Making the best use of a week off....

johncp
johncp Posts: 302
edited April 2009 in Training, fitness and health
Didn't have a very productive winter but started to get back into it in Feb, have done a few 50+ milers, some shorter faster stuff and turbo sessions. Question I have is how to make the best use of this week? I'm off work and can do something every day. Is it over optimistic to try doing a lot of hard sessions (2x20s, hills) to try to bump up FTP quickly; to kick start my season if you like? Or am I just asking for trouble? :shock:
If you haven't got a headwind you're not trying hard enough

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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Get out a few hours every day (weather permitting)
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Mon - Hard ride
    Tues - Recovery ride
    Wed - rest, take bike apart
    Thurs - bike still in bits - go shopping locally for parts
    Fri - bike still in bits - order online as LBS is rubbish
    Sat - some stuff arrives but not all - go for walk
    Sun - no post. Watch F1
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • johncp
    johncp Posts: 302
    Maddog youre a genius :lol: That makes far more sense for improving fitness than getting out every day :roll:
    If you haven't got a headwind you're not trying hard enough
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    8)

    at the moment I'm doing one big, hard ride a week, and two separate shorter sessions with some intervals and hill repeats, plus maybe one very easy commute.

    That's enough I think. Better to do fewer harder rides than something every day. No time for the body to recover (important).
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer

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