until can't improve). Afer a few weeks of SST + STUCI, I add in the VO2Max once/week. Then to top it off, a 1125211 interval pyramid once/week. About a month after that starts, my fitness is crazy. A few weeks later, I'm pretty toasted, take some time off, and start over with nothing but steady SST.
Your program sounds similar to Carmichael's TCTP.
10-08-09, 07:23 AM
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Well, for what it's worth, I only know of one other rider who's replicating a plan like mine on small volume. He's my main training partner and a teammate of EDR, RX, and I, and now he is just as strong as me (and he's a Cat 4). He's moving up to Cat 3 after the state champs, and has won several races this year, attacking like RX. He even won an M35+ race in a 2-man break that held off the P/1/2 state TT champ.
So, it's still a small sample size, but it does appear that you can get some really good results with the right focus on small hours.
So, it's still a small sample size, but it does appear that you can get some really good results with the right focus on small hours.
