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  • I suggested those just as a sprint session to put in amongst all that strength work. I don't know what you're doing on the ergotrainer, but ideally you need something where you are 'going as fast as you can on a bike'. (sprinting).

    Also you appear to be in a strength phase without any standing starts in your weekly regime. May I suggest you add a session of those? At the very least, seated ones on road bike or ergo (big gear, massive resistance) will help recruit your muscles to work in a cycling specific way.

    I think I already do something similar, I aim for 30 second max effort sprints on the ergo. Ergo session is simply:

    -10 minute WU, then a medium resistance sprint for 30 seconds.
    -5 minutes easy pedaling
    -Max effort from a standing start with maximum resistance
    -5 minutes of easy pedaling
    repeat starting on the opposite leg, 4-5 more times aiming for the 30s mark.

    This is performed once a week on a Tuesday, my week when working looks like this.

    Monday: Gym
    Tuesday: Ergo Sprints
    Wednesday: Gym
    Thursday: Easy recovery ride (Ergo)
    Friday: Gym
    Saturday: 4-6 Track bike sprints from almost standing start (approx 150m) using 48x13 then an easy 1 hour afternoon road bike ride.
    Sunday: REST

    I usually try a do 20 minutes on the ergo post workout to help with DOMS.

    I have a few weeks off work at the moment so I'm gyming AM and then 1 hour road ride PM.

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