Turbo Training
tmsbird
Posts: 17
What the best way to use a turbo trainer?
my set up my max heart rate is about 196 my resting is about 60 so I was going to start at around 150 for about 45mins. I've only been cycling since about feb I commute about 8 miles a day and try and get out at weekends. I can manage about 25 miles its not my fitness but neck and shoulder pain that stops me. i suppose that will settle down with more time on the bike.
Should I work on base and just plod along or try intervals? Any advice would be helpful Thanks.
my set up my max heart rate is about 196 my resting is about 60 so I was going to start at around 150 for about 45mins. I've only been cycling since about feb I commute about 8 miles a day and try and get out at weekends. I can manage about 25 miles its not my fitness but neck and shoulder pain that stops me. i suppose that will settle down with more time on the bike.
Should I work on base and just plod along or try intervals? Any advice would be helpful Thanks.
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Given you've not said anything about your goals, and perhaps have not performed a search of the dozens of turbo trainer threads to get some ideas, then expect answers anywhere from from:tmsbird wrote:What the best way to use a turbo trainer?
"use it an an oversized door stop / throw it in the dumpster"
to this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikekingphoto/2802638231/
What *you* should do is really dependent on what you want to achieve and your individual circumstances.0 -
Sounds like a decent bike fitting would be beneficialtmsbird wrote:its not my fitness but neck and shoulder pain that stops me. i suppose that will settle down with more time on the bike.0 -
What he said ^^^
If you can only manage 25 miles before back and neck pain stops you then you either need to et the source of the pain sorted by a good physio/chiropractor and/or get a decent bike fit done.
On the poitn of usign the turbo trainer THE most important think is don't just get on it and ride. Make sure get some structure in your sessions. I found this site very usefull http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/0 -
P_Tucker wrote:
I am getting thoroughly disheartened by the amount of "knobs" that now contribute to this site. :roll:0
