VAM, weight, power

sloppyschleckonds

Chateau, what intervals were you doing?

ugo.santalucia

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Chateau, what intervals were you doing?

Mixed... my commute to work is 12 miles. I have 8 short intervals (about 1 minute) coinciding with inclines which I try to do full on and a final 2 miles completely flat (actually probably 1% downhill) which I try to do in around 5 min (bear in mind I am on single speed 42 x 16 so speed is kind of capped to 25 mph/120 rpm, just can't spin faster)

sloppyschleckonds

ugo.santalucia wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Chateau, what intervals were you doing?

Mixed... my commute to work is 12 miles. I have 8 short intervals (about 1 minute) coinciding with inclines which I try to do full on and a final 2 miles completely flat (actually probably 1% downhill) which I try to do in around 5 min (bear in mind I am on single speed 42 x 16 so speed is kind of capped to 25 mph/120 rpm, just can't spin faster)

Sounds similar to the Sufferfest Revolver vworkout, 15 x 1 minute intervals. Seriously hard work though, well done.

ugo.santalucia

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Chateau, what intervals were you doing?

Mixed... my commute to work is 12 miles. I have 8 short intervals (about 1 minute) coinciding with inclines which I try to do full on and a final 2 miles completely flat (actually probably 1% downhill) which I try to do in around 5 min (bear in mind I am on single speed 42 x 16 so speed is kind of capped to 25 mph/120 rpm, just can't spin faster)

Sounds similar to the Sufferfest Revolver vworkout, 15 x 1 minute intervals. Seriously hard work though, well done.

Thanks... what I need to know is if this translates into better VAM also on long climbs... not that I have any round here... :roll:

ugo.santalucia

First time I climb for nearly 5 minutes with a VAM in excess of 1300 mt/h... happy days :-)

sloppyschleckonds

ugo.santalucia wrote:

First time I climb for nearly 5 minutes with a VAM in excess of 1300 mt/h... happy days :-)

When is your next trip to the big stuff?

ugo.santalucia

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

First time I climb for nearly 5 minutes with a VAM in excess of 1300 mt/h... happy days :-)

When is your next trip to the big stuff?

Probably next year Easter time, by the look of things. The longest climb in the Cotswolds is about 9-10 minutes...

robbo2011

ugo.santalucia wrote:

First time I climb for nearly 5 minutes with a VAM in excess of 1300 mt/h... happy days :-)

What you are doing seems to be working. How often are you doing these interval type rides? every day?

ugo.santalucia

robbo2011 wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

First time I climb for nearly 5 minutes with a VAM in excess of 1300 mt/h... happy days :-)

What you are doing seems to be working. How often are you doing these interval type rides? every day?

3 times a week, in the morning... then a pint of skimmed milk when I get to work

itboffin

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Chateau, what intervals were you doing?

Chateau?