Turbo Training
SouthCoastExile
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Got a turbo for Xmas [:)]
Anybody got any thoughts in relation to the length of sessions as compared to those outside.
I'm only in my 2nd year of training and am focusing on building volume, usually planning my weeks by minutes trained, rather than distance (this worked for me before when doing marathons). My perception is that the turbo sessions are more intensive and should therefore be shorter in duration but wondered if anybody had picked up any formula for comparing the 2.
Any ideas?
Anybody got any thoughts in relation to the length of sessions as compared to those outside.
I'm only in my 2nd year of training and am focusing on building volume, usually planning my weeks by minutes trained, rather than distance (this worked for me before when doing marathons). My perception is that the turbo sessions are more intensive and should therefore be shorter in duration but wondered if anybody had picked up any formula for comparing the 2.
Any ideas?
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You are correct in that sessions are lesser in time. This is probably down to the fact it gets boring on a turbo trainer more than anything.
I tend to train outside as much as I can following my own programme, and if for example like today it is dangerous due to gales. Then I exchange my programme for a session on the turbo trainer.
Anyway if you are interested the link is:-
http://ipswich-tri.org and look under the training section, there are a load of PDFs
I use the turbo trainer to squeeze in extra bike time when (a) time is tight, (b) darkness prevents me from going on the road [e.g. early morning or evenings at this time of the year] or (c) weather prevents me from going on the road [admittedly, not an awful lot of freezing weather, but those windy days of late make road work pretty daunting]. I also find it's a brilliant way to work on my cadence and sprinting power in a controlled environment.