Speed Training

[andrewbell]

Does anyone do any speed training, if so how often do you do it and what are the major benefits of this kind of training.

[cling]

What is speed training?

[andrewbell]

as far as i know high intensity training

[swift]

I do speed work, on and off the bike... try to do it once a week if i can. Even if it's a fast ride with a few mates, with a few sprints here and there...

 

 

 

I come from a track athletics background, and i have kept up some of the training i used to do when i was doing 400m and 200m. The thing is when you just cycle, i find you lose the 'natural springs' in your muscles. Running, gym and ply-metrics help to improve this. Running will help cycling, but not the other way round...

[gianni]

wait for a truck and jump in behind it.........or start small with a tractor

 

alternatively find a friend with a Vespa and lots of patience and ask him to motorpace you around the place.

gianni2008-01-30 10:59:26

[cling]

Now I am confused. Gianni refers to legspeed (methinks) training as in motorpacing and for andrewbell speed training = high intensity training?

[gianni]

me thinks the question was confusing but sitting behing a truck / vespa etc is pretty high intensity too.....:-)gianni2008-01-30 11:05:01

[swift]

Remember when your mother said 'go play in the traffic!' when you were young... now is your chance.

 

 

 

Try jump on behind a car every now and then. CAREFUL THOUGH!! I was with a mate who tried to do it once, and he lost his chain as he stood up...

[cling]

me thinks the question was confusing but sitting behing a truck / vespa etc is pretty high intensity too.....:-)

 

And on two different threads, motorpacing one another

[Iven]

andrewbell was fast enough at the Potgieter so what more does he want?

[andrewbell]

i wish that was my time, elitetiming messed up