Cycling Workouts: Discussion/Encouragement/Sharing/Banter
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Sounds horrible
Yes it will be. I had a 5 x 12 x 30 / 30 VO2 max session last summer. My mind has blanked the horror of that one.
mjd1988
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Cheers @Norry1 for setting up this page.
Did first zwift workout in ages (since I moved from wheel on trainer to neobike). Huge difference in terms of ERG mode - it just works. also seems to be much higher emphasis on cadence which probably helped in keeping in ERG.
Did "lavender unicorn" - slightly forgetting that's what would show up on Strava - as only had around 30 mins to play with - fairly basic over/under effort. If I'm honest my FTP must be set slightly low as heart rate never got within touching distance of max. Does anyone know if it's easy to change target percentage on apple TV? Was afraid to try and toggle the 100% up with the apple TV in case it put me into another dimension.
So overall - enjoyed it, but if I'm being honest probably didn't have it set hard enough. Very pleased with ERG mode - I used to grind to a halt on kickr snap
Did first zwift workout in ages (since I moved from wheel on trainer to neobike). Huge difference in terms of ERG mode - it just works. also seems to be much higher emphasis on cadence which probably helped in keeping in ERG.
Did "lavender unicorn" - slightly forgetting that's what would show up on Strava - as only had around 30 mins to play with - fairly basic over/under effort. If I'm honest my FTP must be set slightly low as heart rate never got within touching distance of max. Does anyone know if it's easy to change target percentage on apple TV? Was afraid to try and toggle the 100% up with the apple TV in case it put me into another dimension.
So overall - enjoyed it, but if I'm being honest probably didn't have it set hard enough. Very pleased with ERG mode - I used to grind to a halt on kickr snap
bobinski
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If you use the companion app you can raise and lower workout intensity.
Erg on the neobike is 👌
mjd1988
Guru
Ah of course, cheers Bob
BurningLegs
Guru
Nicely done. The MAP increase is apparently a good indicator for future gains.
The last minute of the 4dp is the worse minute i have ever experience on a bike
The final 2-3 minutes of the FTP section are the toughest for me. Today I was just hanging on at my previous FTP value for the final two minutes of agony!
I don’t mind the final one minute interval because I just convince myself “it’s only a minute, you can do anything for just one minute”. Not always that simple though, is it 🤣
The 4DP test is the only workout that has me wheezing at the end, regardless of my fitness. When I’m out of shape, I wheeze after any hard workout but when I’m in better shape, it’s only the 4DP that does it to me!
I absolutely hate the 4DP. And love it. But mostly hate 😝
Ming the Merciless
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Completed today’s monster VO2 workout. It went surprisingly well and intervals.icu says I averaged 15W more than last week during the on intervals. Next week is just under 50% of this, as it’s a taper week.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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Well done
What %FTP were your efforts?
Averaged about 130% of FTP. I aim for between 120-150% FTP depending on how the legs are feeling in the early intervals and what I’ve got coming up rest of the week.
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
It had also stopped working with my Garmin watch and wasn't pairing with RGT either, so I guess that it's the battery in the strap. Duly changed - I'll check when I get home whether it's worked!My Garmin Dual HRM hasn't been playing ball with Zwift since the last software update... On Saturday I could get the Bluetooth to pair but couldn't get the HRM to connect (this usually requires a squirt of water over my chest and can be resolved within a minute or so), but this morning Zwift wasn't even recognising that the heart strap existed. I used it with my Forerunner 230 watch on Sunday morning and it was fine, and I unpaired it from the watch before trying to connect, but no joy...
EDIT - all working!
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Well that was tough and I was quite a way off completing it properly. I did do the 2 x 5 intervals but only managed to hit the average power target on the first of the 10 efforts. Oh well, it sets a baseline.
Ming the Merciless
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A warm up (ha) then 5 x 10 min low cadence high gear tempo efforts, then another 1 hour 45 mins of Z2. Mix of snow, sleet, hail and finally rain. On gritted roads, no ice beneath the wheels. Min of 1C, average 2C, and max 3C.
Hard Core 💪
.... and sounds like a good productive session.
I'm more of a wimp these days when it comes to outdoor stuff
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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I'm more of a wimp these days when it comes to outdoor stuff
I have about three different gritted road loops I can use. I won’t do any training session outdoors if risk of ice on loop.