Had same as @frenata, but only did level mode for the two initial sprints, and managed to peak above 1400 W for the second one, so that felt good. The rest was ERG and ok.
In today’s aerobic endurance it looked like the GCN crew suffered so much more than I felt I did, so for the second interval i dialed it up to 103%. That truly made me suffer and I hate-loved every minute of it. And the sprint, whoa! Spiked my HR up to 160, a figure I rarely see. Tough session, but feels ever so sweet after
Was it just me, or did all in the studio pedal a lot faster than me at the low cadence efforts?
Not sure about the studio since I went novid on this one after the initial explanation of the structure. Looking at my HR data, I ticked up about 4 bpm from the last 100 rpm interval to the 110 rpm interval and stayed steady through the sprint, topping out at about ~91% of HRMax.
Pushing the intensity up slightly for the second block is pretty evil and something I should try when this one comes back around.
They were definitely pedaling faster and Hank was surely suffering more than the 90% of FTP that I was doing! That last minute of MAP hurt a lot though… I’m on level mode (no smart trainer) and I truly made it a maximal effort…one minute is a long time!
Intermediate plan here! Sprint/threshold/sprint yesterday. Elements of style today. What a great video, one of my favs. And team scream tomorrow. Excited and nervous about it.
So just did The Bat, and felt good about it. Actually so good I determined I needed a prize, so i rewarded myself with dialling up 2% for the last interval!
GvA would maybe be proud. Or more likely, he would ask “why not 5%?”
Anyways, there are some bloody wheelsuckers in The Bat, as would be expected, however, where are all the VAM-pires?
Just an awesome video - manages a perfect job of keeping you at what feels very close to your limit without pushing you over the edge and breaking you.
I’m always a bit nervous before I hit play, then “Warm up 11:45” sounds like ages but before you know it “Boom”… Had to run the warm down twice to get my heart rate back to something sensible.
Wow, what an utterly excellent idea! Why didn’t I think of that? I will keep it in mind til next session with such definer intervals. Maybe Nine Hammers or something?
Heard that is a good workout, yet still to try it myself.
Team Scream, what an awesome workout !! As was mentioned in the description I was completely done when I finished. Reached max heartrate and kept it there for 1 minute…Tomorrow rest day and two Endurance rides in the weekend.
Chasing legends is an already legendary workout. Really tough, had to dial down after 50min. The documentary is entertaining enough to keep you occupied. I like the way when the race footage is on you have to suffer just as hard.
Did Chasing Legends yesterday, loved it except when the pace got intense my heart started pounding and I found myself trying to sprint along with them and had to back off to the power target
I did Chasing Legends on Friday and Half the Road, yesterday , plus Open 30. Team Scream
Killed me and I was struggling during parts of Chasing Legends, but I felt great last night and felt like I could’ve kept riding except it was getting late. Also was the first time I’ve ridden at night is as long as I can remember. It felt great and I feel like my legs are coming back and my motivation suddenly returned. Now to see how I do this week. I may need to throw in some long rides on some of my off days. Maybe I need to do some more night riding.
I want to put a plug in for ‘Half the Road’ (did it today) - I thought it was the best put together inspiration ride I’ve done (in my short time in SUF).
