Turbo Training

Rory Hopcraft
Rory Hopcraft Posts: 9
edited June 2010 in Road beginners
im 19 and Im relativly new to cycling and am looking at getting into triathlons.

I swim for GB so thats not an issue, I was a long distance runner at school. So its only my cycling thats the worry.

At the moment i do 10km in 20 mins and 10miles in 31mins.

Can any one give me some good training advice to help me improve my cycling leg.

Also is it worth getting a turbo trainer to do spin sessions at home?

Please help

Rory H

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  • drumsmasher
    drumsmasher Posts: 241
    Spin sessions are ok if you are stuck for time etc, but as you will know from swimming and running, its all about the time you put into it to get a lot back out.
    Try and get some distance rides in and dont just go out and blast 10 k every time. Try to keep your cadence (pedal speed) fairly high too.
    There is no short cut but its down to time in the saddle. Good luck
    Another tree...another cracked rib!!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Doing 'threshold sessions' should be the bread and butter of a triathlete.

    Look up 2x20 on google (although I tend to do 4 x 10...)

    A Turbo is perfect for these as you can really keep the effort constant.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Can any one give me some good training advice to help me improve my cycling leg.

    Yes, use the other one as well :wink:
  • Rory Hopcraft
    Rory Hopcraft Posts: 9
    Cheers guys great help.

    My areas quite hilly so i do about 25km twice a week and a few 10km a week.

    Its just hard to fit it in around uni etc.
  • slowlanejane
    slowlanejane Posts: 312
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Can any one give me some good training advice to help me improve my cycling leg.

    Yes, use the other one as well :wink:

    hehehe

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