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Turbo Session Plans??

designmandesignman Posts: 405
edited March 2011 in Training, fitness and health
Just bought myself my first Turbo trainer and was curious if there is such things as "Turbo Session Plans"? or do people just make their own up....
I want to become better at Hill Climbing so I need to know what gears to use & for how long on the turbo.
And same again with Speed - What gears to use and for how long.

Hope someone can help.
Thanks.

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  • birdy247birdy247 Posts: 454
    check out www.turbotraining.co.uk
    www.turbotraining.co.uk
  • LucanLucan Posts: 338
    www.thesufferfest.com

    :)
    Summer: Kuota Kebel
    Winter: GT Series3
  • mz__jomz__jo Posts: 398
    I have just started using a turbo this winter (arthritis is a bit painful in the cold and wet). I am not at all convinced of the value in training for hills. There isn't really a substitute for lugging your bodyweight against the pull of gravity. However it is good for speed pedalling and building for strength.
    I am registered with turbotraining.co.uk, I haven't yet really used the plans (I tend to improvise all the time, just like on the road) but the 10 competition is very appealing.
    http://rctl.ffct.org/
  • bilirubinbilirubin Posts: 225
    designman wrote:
    Just bought myself my first Turbo trainer and was curious if there is such things as "Turbo Session Plans"? or do people just make their own up....
    I want to become better at Hill Climbing so I need to know what gears to use & for how long on the turbo.
    And same again with Speed - What gears to use and for how long.

    Hope someone can help.
    Thanks.

    Go to www.thesufferfest.com

    Download a copy of Angels (approx £9.00) and give it a go, much better than looking at a plan taped to your bike and if you eat some dodgy beef you might catch Contador on Alpe d'huez.
  • celbianchicelbianchi Posts: 854
    mz__jo wrote:
    I have just started using a turbo this winter (arthritis is a bit painful in the cold and wet). I am not at all convinced of the value in training for hills. There isn't really a substitute for lugging your bodyweight against the pull of gravity. However it is good for speed pedalling and building for strength.
    I am registered with turbotraining.co.uk, I haven't yet really used the plans (I tend to improvise all the time, just like on the road) but the 10 competition is very appealing.

    Absolute nonsense. Take a look at the hill climb season and those of us who ride the races. Most, include hill climbing specific turbo work.
  • Craig McACraig McA Posts: 21
    there isn't really a hill climbing workout as such maybe high resistance sessions mote be the way to go
  • Craig McACraig McA Posts: 21
    what a load of s**t do a race with hills then you will know
  • mz__jomz__jo Posts: 398
    Sorry for the delay in replying.
    I am a tourist and my idea of hillclimbing is the Pas de Peyrol loaded for camping, which is not quite the same effort as a hilly road-race or the Horseshoe or Dover's Hill in a hillclimb tt.

    That said I have been using max resistance (Tacx Cycletrack) and varying the effort by cadence and gearing and the first time out on the road last week-end was very gratifying. This setting feels very much like climbing a decent col.

    I think the problem with turbo-training for hills is that you only work on the power side of the power/weight equation when you have to pay attention to the weight issue as well, which can be a bit deceptive (of course all you hardened racers are fanatical about your weight(s) but the same cannot always be said about the rest of the leisure cycling community).

    Cheers Jo
    http://rctl.ffct.org/
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