intervals on road or trainer

[filip]

With the weather warming up a bit the last couple of weeks i’ve been increasing my training steadily. I ride 3 days a week (fri, sat, sun) on the road 60-80kms/day and a couple of days on my trainer in the garage (30’-45’). The plan is to start doing intervals as from 1 september. Once the weather gets better i was planning –as usual- to do all my riding on the road, including intervals sessions
Are there any views on the benefits of splitting the training :
Interval sessions : trainer (controlled environment so easier to keep the numbers at the required time)
All the rest : road
Or
Do all training on the road as it is more real race like (wind, inclines, rough roads etc), and don't worry so much about the consistency of the numbers ?

[ajmit3]

90% of the time I do intervals on the trainer. If you are going that hard its good just looking down and focusing on putting the right amount in. And, yes it should hurt

[Alex Simmons/RST]

Do them wherever you are most likely to get them done and is safe and suitable for the intended effort.

That can change depending on various things.

[filip]

thanks guys, well appreciated. Watch out B grade.

[filip]

The Bill Black's Hour of Power is a good quality session for the trainer. On the trainer you can do very effective training although it's mentally challenging to do it for an extended period of time. Hence i'm planning to do 1 or 2 sessions during the week, all the rest on the road.

[Alex Simmons/RST]

The Bill Black's Hour of Power is a good quality session for the trainer. On the trainer you can do very effective training although it's mentally challenging to do it for an extended period of time. Hence i'm planning to do 1 or 2 sessions during the week, all the rest on the road.

Done properly, I wouldn't suggest doing the HOP workout with such regularity. Once a fortnight maybe.

For those wondering what this is:
http://alex-cycle.blogspot.com.au/2009/ ... to-it.html

[vander]

One quick question, what power do you do for the surge? Something like the 210% of FTP like Tabata?

[Alex Simmons/RST]

One quick question, what power do you do for the surge? Something like the 210% of FTP like Tabata?

There's no right or wrong level, it's a matter of intensity and duration and frequency - you can play with those - the trick with this workout is not to have any recovery after the surge but rather go straight back to ~ 90% FTP. IOW practising recovery while at race pace.

[filip]

I do surges of FTP +30% (unfortunately dropping off to +20% during the work out) with recovery time of 1.30 and going towards 2' to 3' by the end of the work out.
recovery for me is at FTP (or close to it)
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[Alex Simmons/RST]

I do surges of FTP +30% (unfortunately dropping off to +20% during the work out) with recovery time of 1.30 and going towards 2' to 3' by the end of the work out.
recovery for me is at FTP (or close to it)

That would suggest your FTP is higher than you think it is.