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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-14-14, 01:50 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

The guy in the video I posted is my coach. I...

The guy in the video I posted is my coach.

I mean did you see his cadence?? Barefoot no less. Barefoot.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-14-14, 01:00 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Btw I'm a huge fan of your videos! ...

Btw I'm a huge fan of your videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw__kNSbRo8
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-14-14, 11:04 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

As a general rule, if something seems too good to...

As a general rule, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

To balance out Fudgy's opinions on the matter, I read (ok skimmed) the article a bit differently; it didn't say you don't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-11-14, 05:45 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

That plateau! I ain't your coach though......

That plateau!

I ain't your coach though... (but if I was I'd say imagine huge area under the curve being focused on a peak during the season, your fitness would be soooo much higher!)

It's...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-11-14, 04:35 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Ygduf your CTL is in the low 200's right??

Ygduf your CTL is in the low 200's right??
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-11-14, 04:14 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

His plan seems better than nothing, but honestly...

His plan seems better than nothing, but honestly too complicated for me; I don't do any workouts that would require me to write down what to do when, I like it more like "hold x% of FTP for y hours"....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-12-13, 12:55 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Sounds good. Fwiw I never said anyone...

Sounds good.

Fwiw I never said anyone should do 8 hours of z2 only a week.. or z2-only for that matter.

Even in the Friel book, a bunch of the workouts in "Base" are around form sprints,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-08-13, 07:29 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

An outside eye can usually see the forest better...

An outside eye can usually see the forest better - what's your take?

My focus was on crits last year, and next year - but I want to a) not get dropped in longer climby road races like Cascade, b)...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-08-13, 01:37 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Ha - that would probably break either Google or...

Ha - that would probably break either Google or my inbox!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-08-13, 01:12 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

41. =]

41. =]
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-08-13, 12:49 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Actually I don't think anyone has said that. ...

Actually I don't think anyone has said that.

Friel's book says that "Base" periods include not only Endurance/z2 work, but Speed Skills and Force training.

What I was asking was when you're...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-13, 12:23 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Ah yeah I meant power. Of course it's highly...

Ah yeah I meant power. Of course it's highly variable, every downhill "screws up" my numbers!

I know it doesn't really matter, "zone 2" riding is mostly about not hanging out in zone 3+ or zone 1...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-13, 11:49 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

A question for all the z2-ers out there. When you...

A question for all the z2-ers out there. When you do "two hours of z2", what actual % is really in z2?

From looking at WKO I'm always surprised to see that it's 40% or so of the total time, if I'm...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-13, 11:48 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Some good points. I'm guessing Friel's thinking...

Some good points. I'm guessing Friel's thinking is that of all the people he's coached, most of them showed the best improvements with a good Base. So yeah it won't work for everyone, but for most.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-10-13, 09:36 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

wtf

wtf
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-09-13, 11:27 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Have you read the (Training) Bible? Friel tells...

Have you read the (Training) Bible? Friel tells you why HR is important, especially in the Base period.

Power is good, but it's not everything.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-09-13, 10:18 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

I'm planning on hitting San Dimas hard, which is...

I'm planning on hitting San Dimas hard, which is in late March. And the racing starts in January around here. The plan for me is three months of Base starting now, two months of Build, then Peak,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-09-13, 08:19 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Indeed. And by March/April he'll be burned out...

Indeed. And by March/April he'll be burned out and not responding to your emails!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-09-13, 08:16 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Yeah. This is what he gets for using Strava as a...

Yeah. This is what he gets for using Strava as a training tool!

As I originally posted, z2 is more like 81%-89% of LTHR, a pretty narrow range. That's 146-161 bpm for me, at least based on what I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-08-13, 04:07 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 23,006
Posted By mattm

Base

It's that time of year, people are riding or thinking about "base"..

For a long time, I thought "base" just meant riding slowly for a long time. But after reading Friel again, seems like it's more...
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