Base Zone (Friels Bible)

geo333
geo333 Posts: 6
edited February 2013 in Training, fitness and health
Have just read Joe Friels book where he tells you to ride around at zone 1 and 2 when you are in the base period. To me this seems very hard to achieve without dying of boredom, does anyone actually so this? I googled it and read a BRadar article on "going slower to get faster" from 2008, but then saw loads of people saying that is an outdated way to train. I know you are meant to take it easy, but this feels too easy. Opinions?

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  • Duncanandthemachine
    Duncanandthemachine Posts: 263
    You should be going at a speed that enable fairly easy conversation, with occasional pauses to catch your breath. If you 'die of boredom' at this pace, perhaps cycling isn't for you...?
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    its an outdated way to train.
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    mclarent wrote:
    its an outdated way to train.

    I don't think Joe thinks the periodisation model in the 'bible' applies any more. I think he's moved on to the next set of Emperor's clothes: Block Periodisation offering the same results in half the time.

    I've always been an advocate of year-round 'proper' training, based on nothing more than the fact that I'm an average bloke with minimal training time and I need to make it all count. If I was an elite athlete I'd think about what I should be doing more, but I'm not and nor are most people who follow advice aimed at serious and elite athletes.
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    GiantMike wrote:
    I don't think Joe thinks the periodisation model in the 'bible' applies any more.

    That's fair and prob accurate, I saw a tweet from him the other day that hinted on a revision to this area of his bible.
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • NJK
    NJK Posts: 194
    Block periodisation isn't a new theory like Joe Friel states, it has been around for years mainly in Athletic events, Swimming, the theory just hasn't translated until recently into English language.

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