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I'm working 3 weeks straight without a day off. So I need to make the most of the turbo
Or perhaps you need a rest if your power is 'suddenly' dropping. Better to go into an event undertrained and pumped than overtrained and tired.
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Power only dropping indoors though. Did 150 miles on Sunday and even at the end I was able to hold threshold and above without too much issue. Road power is getting there, just at the cost of indoor power. Obviously this is a good thing, except for the fact that for the three weeks coming it's pretty much all I have available.
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Hello all, I need some advice.
Over the last week or two I've suddenly struggled to hold power on the turbo.
I've seen speed and sustainable power gains on outdoor rides which is good, but at the same time I've found I'm suddenly incapable of holding power indoors. I've always been someone who relies on indoor training and was able to hold equal and often higher power indoors over road. That is no more and the last few sessions I've completely died.
Normally I wouldn't care, but my target event is in four weeks and after this weekend I'm working 3 weeks straight without a day off. So I need to make the most of the turbo.
Do people set themselves reduced zones indoors? Knock off 5-10% and see how it compares in terms of RPE? Does this impact physiological adaptation?
The other option I have is lots of early morning regents, but they turn an already long day into silly long and impact my work a bit, so not ideal.
Cheers.