Originally Posted by timmhaan
the first time i did an LTHR test (doing the functional test on the road) i was around 156 or so. after my first season of racing i was about 165. now, i just did the same test a couple of weeks ago (right before starting base training) and i was at 168.
so, yeah, you can definitely improve it. and, as i've seen, by quite a bit too. i'd be curious to see how your LT has changed over the next few weeks\months.
She had me ride at a cadence that was comfortable, which was around 80. Per Danno's info, a higher cadence alone should cause an improvement. Like the OP, much of my training was anaerobic. I have been doing all my cardio at the 153-160 rate once warmed up so hopefully it proves true to push the LT up!
She also said that the race season may/should actually lower it again as much of the time you are anaerobic. I'll probably retest with her before racing starts April 15th just to see how much/if any improvement was made.