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Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-30-24, 12:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 394
Posted By Hermes

When power meters were just becoming more popular...

When power meters were just becoming more popular on BF, members would ask about wheels and were told to buy a power meter. In those days, my thought on that response was why not do both and one...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-30-24, 09:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 394
Posted By Hermes

Generally, riders can be divided into two groups....

Generally, riders can be divided into two groups. One that likes torque in their legs over time and the other that likes torque but in short bursts. I am a bursty rider. I suffer a lot on time...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-29-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

procrit Good luck at TT. You got this. Do not...

procrit Good luck at TT. You got this. Do not over think it
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-29-24, 01:16 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 14,268
Posted By Hermes

Moderation note. Members who are not posting in...

Moderation note. Members who are not posting in the thread, should not be referenced especially if there is no value added.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-29-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 394
Posted By Hermes

I will echo others that say ride with power and...

I will echo others that say ride with power and collect and store the data. It is hard to predict the future and how you may decide to use the power meter and new data. You may then wish you had...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-28-24, 06:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 394
Posted By Hermes

I will check the activity tomorrow in road and...

I will check the activity tomorrow in road and take action as required.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-28-24, 03:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 394
Posted By Hermes

Mod note...you are only allowed to have one...

Mod note...you are only allowed to have one thread per subject matter open at a time. We understand that there may be subtle differences between this one and the other one but in our opinion, they...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-28-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Memorial Day, we did a banded ride with our...

Memorial Day, we did a banded ride with our friends in Oregon on Zwift. Talked on Discord and discussed the Giro and the next gen of bicycles and wheel technology.

Today was an endurance...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-24-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

bampilot06 I have injured my knee and a muscle in...

bampilot06 I have injured my knee and a muscle in the back of my right leg on the trainer. I have not, in 16 years of racing, injured a muscle or joint on the bike crashes not included. So I am...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-23-24, 08:38 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Yesterday, strength training via split workouts...

Yesterday, strength training via split workouts but no bike. Chest and low row. Bench press and standing one arm cable chest press and low row plus standing TRX row. I wanted to pop my legs so I...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-22-24, 02:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 567
Posted By Hermes

Previously, San Millan was a guest on Podcasts...

Previously, San Millan was a guest on Podcasts and guys like GCN lead the discussion and even said ridiculous things like he rode rode a lot of z2 and then sucked at an event. Duh. I thought San...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-22-24, 01:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 567
Posted By Hermes

In 2014, I was training with a coach who was...

In 2014, I was training with a coach who was advising / training two of Team Sky' racers. He had trained them as juniors. At that time Froome was going to lead the TdF and one of the racers was...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Indoor track at VSC last night. Warmup, 2 x 4...

Indoor track at VSC last night. Warmup, 2 x 4 lap accelerations. Set one: two laps behind the motor, two laps solo at slower pace. motor leads two laps at that pace then two laps solo return to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-24, 12:50 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

No not racing...boo. Recovery is proceeding and...

No not racing...boo. Recovery is proceeding and my lungs came back on line at the track last night. Back to 28 mph efforts and riding in the TT position. I am about 6 weeks out from any "event" other...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-24, 12:44 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

#bonkers

#bonkers
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-22-24, 08:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 726
Posted By Hermes

PM sent.

PM sent.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-24, 12:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,820
Posted By Hermes

I started a new thread in T&N featuring San...

I started a new thread in T&N featuring San Millan's latest and first solo video that was not part of a podcast.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-21-24, 12:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 567
Posted By Hermes

Training Zones - San Millan

With UAE and Tadej Pogačar's success in the Giro, I thought a revisit of San Millan's training philosophy would be in order and some might find interesting.

This is a solo video and not part of a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-24, 11:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,820
Posted By Hermes

Congrats on the PRs. I go out of my way not...

Congrats on the PRs.

I go out of my way not to feel wrecked after a ride and the next day. Why? I have a lot of training activities to do during the week that require a somewhat recovered next...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-18-24, 09:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 726
Posted By Hermes

My wife and I have been using one since August of...

My wife and I have been using one since August of last year that was referred to us by a member of our racing team. The advice/nutrition plan has been a game changer for us improving our body...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-17-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

bampilot06 HR is a poor metric for me on the...

bampilot06 HR is a poor metric for me on the trainer. It is lower per watt of power produced. It is the same for my wife. At the track, she was maxing out HR and racing on Zwift, it is lower and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-17-24, 07:58 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Tuesday - Indoor track - 4x flying kilos. ...

Tuesday - Indoor track - 4x flying kilos.

Wednesday - Strength training.

Thursday - Birthday and Zwift: 3 sets of 5x(30"on 1'off). Chainless day.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-13-24, 07:38 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Sunday, another 2 hour endurance ride along the...

Sunday, another 2 hour endurance ride along the coast but started in Del Mar and rode to Carlsbad and back. Great day. Solid legs. I threw in longer SST / Threshy efforts on the way out whenever...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-11-24, 04:41 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

2 hour endurance ride along the coast from PB to...

2 hour endurance ride along the coast from PB to Encinitas and back. Good legs and kept the cadence up. Since my wife was racing on Zwift, I rode solo.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-10-24, 08:02 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

One of my prior coaches told me that he found...

One of my prior coaches told me that he found that cyclists fall into two categories. Ones that like torque in their legs and ones that like to burst around as they ride. I am a bursty rider. In...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-09-24, 07:03 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

bampilot06 I suck indoors. Period. Rollers, dumb...

bampilot06 I suck indoors. Period. Rollers, dumb trainer, smart trainer, it does not matter. My power is lower on the trainer and that is that. I have seen large wattage differences inside versus...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-09-24, 06:32 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Tuesday and Thursday were interval days 3 sets of...

Tuesday and Thursday were interval days 3 sets of 8 x(30" on 1' off). I did both workouts on Zwift. All that is left for the week is endurance and recovery.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-08-24, 11:23 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,468
Posted By Hermes

I like GCN and Dan in particular. It is...

I like GCN and Dan in particular. It is unfortunate that they are dissolving. VO2max, as measured in the lab, may be an important metric for getting a pro contract in an endurance sport or getting...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-07-24, 03:03 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 5,317
Posted By Hermes

Terex It is great to see you posting again. ...

Terex It is great to see you posting again. When I read your post, I scratched my head on how you came up with the best VAM. Duh, I started a thread that contained a poll for members to select...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-06-24, 08:04 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Rode one hour Saturday and Sunday with a D BOT on...

Rode one hour Saturday and Sunday with a D BOT on Zwift. I guess that makes me a solid "D" - whoopee. I am going to start mixing in some "C" BOT riding. Riding and racing on Zwift is fun,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-03-24, 09:11 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

In our training group, we have 6 interval sets....

In our training group, we have 6 interval sets. This week it was four sets of 30on/30 off on Zwift. This workout is the most difficult for me. This week, we had a different variation to the interval...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-03-24, 08:57 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Creatine...When I was sprint training at the...

Creatine...When I was sprint training at the track, many of the sprinters had a bottle filled with X that they drank post workout and many took creatine. The basis for the creatine is to replenish /...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-24, 02:16 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Saturday and Sunday were endurance riding and...

Saturday and Sunday were endurance riding and last night a track session at VSC - 4 jumps, 6 standing starts and 2 flying 100 meters with a motor lead out. Great legs.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-24, 01:40 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Received a message that the TTT was rescheduled....

Received a message that the TTT was rescheduled. I think the date is now 5/25.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-27-24, 08:29 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,820
Posted By Hermes

Me too. And if I discussed my demons, someone...

Me too. And if I discussed my demons, someone might be inclined to throw a net over me.:D
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-22-24, 07:40 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Tulsa Tough in June?

Tulsa Tough in June?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-21-24, 07:37 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

5 laps of TTT with my wife on Fiesta. Cloudy...

5 laps of TTT with my wife on Fiesta. Cloudy start with light winds.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-20-24, 02:42 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

1.5 hour endurance ride along the coast. Then...

1.5 hour endurance ride along the coast. Then did a Stretch Lab.

Hanging out in LJ. Beautiful day.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Your Garmin Vector PM generates cadence. Why do...

Your Garmin Vector PM generates cadence. Why do you not see it on your head unit?

I use a Garmin 840 and have 6 variables on my screen with the two largest numbers being 3 second power and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 09:12 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

I have found that when doing threshold intervals...

I have found that when doing threshold intervals on a flat road, I tend to self select a lower cadence. It seems easier to keep the power in a narrower range. For me, a higher cadence is generally...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Yesterday, SD Velodrome with 3 sets of 6x(1/2 lap...

Yesterday, SD Velodrome with 3 sets of 6x(1/2 lap on, 1 1/2 lap off) 90% pursuit pace for "on" segments. Great legs and chainless day. The weather was odd. Cloudy around 10:30 AM with the wind...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 08:29 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

I am not so sure about the bulking up idea. I...

I am not so sure about the bulking up idea. I have seen both morphologies have success at TP and IP. More mass may mean more strength which is good for a standing start but generally increases CdA....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-18-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

Since I destroyed my race pursuit bars in my...

Since I destroyed my race pursuit bars in my crash in September last year, I have been looking for a replacement. I have old aluminum bars from Planet X that look slow. However, I can set the width...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-18-24, 08:22 AM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

TMonk I think you have a solid TT position. ...

TMonk I think you have a solid TT position. Could it be improved...maybe. Only accurate testing could determine that. IMO, having good forward visibility is a must when riding on the open road.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-17-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,470
Posted By Hermes

The trend in time trials and track racing is the...

The trend in time trials and track racing is the use of larger gears and slower cadence. The primary reason was that excess cadence just wastes energy - windmilling legs at faster rpms are just...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-17-24, 08:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,648
Posted By Hermes

Personally, I find zone 3 sort of a happy spot....

Personally, I find zone 3 sort of a happy spot. In zone 3, I ride faster, and although the effort feels sort of hard, it is not as awful as zone 4 and above and not much different from zone 2. And I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-16-24, 03:39 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

San Diego Velodrome on pursuit bike. 2 sets of 8...

San Diego Velodrome on pursuit bike. 2 sets of 8 reps of one lap on and 1 1/2 off. Beautiful day at the track in SD.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-16-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,648
Posted By Hermes

If one is a Coggan follower and subscribes to the...

If one is a Coggan follower and subscribes to the validity of TSS as determining a training stress score and fatigue then a TSS of 100 generated in either zone 2 or zone 3 provide the same amount of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-14-24, 07:01 PM
Replies: 17,887
Views: 1,527,289
Posted By Hermes

2 hour endurance ride from my house to Torrey...

2 hour endurance ride from my house to Torrey Pines beach and back through LJ with a quick stop for a shot of espresso. I tested my healed shoulder, collarbone, ribs and other body parts on the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-14-24, 08:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 535
Posted By Hermes

TMonk Congrats on the time / win. That is a lot...

TMonk Congrats on the time / win. That is a lot of wind and I bet it was cold.
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