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Ste_S

For a typical session on rollers, i'll normally do the following :-

10mins 75-82% MHR
10mins 89-94%
10mins 75-82%
10mins 89-94%
10mins 75-82%

With occaisonal breaks for water etc

Should I aim to increase the time spent in the 89-94% range, or does the session sound ok as is ?

Mike Willcox

Ste_S wrote:

For a typical session on rollers, i'll normally do the following :-

10mins 75-82% MHR
10mins 89-94%
10mins 75-82%
10mins 89-94%
10mins 75-82%

With occaisonal breaks for water etc

Should I aim to increase the time spent in the 89-94% range, or does the session sound ok as is ?

Personally I would do 3 minutes of recovery easy pedalling low gear between sets and warm down 10 minutes easy.

John C.

I use Mikes 3 min recovery method but not as high HR as you, the thought of 10 min 90-95% scares the hell out of me. I do:

warm up
4 min 80% going up to max at end of 4 mins
2 mins easy spin
2mins 75%
Repeat and repeat again etc.
cool down till H rate is under 60 % for 5 mins or so,

I was also adviced to do some 40 min 85% which took me up a notch.

PS. I love you someone else out there trains on rollers with a HRM

Ste_S

Personally I would do 3 minutes of recovery easy pedalling low gear between sets and warm down 10 minutes easy

If i'm stopping for some water, or finished a 90-95% i'll soft pedal till my heart rate is back down a bit

John C. wrote:

I use Mikes 3 min recovery method but not as high HR as you, the thought of 10 min 90-95% scares the hell out of me. I do:

It's actually not too bad surprisingly

I was also adviced to do some 40 min 85% which took me up a notch.

I'll give that a whirl

PS. I love you someone else out there trains on rollers with a HRM

Thank you very much, dear