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Training volume / training plan
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 2014-02-18 12:39 PM |
Veteran  1127    Shawnee |  Subject: Training volume / training planI'm in the latter portion of a custom 70.3 plan. This weekend, my "long ride" is supposed to be 3hrs. Just looking ahead at how the week and weekend is shaping up, I don't see where I'm going to be able to get 3hrs. in. I'm anticipating only being able to get about 1.5hr in (due to time contraints, baby sitting schedules, etc). What do you do in situations like this? Do I try to do a little extra during the week and just focus on hitting the total weekly volume? I know there is value of conditioning my a** to be able to sit on the seat for 3 hours, but what else am I losing out on if I try to make it up elsewhere? (part of my issue this week is that my wife is out of town so I'm also doing no swimming as I can't get to the pool. So...I have extra time during the week to get more time in the saddle). However, doing my 3hr ride before work this week is not really realistic for me. |
| 2014-02-18 1:16 PM in reply to: dprocket |
New user 29 | Subject: RE: Training volume / training plan I've run into this situation quite often while managing kids, vacations, etc. Usually I will shift around what I can during the week to try and make up for it, but if I can't, I'll usually adjust the type of ride I was shooting for. If I was planing on doing a 3 hour Aerobic Endurance ride, but could only fit it 1.5 hours, I would turn it up a notch or two by doing some long intervals at or around FTP... all the while making sure that I'm doing it in the same position on the bike that I plan to race with. One of the biggest gains I was able to make my first year was basically telling myself that ALL rides needed to be done in aero-position. By forcing myself to ride that way all the time, it's become my new normal, and I don't even think twice about getting down in the aerobars, even for the hard efforts. |
| 2014-02-18 6:25 PM in reply to: dprocket |
New user 230 penticton | Subject: RE: Training volume / training plan perhaps ask you custom plan maker to make changes???? a few option: - weekend, break it into 2 ride in the same day -make some change in the set making it a very hard 90min ride if you cant get the 3h in... yes, you could make the total volume of the week higher by increasing each rides a little but that is the kind of things you need to look into with your coach that make your plan it s dangerous to give advice without seeing the full picture |
| 2014-02-19 5:16 AM in reply to: jonnyo |
Veteran 1127 Shawnee | Subject: RE: Training volume / training plan By custom plan, I was referring to one of the custom plans created using the plan creator on this site. I think I'm going to move forward and shoot for a higher intensity ride this weekend. 3hr may not be doable due to time, but the Sufferfest ISLAGITT may be... One way that I keep myself motivated and on track is to be able to keep marketing lines off on the calendar |
| 2014-02-19 1:29 PM in reply to: dprocket |
Expert 932 Chandler, AZ | Subject: RE: Training volume / training plan Could you do 1.5 hours on the road and come home and immediately do i.5 hours on a trainer?? That's one way you could do it... |
| 2014-02-19 2:58 PM in reply to: dprocket |
New user 29 | Subject: RE: Training volume / training plan ISLAGIATT is awesome! The first time I rode that was during this year's ToS and I loved it! I hope they keep making longer vids like that & Blender... |
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