Training with limited time

Newnsy84
Newnsy84 Posts: 3
edited June 2012 in Training, fitness and health
I am new to road cycling and am looking to start time trialling (probabily next season) and am looking to join a cycle club soon.

I work away during the week and given my hours and where I work it isn't possible to commute to work on a bike.

I can normally fit in 2 rides over a weekend. I am pretty fit in general - my first 'long ride' was 40miles at an average of 16mph which was pretty much my limit.

What sort of training should I be concenrating on when i do get chance to ride and what sort of training plan should I follow?

Any help/advice much appreciated.

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  • Remarkable
    Remarkable Posts: 187
    The long rides on the weekends are the back bone of many cyclists training plans. Maybe during the week if you can make time, perhaps on a turbo trainer, add in some short tempo / high intensity sessions to get some speed into your legs. e.g Tuesdays and Thursdays - 30 minutes or an hour or whatever you can fit in. :wink:
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Ah, the time crunched cyclist
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    Ah, the time crunched cyclist

    As hinted at here one recommended purchase is this book

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Time-crunch ... 1934030473

    Put any views about the author to one side. The training plans in the book really do work.
    Martin S. Newbury RC
  • Newnsy84
    Newnsy84 Posts: 3
    Cheers guys, I'll have a look at the book for sure!!
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    Newnsy84 wrote:
    I am new to road cycling and am looking to start time trialling (probabily next season) and am looking to join a cycle club soon.

    I can normally fit in 2 rides over a weekend. I am pretty fit in general - my first 'long ride' was 40miles at an average of 16mph which was pretty much my limit.

    What sort of training should I be concenrating on when i do get chance to ride and what sort of training plan should I follow?

    Any help/advice much appreciated.


    Depends on what distance you are planning on doing.
    Little point in training at 40 miles if you intend to do 10 mile club TT's You need to be training for doing 10 miles as fast as possible.

    There are some excellent books out on TT training including an Ebook somewhere.

    Basically you should be doing interval training and short distances at max speed building up to your race distance. Some clubs run some 5 mile time trials early and late season which are an excellent introduction .

    I would take a look on a TT forum http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/
  • dw300
    dw300 Posts: 1,642
    Really look at your timetable .. you only need to find a couple of hours a week, which would be more than enough to use for training.
    All the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
    Bike Radar Strava Club
    The Northern Ireland Thread
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    If you are serious about training you cant only train weekends. You need to do something at least once, ideally twice during the week. The fact that you work away doesnt stop this.
    - If you work same place every week find a gym and use bikes there.
    - If cant do this do another exercise that pushes you, running with some max effort sprints isn't ideal but its better than nothing.
    - If you cant even do this buy a skipping rope and use this in your hotel/B&B room*. Buy a heart monitor and get used to seeing how it changes as you increase the effort.

    * Be prepared to give explanation of banging/sweat if called on..
    Martin S. Newbury RC
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    When it's short, you've gotta think, (within reason) no pain, no gain.
    _
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    When it's short, you've gotta think, (within reason) no pain, no gain.

    What he said!! I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.

    Let's hear your theory.
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    dennisn wrote:
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.

    Let's hear your theory.

    ignore him ... he's just a pathetic :roll: troll
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    peanut wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.

    Let's hear your theory.

    ignore him ... he's just a pathetic :roll: troll

    Can we hear your ideas too? What do you advise on training with limited time? How would you make it work? :?
  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    I've already given my advice haven't I ! at the top of this thread if you'd read it .
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    peanut wrote:
    I've already given my advice haven't I ! at the top of this thread if you'd read it .
    Sorry, missed it. Well, didn't really miss it 'cause I did read it. Just sort of forgot about it when I read your last post.
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.
    Why would anyone stop telling the truth? Too many precious little snowflakes around here want individual answers to cater for their special nature. The simple facts are, want to go faster - work harder want to go longer - work longer

    I mean really,it IS that simple
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    T.M.H.N.E.T wrote:
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    I'm thinking that you may, in fact, become a better and faster cyclist by doing more short,
    intense workouts than by doing what seems to be the norm these days, i.e. mega miles at a slow pace.

    Just stop, whoever you are just stop.
    Why would anyone stop telling the truth? Too many precious little snowflakes around here want individual answers to cater for their special nature. The simple facts are, want to go faster - work harder want to go longer - work longer

    I mean really,it IS that simple

    Thank you. Wish I had said that.

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