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« on: March 10, 2008, 10:51:22 PM »

Ok, so this is what I have come up with.  It might not always be exactly Tuesday and Thursday because of team rides, but any feedback?

Blake's Interval training
Heart rate should be at 80-90% of max(160-180hbm), recovery is down to 60-65% of max (120-130hbm)

Tuesday Sprint Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 miuntes
  5x60 second intervals
  5x90 second intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 miuntes

Wednesday Long Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 minutes
  2x3 minute intervals
  2x5 minute intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 minutes
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 10:57:01 PM »

where do i sign. all ive been doing is gearing all the way up and sprinting as long as i can, resting 2 min and doing it over untill my lungs feel like they r what the spanish call infeugo. organization might help...
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 11:05:16 PM »

well, I don't think these are going to not have your lungs enfuego, but you are welcome to join. 
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 11:12:42 PM »

Ok, so this is what I have come up with.  It might not always be exactly Tuesday and Thursday because of team rides, but any feedback?

Blake's Interval training
Heart rate should be at 80-90% of max(160-180hbm), recovery is down to 60-65% of max (120-130hbm)

Tuesday Sprint Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 miuntes
  5x60 second intervals
  5x90 second intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 miuntes

Wednesday Long Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 minutes
  2x3 minute intervals
  2x5 minute intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 minutes


hmmm...I like the sound of this. en fuego Cool, huh??
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« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2008, 06:05:32 PM »

Ok, so this is what I have come up with.  It might not always be exactly Tuesday and Thursday because of team rides, but any feedback?

Blake's Interval training
Heart rate should be at 80-90% of max(160-180hbm), recovery is down to 60-65% of max (120-130hbm)

Tuesday Sprint Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 miuntes
  5x60 second intervals
  5x90 second intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 miuntes

Wednesday Long Intervals
  Warm up- 20-30 minutes
  2x3 minute intervals
  2x5 minute intervals
  Recovery = 2-3x interval period/ between each
  Cool down- 15 minutes


These are great workouts for road racing. I wouldn't call 5 minutes a long interval, though.
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2008, 09:39:54 PM »

here is the interval workout I did this afternoon at Memorial...too bad I didn't have a heart rate monitor

30 minute warm up.
6 X 5 laps in 15:30 followed by 2 laps easy
30 minute cool down

that's a good ~60 mile workout
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2008, 10:42:47 PM »

I don't think I could ever do 60 miles at memorial. 
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 09:09:35 AM »

ya I can only go in a circle so many times before i get bored. the loop is the grown up version of the roller rink!!
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 10:33:50 AM »

have you figured out th pulling schedule
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« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2008, 10:33:08 AM »

Can anyone tell me if this is a good trainer interval workout.  I made it up last night and it was fun and short, which is important for my attention span on the trainer. 

Anyways, I picked a gear that I could turn over comfortably at 85-90rpm with my heart race just entering aerobic work zone. I warmed up with 85-90rpm for 20 minutes, then I did 5 reps of 2 min 105+rmp, 2 min 85rpm in the same gear, then I cooled down for 5 minutes. 

It felt like a nice short workout on the trainer, but I don't know if it has any good to it or not.  And as much fun as I have on the trainer I don't want to be on it unless it is doing some good.
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 10:57:55 AM »

what HR zones were you in during the work periods?
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 11:01:52 AM »

Zone 4 for the 105+rpm by the end of the 2 min, and zone 2-3 (right between the two) by the end of 2 min for the 85 rpm recovery
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2008, 11:21:09 AM »

Zone 4 for the 105+rpm by the end of the 2 min, and zone 2-3 (right between the two) by the end of 2 min for the 85 rpm recovery

i'd be thinking more about HR than rpms, particularly during recovery.  i'd ease off more on the recovery intervals;  the harder you go during work periods, the slower your recovery should be--think zone 1--to train your body to figure out what to do with the lactic acid built up during intense efforts.
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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2008, 12:09:40 PM »

Can anyone tell me if this is a good trainer interval workout.  I made it up last night and it was fun and short, which is important for my attention span on the trainer. 

Anyways, I picked a gear that I could turn over comfortably at 85-90rpm with my heart race just entering aerobic work zone. I warmed up with 85-90rpm for 20 minutes, then I did 5 reps of 2 min 105+rmp, 2 min 85rpm in the same gear, then I cooled down for 5 minutes. 

It felt like a nice short workout on the trainer, but I don't know if it has any good to it or not.  And as much fun as I have on the trainer I don't want to be on it unless it is doing some good.

Depending on whether you want to improve your endurance or speed, I offer these suggestions for tweaking this workout. If who to improve your ability to hold a strong effort for 30 to 60 min, pedal a little faster during the recovery, so your HR stays in zone 3, and build up to 10-15 intervals instead of 5.

If you want to work on top speed, increase the intensity of your intervals so you reach max HR by the end of the 2 min. You will also need to increase your recovery to 6 min and to lower the intensity to zone 1. Five of these intervals will be plenty.
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