Training this winter

I don't think training should be changed particularly in volume towards the beginning of the season...although perhaps the type of sessions should change. When leading up to a rowing competition our coach had us doing shorter sessions but with more intense brief efforts. And in fact the sessions then got easier and shorter in the last week before anything so we were chomping at the bit to get some serious speed in the actual race!

That's tapering; same intensity but less volume just before a key event.

If you look (I know its bad) at that training plan thing I posted it shows he changes his mix of weights to riding and the type of sessions being done in each through the year though volume stays the same with lots and lots of recovery.

I think the one thing I will do is calm the fuck down on the commute and leave the really hard stuff /efforts for proper training sessions on ze toibo.

Oh and have a recovery drink/chocolate milk after every session; it works.