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I had a go with the wattbike stationary trainer after a meeting, it was late and I was wearing trousers and tired so will be interesting to try it again fresh. It measures up to 2400 watts I think, the pro version goes above. Resistance was set to level 6 and I think I saw above 140rpm. Im comfortable up to 180. I use 170mm cranks, they were possibly 165.
Im back lifting the past 2 months, got my deadlift up to 210kg(no straps or belt), 250kg is highly possible by summer. Had to stop with squats because theres a hip imbalance I think I need checked out so Ive been doing single leg press. Actually what I need to do is get flexible enough for the barbell to sit correctly on my back.
Ive always had a problem with squats.
My plan is to do recovery sessions on the turbo but also kilo efforts, interval/mock point races etc.
The road machine seems like it would be great as it goes up to 3000watts and with the extra flywheel it should have a more natural pedalling motion.
Ive been on my road bike(48:19)every day but havent been at the track with a large gear since summer.
Ill be charting my power readings with lifting numbers to see how they work. I guess its how you train the muscle to move and not just the weight it can move. It will be interesting to see how it works for me.