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one thing I won't do this winter is too much training early on, so I peak in february and am dead by the time the spring omniums start.
weights for grrr
club runs for stamina/base miles
rollers/road fixed for whizzy
turbo/overgeared for power
question is, when and how many of each? I'm pretty lazy when it comes to road rides, but have no problem doing weights and rollers because I can usually find time to fit them in at short notice.
Not sure about RP saturday mornings as I don't feel they did me any good last winter at all, maybe they were too short and too fast although the one time we did sprint efforts seemed brilliant. Perhaps some longer geared rides at less of a pace would be a better base.
Last winter I did lots of regular training, I had begun doing weights (albeit light ones as e beginner) which helped with strength no end, and rollers which helped with core stability and leg speed, but I neglected any on-bike power work, like overgeared climbs and turbo. When the season started I felt out of puff and slow immediately. After riding indoors quite a lot over winter the big, windy outdoor track at Herne Hill seemed incredibly hard work and I felt I was no fitter or stronger than I was at the end of the last season, bit of a gutter really.
This winter isn't looking quite as bleak workwise as it may have done, so I doubt I will have a huge amount of time for training, my goal should realistically be three sessions per week: 1 a road ride, 1 a weights session and 1 a roller or turbo session, but with active recovery for each of these that's a pretty full week, for instance the road ride might be on a sunday and I should do an easy roller session on the monday as recovery, the weights session will need rollers afterwards, or an easy road ride on a fixed gear the next day maybe. One also has to consider the increase in volume or intensity leading up to the start of any competitive things you are planning for, and the gradual climb up towards that. At the moment, I am two days into a two week rest period, but after that I have no real idea how hard I should go and for how long, need to break out the calender.
If you think too much about this shit, you go mad.