So I've got an ITT coming up (well ok, it's a long way away, but I need to ask now before I forget), and I was wondering what's the best training regime for ITT's?
Any suggestions?
Kev.
Training for ITT's
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Postby colafreak » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:24 pm
I use my TT bars all the time. I want my body to get used to putting out power in that position.
I don't think it's impacting my ability to put out power on the drops or the hoods, it's fairly easy to open up and keep powering on, but putting the power down in the aero tuck requires conditioning.
I don't think it's impacting my ability to put out power on the drops or the hoods, it's fairly easy to open up and keep powering on, but putting the power down in the aero tuck requires conditioning.
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Postby Parrott » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:34 pm
We're lucky here our club runs tt's every tues in the summer series, they are easily my favourite event
Get some clip on tri bars and get used to riding in them. If you set your bike up with tri/tt bars they are a big improvement over standard road bars. I dropped about 20 secs over 8 k's just with them.
2 x 20 min intervals are supposed to be good for helping improve your lactate threshold. I've got a couple of tt specific spinervals dvds that are hard work and seem to work for me.
Get some clip on tri bars and get used to riding in them. If you set your bike up with tri/tt bars they are a big improvement over standard road bars. I dropped about 20 secs over 8 k's just with them.
2 x 20 min intervals are supposed to be good for helping improve your lactate threshold. I've got a couple of tt specific spinervals dvds that are hard work and seem to work for me.
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Re: Training fro ITT's
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:57 am
Develop and ride to a plan designed to improve your power at threshold.Kev365428 wrote:So I've got an ITT coming up (well ok, it's a long way away, but I need to ask now before I forget), and I was wondering what's the best training regime for ITT's?
Any suggestions?
Kev.
that will involve:
- progressive increases in workload
- doing rides at different intensities, from general endurance level rides through to those incorporating specific efforts (intervals) that are especially effective at inducing desireable fitness changes
- recovery and rest in the right measures
- learning how to pace well
- training to ride in a more aerodynamically advantageous position
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Re: Training fro ITT's
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