Cycling Workouts: Discussion/Encouragement/Sharing/Banter

[Legs]

My setup for Z2 is more straightforward than that - Zwift on the laptop screen, iPlayer on the smart TV.

 

[Norry1]

2 x 7 x 30 / 30 VO2 max today. I have one of my events this weekend, and thus this session has doubled up as a primer, with reduced sets.

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Good luck on your event. What is this one?

 

[bobinski]

After 3 days of rowing, walking and core work I rode Mountain Massif last night and Amalgam this morning. I think Amalgam is a pretty good workout for hill or mountain climbing. Well, I hope so!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Good luck on your event. What is this one?

Jelly Fish Legs 400, a 410km audax. Take a look at my form after it.

 

[Norry1]

Jelly Fish Legs 400, a 410km audax. Take a look at my form after it.

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-180 Nice one

 

[Ming the Merciless]

-180 Nice one

Ultra endurance athletes, in a perpetual state of overtraining!

 

[Norry1]

Ultra endurance athletes, in a perpetual state of overtraining!

Yep, that is nuts!

I went to a Form of -55 after my Calpe week and it has taken me about 10 days to recover fully.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yep, that is nuts!

I went to a Form of -55 after my Calpe week and it has taken me about 10 days to recover fully.

Garmin gives me 83 hours recovery. Which isn’t too far out, for a 400km outing I generally allow 4 days for recovery. I’ll do an easy recovery ride on Monday, recovery walk tomorrow. Though I try to keep events at 400km or above at least two weeks apart.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Recovery ride outdoors yesterday. Legs remarkably good considering, but could feel the fatigue up some gentle hills. Decided against a ride today as going to get a walk in, instead.

 

[Norry1]

Another Threshold Builder today which I decided to do outside in between the thunder showers.

5 x 4 mins @ 310W (112.5% FTP) with 5 min recoveries. Found it relatively easy.

Quite a big week this week - next is 8 x 45 sec @ 480W with 5 min recoveries at Tempo. Final session is 2 x 20 min sweetspot and 45 mins mid-tempo. Add in a 2hr recovery ride and a 3 hr endurance ride and that is the week.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My form will hit the heady heights of -40 tomorrow. Fresh as a daisy 🤔

 

[bobinski]

A sufferfest workout for me today-old school style Rue The Day. 24x 40s at ftp plus 45w. Power pedals reading 35-50w higher than the neo bike despite manual and auto calibration. I decided to trust the bike. Legs are tingling!

 

[bobinski]

I woke with the intention of doing a 45-60 min z2 before rushing off to work. But once on the bike I knew it would be too much of a slog so chose this instead. I think just the right level of intensity. Properly fueled just in case.

 

[Norry1]

Nice wakeup session.

I have a 2hr recovery ride to do today. I'll do the first half with Wendy on her spangly new bike and carry on solo afterwards. I think my form must be good as I am itching to get at the hard workouts planned for later in the week.

 

[CXRAndy]

I woke with the intention of doing a 45-60 min z2 before rushing off to work. But once on the bike I knew it would be too much of a slog so chose this instead. I think just the right level of intensity. Properly fueled just in case.

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You need to do these fasted Bob. Just incase you get separated and have to fend for yourself on the PR