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03-17-24, 02:31 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

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02-09-24, 06:40 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

don't use percentage for VO2 work, or erg for...

don't use percentage for VO2 work, or erg for that matter, just go max each time, power likely will fall a bit across efforts, the key is to keep HR up and cadence high. these are a little lower than...
12-05-23, 03:07 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did 1x90 @ 90ish percent today (280 avg/281 NP)...

did 1x90 @ 90ish percent today (280 avg/281 NP) felt good not a lot of HR drift it was harder to stay on top of the power toward the end, resistance kind of fades on my trainer and with 8 speed it's...
12-01-23, 04:37 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

it used to be way closer! it's just been a...

it used to be way closer! it's just been a gradual drifting over time, i've opened it up to measure belt tension and all that jazz but everytime I dual record it seems to be growing lol I'd say I...
12-01-23, 12:43 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i did 3x35 sweet spot yesterday, it was good...

i did 3x35 sweet spot yesterday, it was good until it wasn't in the last 15mins or so lol it was another ride without one of my fans and it makes a big difference with airflow. thankfully the...
11-29-23, 02:23 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

yeah, i'm fairly certain the guy was over 5w/kg,...

yeah, i'm fairly certain the guy was over 5w/kg, my time ended up being 47mins for 287w, my best alpe effort recently was 297w and the 2nd best a few weeks ago was 293w, so wasn't on top of my game...
11-28-23, 09:13 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

today was gonna be the start of more sweet spot,...

today was gonna be the start of more sweet spot, but i did a zwift meetup with some online friends from a different community for a ride up Alpe today. I was trying to go for a PR, I felt something...
11-26-23, 07:28 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

"only" 10hrs this past week, mainly easy, did...

"only" 10hrs this past week, mainly easy, did tempo this weekend in my parents' 40 degree garage lol today was a zwift race of the new 'big ring" loop, which is 31 miles, zwift physics being what...
11-20-23, 01:25 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

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this is a recent one i did, set an all time best on my first,...
11-20-23, 11:42 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i'll do 3-5 mins, max effort (so there'll be fall...

i'll do 3-5 mins, max effort (so there'll be fall off), I tend to progress 6x3min, 7x3min, 5x4min, 4x5min. you can definitely go as far as 6x4min or 5x5, doing any more than 25min, to my...
11-20-23, 10:02 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I've really come around on vo2 being the key to...

I've really come around on vo2 being the key to move the needle, once you've trained ss/ftp for a while, that type of work isn't going to do much other than help TTE. i finally busted through a...
11-16-23, 01:09 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did the last workout of this current block, 2x45...

did the last workout of this current block, 2x45 sweet spot. Since I don't use erg anymore I've got more wiggle room, first was 284w second was 286w, nominally around 93% but I'm fairly certain I'm...
11-08-23, 11:57 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

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11-06-23, 07:49 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

your workout from yesterday must be encouraging!...

your workout from yesterday must be encouraging! perfect time to build for 2024!

as for me, I started my first week of my base cycle. 14hrs, key workouts were 3x20 and 3x25 sweet spot, and did...
10-30-23, 03:34 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,791
Posted By hubcyclist

my VO2max estimate, whatever it may be, has zero...

my VO2max estimate, whatever it may be, has zero impact on me and the way I'm training. I'm still gonna do vo2 blocks and try to go as hard as I can sustain on each interval, if the number goes up...
10-30-23, 06:12 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,582
Posted By hubcyclist

Having a dumb trainer does render any climb...

Having a dumb trainer does render any climb gradients irrelevant (perhaps a better term rather than meaningless) but I'm a fan of doing Alpe during intervals at a relatively fixed power. I actually...
10-12-23, 07:39 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

it's a good approach, if you happen to follow...

it's a good approach, if you happen to follow Kolie Moore from Empirical Cycling he definitely advocates for doing volume anyway you can, even if it's split up. A couple zwift races per week and the...
10-02-23, 12:26 PM
Replies: 7,115
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Posted By hubcyclist

congrats! in some ways it seems like yesterday i...

congrats! in some ways it seems like yesterday i became a parent, but it's been nearly 12.5 years, if I can give any advice it's always be ready to have things go differently than you initially...
09-25-23, 09:36 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

went down a mini rabbit hole with the idea of...

went down a mini rabbit hole with the idea of figuring out AeT/VT1, I didn't know head units could log HRV, so I enabled that on my garmin yesterday, the initial goal was just to share it with a...
09-22-23, 02:09 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I usually don't do a lot of retrospective review...

I usually don't do a lot of retrospective review of data, I'm typically focused on just doing the next workout, but I've been hitting PR's lately and was curious how it compared to 2021, when TR...
09-13-23, 12:22 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 7,190
Posted By hubcyclist

you can always count on an e-bike thread to cause...

you can always count on an e-bike thread to cause a ruckus.

I have seen stuff (if I recall, industry research, which of course take with a grain of salt) that people on e-bikes ride for longer...
09-12-23, 04:01 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did alpe du zwift today, attempting to go as hard...

did alpe du zwift today, attempting to go as hard as i could. it's been humid lately and even though my basement is finished, it does not have climate control, so it's been 81 degrees and high...
09-06-23, 03:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,619
Posted By hubcyclist

I just got a small form factor optiplex i5-6500 I...

I just got a small form factor optiplex i5-6500 I paid $50 for and an rx6400 (I also have a gt 1030 I could use) and although the rx6400 gives me the basic profile, I can see shadows and stuff and...
08-07-23, 12:02 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i'm pretty sure I used my brakes a couple of...

i'm pretty sure I used my brakes a couple of times but it's pretty easy to do this course uninterrupted. I tried the chung/golden cheetah thing a while back in my neighborhood but I don't think I did...
08-07-23, 10:13 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I just did fairly steady power, around 210w, and...

I just did fairly steady power, around 210w, and the speed diff was .1mph or 16sec. So more or less equal accounting for wind, I'd guess
08-07-23, 07:33 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I did 16hrs this week and finally crossed the...

I did 16hrs this week and finally crossed the 100ctl threshold lol of course now it's rest week so it's already dropping but it was somewhat satisfying to get to that (and i'm not that trashed, which...
08-04-23, 07:19 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,822
Posted By hubcyclist

you dont need a 52-36 to race with your power. my...

you dont need a 52-36 to race with your power. my ftp is 305 and I ride a compact and rarely am ever at the highest gear, and even when I am I'm not spinning out. and this applies to both racing and...
08-02-23, 07:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,274
Posted By hubcyclist

i did gravel worlds in 2019 because my in-laws...

i did gravel worlds in 2019 because my in-laws live in Nebraska, but being around Boston there's not really a ton of unpaved roads to ride regularly, and haven't done any of the new england based...
08-01-23, 01:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,274
Posted By hubcyclist

no real reason I just kind of naturally settle...

no real reason I just kind of naturally settle into that, and my HR stays sub 130 a lot at those wattages which is super easy for me. i've got some really good efficiency factor/RPE at z2
08-01-23, 12:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,274
Posted By hubcyclist

I'm friendly with Kolie Moore (empirical cycling...

I'm friendly with Kolie Moore (empirical cycling podcast) and he definitely advocates for z2 being on the easier end of the spectrum, even as low as 55%. Personally, I feel like the best balance for...
07-17-23, 05:48 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did the rare Monday workout, I didn't ride...

did the rare Monday workout, I didn't ride yesterday and coming off a lower volume easier week. Decided to see what I could do as far as TTE, even though it's a dumb idea in an 80 degree basement....
07-10-23, 06:42 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

finished my block, did 2 vo2 workouts per week. I...

finished my block, did 2 vo2 workouts per week. I was down at my parents and did my Thurs 4x5 vo2 outside. It's a great area to ride but fairly flat, but found one of the few slightly uphill segments...
07-04-23, 01:33 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did 4x5min vo2 this morning, set an all time best...

did 4x5min vo2 this morning, set an all time best 5min (345 nothing to write home about), but compared to the same workout I did in Feb, my power is up 10w. Thursday will be the last for the block,...
07-03-23, 06:22 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i'm in a vo2 block myself, heading into my 3rd...

i'm in a vo2 block myself, heading into my 3rd week, so I've got 4x5 on tues and thurs. first week did 6x3min and 7x3min, then 5x4min twice last week. Definitely hitting higher power than I did when...
06-11-23, 05:53 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i just did a 16hr week, did back to back 4hr...

i just did a 16hr week, did back to back 4hr rides this weekend while down at my parents, same route, roughly same power (200ish watts) same speed lol i also did a mix of threshold and sweet spot...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-06-23, 07:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 685
Posted By hubcyclist

i watched Ed Laverack's videos, def made me...

i watched Ed Laverack's videos, def made me jealous of the experience. from my perspective (American but my parents are from the northern Portuguese border and I'm a Portuguese citizen as well) you...
05-31-23, 01:04 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

the 21mph century remains my elusive white whale...

the 21mph century remains my elusive white whale lol but for the 3rd year in a row I did sub 5hrs. I was doing my best to maintain 240w average (which according to mywindsock would have gotten me...
05-10-23, 08:18 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

my A race (and only road race for the year) is on...

my A race (and only road race for the year) is on May 20, so the work is done, we'll see if the training pays off. I am super fit, the only real issue is the w/kg on the main climb on the 3 laps,...
05-02-23, 06:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,043
Posted By hubcyclist

it looks kind of like you're doing anaerobic if...

it looks kind of like you're doing anaerobic if you're having a hard time last 10 seconds. Of course there's a time and place for anaerobic work, but those aren't actually all that useful for aerobic...
04-26-23, 05:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,298
Posted By hubcyclist

I was gonna keep quiet but I'll chirp. Personally...

I was gonna keep quiet but I'll chirp. Personally the big aggrieved energy is palpable here, and you seem more upset your son didn't make it to the big time than anything else. I've always kind of...
04-17-23, 10:06 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 7,762
Posted By hubcyclist

sure, definitely more scientific ways, but as...

sure, definitely more scientific ways, but as with a lot of my riding I look at general trends in my day to day usage, so its still really early for me to really draw conclusions, just something I’ll...
04-17-23, 08:59 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 7,762
Posted By hubcyclist

I did a couple of rides with my new 36mm carbon...

I did a couple of rides with my new 36mm carbon wheels. Both rides ended up with a speed of 18.8mph and averaging around 220w (normalized power 241 and 231). I’ve done solo centuries on my stock...
04-13-23, 08:25 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 7,762
Posted By hubcyclist

I was referring to this video ...

I was referring to this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v39Hojhy2lk&pp=ygUVbm9yY2FsIGN5Y2xpbmcgd2hlZWxz 19sec saved over 20ish mins at 320w

And to reiterate, there's obviously something...
04-13-23, 05:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,338
Posted By hubcyclist

I've got plenty of advice to dole out about...

I've got plenty of advice to dole out about building fitness, but I'll leave it at this for now. Whoever is setting the standard of 170bpm as some sort of metric needs to learn how physiology...
04-13-23, 05:24 AM
Replies: 186
Views: 7,762
Posted By hubcyclist

so from my own experience, I think people...

so from my own experience, I think people massively overrate the benefit of wheels, just go on any forum on the internet and you'll see people recommending deeper carbon wheels. there's a video by...
03-30-23, 07:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,568
Posted By hubcyclist

i'm fortunate to not have had it, but a buddy of...

i'm fortunate to not have had it, but a buddy of mine had it recently in late Feb, he was off for 2 weeks, did 5hrs easy first week back, 5hrs (2 rides) 2nd week back, 7hrs last week with a few more...
03-11-23, 07:34 AM
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Views: 1,430,644
Posted By hubcyclist

I unlocked new levels in this game lol I did 1x90...

I unlocked new levels in this game lol I did 1x90 @ what ended up being 93% but I did 70mins at 94% and 20mins at 92% as the slog was getting to me. I highly suspect my FTP is slightly higher (300 vs...
03-08-23, 02:18 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,479
Posted By hubcyclist

Not only that, but I think he's actually said...

Not only that, but I think he's actually said that distribution is actually pyramidal, which often gets lost in this whole discussion. He's also extrapolated a lot from other sports (I think...
03-06-23, 07:50 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

Big surprise, I'm in another sweet spot block...

Big surprise, I'm in another sweet spot block lol. To be fair, I did a block of vo2 and another block with threshold and vo2 in the preceding blocks. For funsies, I've just gone ahead and changed my...
02-25-23, 07:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,195
Posted By hubcyclist

as maybe the only boston area currently active...

as maybe the only boston area currently active member, it's a good place to live and ride. of course, I think the key is first picking the best school, the riding will take care of itself. there is a...
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