Hill Repeat Sessions

MartinGT

I am looking at doing some hill repeat sessions as part of my training.

How often do people do these sessions, once a week? Twice a week?

TIA

atmyage!

It really depends on what you're training for. If it is a particular event then your training will obviously revolve around the distance/terrain of the event. If you're just training for general fitness then I'd have thought one hill rep session and one 'long slow distance' session a week would suit most people, with general tootling around any time they can fit it in over the rest of the week. Have you got an event in mind?

_HENDO_

It depends what your training for, I can't give to much advice without.

They are good for improving your strength and recovery from hard efforts and predominantly used later winter, pre-season. Once warmed up, don't hold back on the climbing part even if you do less repeats. Quality over quantity! Use the recovery time!

Because they're tough sessions once a week is fine unless you recover like a pro!

gubber12345

is just climbing normally or say maybe in a slightly higher gear ok for hill repeat sessions or do you really need to bust your nuts on them to be effective?

njee20

Go hard or go home.

gubber12345

njee20 wrote:

Go hard or go home.

go hard it is then :P