Your training plan

[Herbsman]

What type of cycling do you do, wdoes your training plan look like, and what do you use to build it and record each training session?

[wannalift]

What type of cycling do you do

I just mountain bike for fun.

wdoes your training plan look like

My weight training and cycling training plan looks a lot like that of a track sprinter. I lift 4 days a week with olympic partial lifts on 3 of those days. 2 intense lower body days and another with high reps. Also do metcons 3 times per week. Outside of the gym I do sprints on my bike trainer that vary from 6 to 15 seconds in length and the highest resistance levels.

and what do you use to build it and record each training session?

Nothing. Since I know the power curve of my trainer and the inches of development on my wheel, I just have to follow the cadence of my crank arms. I know where I need to be at get to 2000 watts over a 6-second interval which is my ultimate goal. I'm still a long way off from that. I just try to go ALL OUT during the sprint interval. I'm going to get a bike computer soon though.

[skoptic]

Hey Herbsman....

Road cycling .... but for triathlon training. I do turbo sessions, club rides and sportives. So training looks like a couple of turbos a week doing interval type things and then a weekend ride...

I log it all on the Garmin 705.. no power stuff yet, too expensive for me - but I know that's the way. I generally up my mileage to see endurance improve and can see the turbo sessions getting easier as I get better. Generally I only cycle half the year - which is why its my worst discipline How 'bout you?

[Herbsman]

Mine are top secret. I'd have to kill you

[skoptic]

then this is a subversive thread..... you rascal......moderator!!

[Herbsman]

Heh nah I just built it on the advice of Friel's Training Bible (base, build, taper, peak, transition etc). Planned two peaks for the season and may go for a third later in the year when more races appear in the calendar. I find it easy to get out and do the hard training, but I'm not very disciplined when it comes to recovery. I need to stay off forums and Facebook and Twitter late at night and GO TO SLEEP!

[bob_summers]

^ is more or less what I do, but my lack of discipline is in doing the intervals, drills, hill repeats, gyms, stretching... ugh. I'm not particularly short of time and I just like to get on my bike, disappear into the mountains and ride the fucking thing for a few hours. In the 50s, coupled with amphetamine, that would have won me a few grand Tours

[downhillingdemon]

DH

Week normally looks something like this, but often loose a day or so at the gym because of work/racing

Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Feckin heavy squats and back work at gym
Wednesday: Rest, or maybe pedal gently
Thursday: 1 Hour or so evening ride
Friday: Bench
Saturday: Long day XC/AM
Sunday: DH day