weekly tss score

['Dale]

 

 

Totally true, but my previous week was only 194TSS due to stupid cold. But we stick to the plan, hopefully around the 650TSS mark this week

 

Yeah

I take it easier when the system is down with a snotkop

With power data, it's so much easier to be accurate with pedal force when I wanna stay below, say, 180 watts avg, to not strain the engine too much.

 

STERKTE this week

[IdeJongh]

Yeah

I take it easier when the system is down with a snotkop

With power data, it's so much easier to be accurate with pedal force when I wanna stay below, say, 180 watts avg, to not strain the engine too much.

 

STERKTE this week

 

Thanks Dale!

 

Very true, this morning I could notice I was pushing lower watts at typical HRs after my Groenkloof session on Sunday so kept my power in Z3 for the hour, felt like a solid 'threshold' ride, without straining the engine.

 

On that, guys at Spez mentioned yonks ago Burry used to do a "on bike form test" before he did hard intervals, I think testing 'decoupling' compared to a standard, anyone aware of how such a test would go?

[fandacious]

Finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after 12 weeks of training

 

Did my first 5w/kg 5mins of the season yesterday.

 

Can only get better

['Dale]

 

 

Thanks Dale!

 

Very true, this morning I could notice I was pushing lower watts at typical HRs after my Groenkloof session on Sunday so kept my power in Z3 for the hour, felt like a solid 'threshold' ride, without straining the engine.

 

On that, guys at Spez mentioned yonks ago Burry used to do a "on bike form test" before he did hard intervals, I think testing 'decoupling' compared to a standard, anyone aware of how such a test would go?

 

I saw a video where Burry would be on the IDT checking his numbers to determine whether he should do intervals or not - brilliant

 

Working with Jeroen Swart I think at the time

 

Maybe pop him a note as he has a presence here - The Doc I think?

Edited July 8, 2014 by ' Dale

['Dale]

Finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after 12 weeks of training

 

Did my first 5w/kg 5mins of the season yesterday.

 

Can only get better

 

Oe eina

And you're not exactly a roleur

 

 

[IdeJongh]

I saw a video where Burry would be on the IDT checking his numbers to determine whether he should do intervals or not - brilliant

 

Working with Jeroen Swart I think at the time

 

Maybe pop him a note as he has a presence here - The Doc I think?

 

Yes thats it, think it was the same vid. Excellent, I'll let you know should I find anything out

[koukie]

Finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after 12 weeks of training

 

Did my first 5w/kg 5mins of the season yesterday.

 

Can only get better

Just curious, I dont have a power meter and dont really know how this work. So you did 5W/kg for 5min? I remember reading the secret race Tyler said the magic number was something like 6 or 7w/kg but for what time was that. Certainly not the duration of the race?

[Jakkals.]

Just curious, I dont have a power meter and dont really know how this work. So you did 5W/kg for 5min? I remember reading the secret race Tyler said the magic number was something like 6 or 7w/kg but for what time was that. Certainly not the duration of the race?

 

I think that would be for a 20-30min effort on a climb.

[fandacious]

 

Just curious, I dont have a power meter and dont really know how this work. So you did 5W/kg for 5min? I remember reading the secret race Tyler said the magic number was something like 6 or 7w/kg but for what time was that. Certainly not the duration of the race?

 

In tylers day, 7w for 5min was what was needed to climb on the front up d huez

 

I'd like to think it's dropped a little with epo no longer in the picture

 

6w/kg for 5 mins is ******* hard. If you're consistently pulling 6w/5mins then you'll be winning local races

[rouxtjie]

Just curious, I dont have a power meter and dont really know how this work. So you did 5W/kg for 5min? I remember reading the secret race Tyler said the magic number was something like 6 or 7w/kg but for what time was that. Certainly not the duration of the race?

For the alpe d' huez it would be in the region of about 30minutes...remember also that you already has over a 100km in your legs when hitting the climb. Insane numbers...

[Bianchisti]

I did 3x10min working on my threshold this morning and ended up with 93 TSS. Would that be working sufficiently hard enough to stress the body for improvement?

[Bianchisti]

I did 3x10min working on my threshold this morning and ended up with 93 TSS. Would that be working sufficiently hard enough to stress the body for improvement?

[Bianchisti]

I was thinking during that session it might be a good idea to go back to working with a coach. Let him worry about the numbers so I can focus on work (which pays for the coach and bikes anyway).

 

I can see work interfering with the cycling quite alot so it's important I make every available minute count.

[fandacious]

I did 3x10min working on my threshold this morning and ended up with 93 TSS. Would that be working sufficiently hard enough to stress the body for improvement?

 

I would think your ftp is a little low

 

100tss = 1hr @ ftp

 

If you get 93 for 30 mins then you need to retest ftp

[IdeJongh]

I did 3x10min working on my threshold this morning and ended up with 93 TSS. Would that be working sufficiently hard enough to stress the body for improvement?

 

Depends on what your target fitness level is - From what I've seen at 60 CTL you need above 450TSS a week to increasing you fitness levels, at 80 CTL that increases to above 600TSS a week.

[Bianchisti]

I would think your ftp is a little low

 

100tss = 1hr @ ftp

 

If you get 93 for 30 mins then you need to retest ftp

 

Hi,

I did a session of 90 minutes in total. Including RBI, warm-up and warm down.