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Help out a newbie
Postby sancco » Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:14 am
Am I riding the wrong way? How do I get a good workout on a light and efficient road bike? How do I get my heart rate up on flats? This road bike is too darn efficient!!!
Thanks in advance for the help!
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby RonK » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:55 am
To me at least, that is barely a warmup.
Ride faster, longer.
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby briztoon » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:17 am
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby pawnii » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:38 am
Keep it above 160bpm and 200watts
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby sancco » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:33 pm
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:40 pm
or use harder gears.
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Postby Comedian » Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:02 pm
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:25 pm
because you only do lazy commutes on itComedian wrote:Ironically I can't seem to get my heart rate up on my heavy commuter..
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:32 pm
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby nickobec » Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:23 pm
I would argue that if you don't feel as well exercised now as before, either:sancco wrote: I used to get a good exercise in 30 mins on my old bike, but now (despite how hard I push myself) I don't feel nearly as well exercised.
1. you are not pushing yourself hard enough
2. your fitness has improved
You need some incentives to keep pushing harder, if you have a smart phone, get on Strava.
Next find somebody else's segments or make your own, what you really want for good interval training is, a few different "courses" for different days of the week or mood. Ideally you want:
8 to 12km circuit or there and back course on a quiet road, you can just hammer. You spend 10 minutes warming up, then ride the course as fast as you can, then spend 5 minutes cooling down. Come back often and try to beat your time.
2km to 3km or so of quiet road. Warm up for 10 minutes, ride your course as fast as you can, turn round ride back to the start at half pace, turn round and do it again and then again, each time trying to be you best time.
Finally find a nice hill 300 to 400m, 5 to 7%, that should take you a minute to climb, warm up for 10 minutes, then sprint up the hill as fast as you can, you want to feel like throwing up at the top, then spend 3 or 4 minutes riding back to the bottom of the hill, repeat and repeat until your 25 minutes is up or you do throw up. But always finish with a 5 minute gentle cold down ride.
Always spend at least 10 minutes warming up and 5 minutes cooling own, to reduce your chances of an injury.
Ride hard often, but not every day.
Always have a time you are trying to beat.
Work hard.
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:27 am
Pick out power poles, guide posts, short hills and give it some vegimite. Sprint off hard from lights, stop signs and the like. There is plenty of ways to do it and plenty of advice in the section for training so start reading.
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby clackers » Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:15 pm
Your fitness level means this is now no longer a challenge, Sancco. You need to either accept what you do as maintenance activity or alter your routine. Intervals with an HRM are an efficient use of limited time but suburban streets are not the best place for them.sancco wrote:This road bike is too darn efficient!!!
Thanks in advance for the help!
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby GAV!N » Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:55 pm
Hard, fast, constant, hill repeats for 30 mins should get you're legs working and heart rate up, no matter what bike you're on.
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby Dimis » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:11 pm
Race your times or further your distance in the same time.
I can ride 200km in under 7hrs and not be as "well exercised" as when I ride a mere 15km aiming for sub 20mins times.
It's only 20mins of exercise, but by the end of it, I'm fairly cooked and in need of a time out.
Cycling doesn't get easier, you just go faster.
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Help out a newbie
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:34 pm
After a good 10-15 min warm up sprint as hard as possible for 20 seconds. Coast for 10 seconds. Repeat six to eight times. Warm down
Do these properly and I guarantee you will only see stars and will feel like vomiting. You will definitely feel like you have done a proper workout.
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby sancco » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:17 am
because of how efficient and fast this bike is, i've gone from a 7km ride to a 19km ride (+170%) and it only takes me 50% longer. this might sound kinda cool, but the problem is that i'm way too fast to safely use the shared cyclepaths now. that, and i breeze through hills very easily. at the moment i'm trying to find a safe route with some hills and sprint sections, but it's very tricky! how do you guys balance safety and speed to get those precious bpm? i imagine living in a densely populated area like newtown would make it nearly impossible! btw i live near meadowbank.
thanks again
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Re: Help out a newbie
Postby briztoon » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:44 am
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Re: Help out a newbie
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