Comments on: Question and answer http://www.thesprocket.co.uk/blog/training/question-and-answer/ High Wycombe Cycling Club. Updates, news & information. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chrism http://www.thesprocket.co.uk/blog/training/question-and-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-258 chrism Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:14:17 +0000 http://thesprocket.co.uk/blog/?p=258#comment-258 So up the power. Got it thanks. Will let you know what happens in a month or so. Thank you So up the power. Got it thanks. Will let you know what happens in a month or so.

Thank you

]]> By: dave johnson http://www.thesprocket.co.uk/blog/training/question-and-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-257 dave johnson Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:32:40 +0000 http://thesprocket.co.uk/blog/?p=258#comment-257 Hi Chris Plateau is caused by reaching the level to which your current training will get you. You don't now have to do More, but you do have to do SMARTER. Try some of the power endurance sessions, with the hard bit of each at 250 watts if you can. There's a few on the Training part of this blog, which I'm assured is now working (let me know). Like I always say, "just go faster!" Shout if you need more info!! Best D Hi Chris

Plateau is caused by reaching the level to which your current training will get you. You don’t now have to do More, but you do have to do SMARTER. Try some of the power endurance sessions, with the hard bit of each at 250 watts if you can. There’s a few on the Training part of this blog, which I’m assured is now working (let me know). Like I always say, “just go faster!”

Shout if you need more info!!

Best

D

]]> By: chrism http://www.thesprocket.co.uk/blog/training/question-and-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-256 chrism Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:06 +0000 http://thesprocket.co.uk/blog/?p=258#comment-256 Hi Dave I have a question for you. I started my winter training 7 weeks ago based on my then FTP (220 watts). I have been doing mostly muscular endurance rides of between 180-210 with a weekly threshold session of 10-15 minute intervals at or just above FTP. The good news is that my FTP is now 235 (equal to the peak value in the summer). But in the past I seem to always plateau at this value. The question is how do I go beyond this value? I want to keep the muscular endurance stuff going. Do I go back to 10 minute intervals with a higher power (say 240/250) or do I go for more 15 minute intervals at the current power (235). I don't have any scope for increasing my overall weekly training time. In the past I never seemed to find the right mix to break this. Cheers Chris Hi Dave

I have a question for you. I started my winter training 7 weeks ago based on my then FTP (220 watts). I have been doing mostly muscular endurance rides of between 180-210 with a weekly threshold session of 10-15 minute intervals at or just above FTP.

The good news is that my FTP is now 235 (equal to the peak value in the summer). But in the past I seem to always plateau at this value.

The question is how do I go beyond this value? I want to keep the muscular endurance stuff going. Do I go back to 10 minute intervals with a higher power (say 240/250) or do I go for more 15 minute intervals at the current power (235). I don’t have any scope for increasing my overall weekly training time.

In the past I never seemed to find the right mix to break this.

Cheers

Chris

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