Training Advice
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:51 am
Ok - I'm back into it after many years off being slack and loading up that spare tyre....
Summary of my current performance/ability:
Long range stamina is fine - got that spare tyre to burn and I have a body/metabolism that works all day.
30km club rides - av 25km/h - staying with the bunch no worries - up hills we are all blowing hard, but HR to 90% and I'm not loosing it.
Long steady hills - no worries as long as I can do a smooth ramp up to 90 or 93% HR - and can then hold this for 5 or 10 mins.
Sharp hills where the rise from cruising (80% HR) to 93% HR is rapid - this is my real weakness - the lactose builds up quickly and I slip behind.
Finally the question - to work on this main weakness I need to understand it - do you think this is an issue of:
1. sheer strength (I sense this is the case)
2. muscle condition (I'm only 3 weeks back into the program after years off remember)
3. cardiovascular - O2 tpt systems
Opinions appreciated as I'll adjust my trg routine to work on this weakness.
Summary of my current performance/ability:
Long range stamina is fine - got that spare tyre to burn and I have a body/metabolism that works all day.
30km club rides - av 25km/h - staying with the bunch no worries - up hills we are all blowing hard, but HR to 90% and I'm not loosing it.
Long steady hills - no worries as long as I can do a smooth ramp up to 90 or 93% HR - and can then hold this for 5 or 10 mins.
Sharp hills where the rise from cruising (80% HR) to 93% HR is rapid - this is my real weakness - the lactose builds up quickly and I slip behind.
Finally the question - to work on this main weakness I need to understand it - do you think this is an issue of:
1. sheer strength (I sense this is the case)
2. muscle condition (I'm only 3 weeks back into the program after years off remember)
3. cardiovascular - O2 tpt systems
Opinions appreciated as I'll adjust my trg routine to work on this weakness.