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It's always a little inevitable that CTL is going to drop a bit over autumn / winter anyway, surely? Not able to ride so much + maybe riding at less intensity?

And you can't have that line going up forever or you're not really going to start increasing in spring when you want to be smashing it.

But all of that may be wrong.

I'll give it a go and get back to you.

I weigh myself at similar time in the day a couple of times a week using Tanita scales.

They're varying in measures by up to 2kg every time. The difference is always a similar + or - 2kg on overall mass and muscle mass, with the remainder (fat mass) always more or less the same.

This has been happening for around a month and i didnt use to get so much variation

Are my scales f'd or is this normal?

@gillies @sumo @hippy

The most painful moments of a turbo session involve staring at the back of your eyeballs, hoping the time is passing quickly, whilst trying to distract yourself with unpleasant loud music. Or it's not hard enough

ah shite, didn't raelise you need to download a programme for icloud. i don't have a personal laptop at the moment, just work, and so cannot download programmes to it.

any other bright ideas?

that sounds good. i don't have a gmail account already, do i just need it to sync all the stuff? i don't need to be using it or something already?

Hello folks. I have reluctantly entered the 21st century and got myself my first iphone.

I'm trying to run the 'Move to ios' app on my old android to transfer all my numbers and junk to the new phone. Whenever i try to run the transfer, I always get this message however:
'The transfer was interruputed. Do not switch on other apps or turn off this device until the transfer is complete'.

I'm not doing anything to interrupt the connection; as far as i can tell my wifi is stable and i'm not faffing with either phone whilst they communicate.

Anyone able to help? It's pissing me right off

Yeh i think that sounds OTT. I'd more or less know if i was cooked and not able to train before checking my HR, but having the 'backup' of having a high resting HR gave me a good excuse!

I find the HRV topic pretty interesting along with using HR to indicate fatigue etc.

I used to be in the habit of checking my HR every morning a few months ago when i was training loads, but have got out of the habit now. I occasionally toy with the idea of getting a fitbit or somethin but then CBA... rather use the money for something else

@villa-ru
Bakexit is a ruddy travesty. It'll never be the same. C4 will probably get that twat Simon Rimmer involved

Sounds terrifying. Will give it a go when super fresh and full of htfu. Thanks!

What workouts do people do for developing maximal power? The most intense i do on a turbo is z5 stuff, but would like to throw in a few sessions to get me some megawattz

Am i right to think i should be doing something like set of 30sec full gas / 30 sec off?

@apc as @theukr refers to, i used to get DOMs when i first started riding harder and longer (i.e., 'training') rather than just using a bike as transport.

i sometimes notice more of an ache in the legs if i didn't eat well during or after a ride, so consider that. and try some stretching

Thanks @Smallfurry and @Greenbank

I knew the pointless recovery checker at the start of a workout (the one that ALWAYS says 'good' even when i feel like a dead man walking) was based on HRV, didn't realise it was for the post-workout one too

Probably been covered before, so apolz:

How does the recovery time estimate on the garmin actually work? is it based on time in HR zone? I know it's best taken with a pinch of salt but interested nonetheless.

I was quite satisfied to get a '50 hour' time this morning after a 50 min turbo session. 1 hour per minute. my HR was through the roof however.

My mate is the club tt Secretary so not too worried about that 😁 . But good point.

@Sam great course nerdism, thank you. Def get onto Google maps... Know your enemy etc

yep i do. and that's more or less what i was going to do really!

@hippy i'll start practicing in the mirror. can i send a pic for your feedback and analysis?

Anyone who knows me will laugh at this, but I've decided to try some TTs. I've just completed the 'A Race' of my season and want something a bit different to focus on for a bit.

So i've entered the Epsom CC 25 mile TT in late sept.

I'll be doing it on a road bike and know i won't get a good time, but want to give it a crack and see how hard i can push myself.

I know nothing about the world of TTs. Any insight and tips for a n00b? Am going to try some sessions on the turbo working out roughly what power i should be aiming for on the day. What kinda stuff would it be useful for me to know and do in advance?

ta!

It was good. Pricey but not gonna find mych cheaper in London so you've gotta suck it up. the masseuse was experienced with cyclist ailments so knew her stuff. I'd also highly recommend Nic Roberts aka 'velophysio'

Fair dos. I think I struggle as I'm built like a beanpole

@umop3pisdn
Whenever i do a fasted ride it's super easy indoors, and it leaves me ravenous through the rest of the day and it makes me question the point. But taht's me.

You probably need to take the intensity down a bit - if you push too hard you'll burn your wuvvly muscles and not fat

That's amazing. How fucked did you feel the day it was all done? Could you even speak!??!?

@skinny, how were you recovering day to day?

How were you getting any decent food when you had a break, and how did you manage all the general leg-destruction without being able to stretch / roller etc?

I presume just epic HTFU?

Wow. Kudos to you, i followed you and @hippy with interest and was constantly blown away by the effort required.

They're still going and have just opened another branch in West Norwood.