Plain "old school" Training
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This thread is HILARIOUS!
On weight and climbing ability, you probably don't like Friel, since he is all about facts and actually improving how one cycles instead of trying to glorify sub-mediocrity, but here it is:
https://www.joefrielsblog.com/2010/08...-or-stand.html
https://www.joefrielsblog.com/2010/04...nd-weight.html
https://www.trainingbible.com/joesblo...r-formula.html
PS Friel in "Cyclists Training Bible" does highly recommend using objective metrics like HR and PM, but he also emphasizes the important of paying attention to RPE - rate of perceived exertion. The point has been made over and over again, and if the OP was honestly interested in a debate he would have noticed this, but once again, it is not an either/ or scenario - used properly, HR and power can make one's sense of RPE much more robust.
HR has certainly done this for me - I have a much better sense of my own capabilities since I started using HR - I both sustain higher intensities over long distances and prevent myself from blowing up. And since I have started with structured training, I ride more, I ride faster, and I get injured less frequently - win win win. I once did it the old school way - I rode less frequently, I rode more slowly, and I got more injuries. Been there, tried that, it sucked.
On weight and climbing ability, you probably don't like Friel, since he is all about facts and actually improving how one cycles instead of trying to glorify sub-mediocrity, but here it is:
https://www.joefrielsblog.com/2010/08...-or-stand.html
https://www.joefrielsblog.com/2010/04...nd-weight.html
https://www.trainingbible.com/joesblo...r-formula.html
PS Friel in "Cyclists Training Bible" does highly recommend using objective metrics like HR and PM, but he also emphasizes the important of paying attention to RPE - rate of perceived exertion. The point has been made over and over again, and if the OP was honestly interested in a debate he would have noticed this, but once again, it is not an either/ or scenario - used properly, HR and power can make one's sense of RPE much more robust.
HR has certainly done this for me - I have a much better sense of my own capabilities since I started using HR - I both sustain higher intensities over long distances and prevent myself from blowing up. And since I have started with structured training, I ride more, I ride faster, and I get injured less frequently - win win win. I once did it the old school way - I rode less frequently, I rode more slowly, and I got more injuries. Been there, tried that, it sucked.
