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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

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/86965442862...

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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...
10-12-23, 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...
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...
09-12-23, 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...
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...
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...
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,...
03-11-23, 07:34 AM
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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...
03-06-23, 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...
12-20-22, 02:16 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

it's been a min but we've been training! 14hrs a...

it's been a min but we've been training! 14hrs a week, usually. some recent highlights

-did 1x90 @ 90% (266)
-did an 'ftp test' where I rode 35mins at 295w on zwift's time trial course, could...
08-22-22, 09:33 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

coming back from the early July vacation malaise...

coming back from the early July vacation malaise after a nice 3 week block of 12-13-14hrs respectively with a focus on threshold intervals. This past weekend I actually rode with people for the first...
07-18-22, 08:32 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

we got back from our CA vacation on Tuesday night...

we got back from our CA vacation on Tuesday night so this past week I've just been doing z2 to ease back into things. Here's my HR trend for the exact same 2hr z2 workout done in erg mode: 142, 135,...
06-30-22, 12:56 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

hope you get out of the woods relatively...

hope you get out of the woods relatively unscathed, I got lucky and didn't get it when my wife and son had it last month, I also lived in the basement and wore a mask around the house lol

we're...
06-20-22, 02:16 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

Did my annual solo century today. After setting a...

Did my annual solo century today. After setting a PR last year with 4:56 and doing 227/230 I was hoping to get closer to 4:45 with that power. Wasn’t in the cards though, weekday traffic made it...
06-13-22, 04:47 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

it was supposed to be (ambitiously) a 16hr week,...

it was supposed to be (ambitiously) a 16hr week, but we just made it to 12 because sunday was my anniversary and a combo of my sleeping late and my wife getting up earlier than usual made it so I had...
06-06-22, 06:27 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I was at home alone Thurs-today, so I went down...

I was at home alone Thurs-today, so I went down to my parents' house (for the riding, and to spend time with the folks too lol). Thurs I did 3x30 sweet spot on the usual 13mile loop, was awesome....
05-30-22, 12:53 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

so far, still negative, kid is at day 8 today and...

so far, still negative, kid is at day 8 today and wife at day 5, so hopefully my basement living keeps working. just sucks because the holiday weekend is ruined, I did all 13hrs of riding in my...
05-28-22, 01:43 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

my son got covid on sunday and diagnosed monday...

my son got covid on sunday and diagnosed monday at the doctor (he had tested negative twice at home but had a not good sounding cough), and my wife tested positive wed. I'm either negative or...
05-19-22, 11:51 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

No worries man! you gotta take care of life too! ...

No worries man! you gotta take care of life too! As of now there are 19 in the 4/5 40+ field, would be nice to have more folks (the regular 4/5 field has 66 and might fill up!). I've been building...
05-16-22, 07:17 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

Did 14hrs last week and 15hrs this past week, I'm...

Did 14hrs last week and 15hrs this past week, I'm basically pro lol Taking it easy this week, my A race (my club's event) is this Saturday,not that I'm expecting a podium or anything, just want to...
05-04-22, 04:53 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i'm 160ish, and the various modeling stuff I've...

i'm 160ish, and the various modeling stuff I've tried (mywindsock, bike calculator) model 22mph for 260ish, would love to unlock more speed, esp since I want to try to do a solo century averaging...
05-03-22, 11:36 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

at 53:40 on this video I pop out from the left...

at 53:40 on this video I pop out from the left side and move near the front, and it's evidently about 3mins from the finish, I think if there was a chance for a YOLO move that might have been it, but...
05-03-22, 11:30 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

i was riding solo and just felt good with my pace...

i was riding solo and just felt good with my pace up front, I tried rotating a few times and people weren't really coming up to take the lead, so I just kinda did it but didn't push myself too hard....
05-03-22, 05:15 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I raced Sat too! I didn't hang around to see your...

I raced Sat too! I didn't hang around to see your field, had to make the 2hr trek back to my parents' home where I was staying this past weekend. I did the 4/5 40+ and basically sat on front the...
04-28-22, 07:33 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

weird couple of weeks, last week was visiting...

weird couple of weeks, last week was visiting in-laws and doing interval workouts on a stages spin bike at a gym with bad cooling wasn't motivating so I did a lot of z2, came home Friday and on Sat...
04-18-22, 10:38 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

lol oops, that was meant to be sarcastic! Im on...

lol oops, that was meant to be sarcastic! Im on another server a lot and we joke about adaptations being completely ruined by inane things like having to stop during a workout to go to the bathroom...
04-17-22, 05:01 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

I haven’t ridden in two days, which of course...

I haven’t ridden in two days, which of course means the past 20 odd weeks have been for naught. Visiting in laws this week and gym is closed today, unfortunately bringing my CX bike would have been...
04-11-22, 07:53 AM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did 12hrs this past week, it was the first week...

did 12hrs this past week, it was the first week of the block, did over-unders Tuesday, some over threshold stuff Thurs (solid for 2 of 3, struggled with 3rd due to heating up) and Sat did 2x30ish at...
04-05-22, 05:38 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

started next phase of training today, race prep,...

started next phase of training today, race prep, did 3x12 over unders outside today, wasn't too bad. I did get a flat at the end (I drove out to the loop and was riding back to my car) and didn't...
03-26-22, 05:07 PM
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Posted By hubcyclist

did a crit thing today, practice crit series. I...

did a crit thing today, practice crit series. I opted to do the C race, which is 4/5, since I'm rusty and didn't want to mix up with the 3's. The race started with some neutral laps, and then when...
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