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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-02-21, 12:01 PM
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Posted By rubiksoval

I just go off of what WKO4 says it is. It...

I just go off of what WKO4 says it is. It frequently seems to be within a couple of watts (or exactly the same) as 5 minute wattage when my PD curve is robust enough. Could be I just rarely do max...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-02-21, 03:57 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I can't seem to get my Vo2 to budge. I've tried...

I can't seem to get my Vo2 to budge. I've tried the long aerobic 8-12 minute intervals route, I've tried the Hunter Allen vo2 route (3 and 5 mins at 118% and 115% ftp). I've tried the 95% of actual...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-21, 05:46 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I didn't think I had any side effects from my...

I didn't think I had any side effects from my second one 10 days ago. I rode easy the next day and then easy again the day after that in the morning, but the second day's afternoon I tried a harder...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-21, 02:17 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Yes, this, too!

Yes, this, too!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-21, 02:16 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Exactly the same as me. Give me a technical...

Exactly the same as me. Give me a technical corner before a sprint where I get to coast for 2-3 seconds, and I'm having a happy time.

I don't usually train to sprint very much, and generally, the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-11-21, 04:52 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I let my Zwift subscription expire last week....

I let my Zwift subscription expire last week. Getting enough daylight and warmer weather now to ride outside most of the time.

Got my second vaccination today so this has been a recoveryish week....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-21-21, 12:16 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Finally rode outside for the first time in... a...

Finally rode outside for the first time in... a week?

I've done 13 rides this week, 12 inside. I'm sitting at 9,876 kJ. Ahhh. Guess I'll hop on my TT bike tonight for 15 minutes to chase that last...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-18-21, 06:22 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I have that one, too! I have a box fan type...

I have that one, too!

I have a box fan type thing on the floor angled up on my legs and torso, and then I have the Lasko at chest/head level about two feet away and only turn it on during hard...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-16-21, 08:50 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

It hasn't been above freezing here in the last 5...

It hasn't been above freezing here in the last 5 days, and isn't expected to until Friday. It snowed/sleeted an inch or two yesterday, too. The high is 18 today! This weather isn't unheard of, but...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-15-21, 02:05 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

You did 308 for two hours at a tempo pace? ...

You did 308 for two hours at a tempo pace?

That's boss-like. Nice.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-02-21, 10:59 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

That they mention Tabata, and then says it's done...

That they mention Tabata, and then says it's done around your lactate threshold, is utterly bizarre. I'd ignore this entire article based solely on those two irreconcilable statements.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-02-21, 07:37 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

If your on-portion is only 95-97% of hour power,...

If your on-portion is only 95-97% of hour power, why break it up every 40 seconds? I'd just do 30-45 minutes or however long you want at 90-95% straight and be done. Maybe do a 10 sec surge every 5...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-01-21, 08:25 PM
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Posted By rubiksoval

My last eight months. ...

My last eight months.
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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-31-21, 05:10 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

Another 10 MJ week. Had a solid 3 hr, 3 MJ ride...

Another 10 MJ week. Had a solid 3 hr, 3 MJ ride yesterday, too, so was pretty glad to get that in at the end of a solid 6 week block.

June, July, and August are shaping up to be a really good...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-21, 06:30 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

It did the same thing to me! I just closed...

It did the same thing to me!

I just closed Zwift and reopened and it put me back in around 80th.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-21, 12:41 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Yeah! 6 MJs! Solid.

Yeah! 6 MJs! Solid.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-21, 10:56 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I'm fairly similar. It's definitely a bit of a...

I'm fairly similar. It's definitely a bit of a stretch for me. I'm not sure how feasible it will be to do on a weekly basis unless there are holidays or extra breaks in which I can squeeze in an...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-24-21, 10:25 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

10,069 kJ this week in 11:39. Consisted of 48...

10,069 kJ this week in 11:39. Consisted of 48 mins of Z1, 5:15 Z2, 3:33 Z3, 1:35 of Z4, and 24 min of Z5+.

And this week they put a couple of races on the calendar, one at the end of Feb. Might...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-22-21, 01:04 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Yeah, a convenient metric would be interesting...

Yeah, a convenient metric would be interesting for prescriptions. I would think it'd have to be dependent on FTP, though, as a 145 lb world tour rider may be very comfortable in Z2 averaging 275-280...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-22-21, 06:00 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

It's to perform more work. There's a great...

It's to perform more work.

There's a great article about Will Barta, and one of the "predictors" of racing success in Europe that his coach talked about was 20 minute performance after burning...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-22-21, 05:50 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

TSS is wholly dependent on NP. KJ is wholly...

TSS is wholly dependent on NP. KJ is wholly dependent on energy expenditure.

As an example. I did a 1:34 ride a couple of years ago at an IF of 1.04 and got 171 TSS. Consisted of, I kid you not, 8...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-20-21, 11:28 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I'm trying out a new metric upon which to base...

I'm trying out a new metric upon which to base overall training. I've set the fairly arbitrary (but perhaps not) goal of 10 megajoules a week...Historically speaking, I haven't done more than 5-6...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-11-21, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I'd definitely buy an SRM for $400 (especially...

I'd definitely buy an SRM for $400 (especially one with a newer battery), but I can never find one with 165mm cranks. 172.5 is so 2000s. :D

I have a wired 172.5 SRM 5 sitting on my shelf. Been...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-11-21, 01:28 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

That's been on online swap meet on FB for a week...

That's been on online swap meet on FB for a week or so, too. Good group to find gear.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-31-20, 07:16 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I had a 10 MJ week last week, doing 12.5 hours...

I had a 10 MJ week last week, doing 12.5 hours and 247 miles. It's the first time I've hit 10 MJ in one week since March of 2018, and it was mostly high Z2 work for the duration which left my legs...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-22-20, 03:29 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Closing in on 7,000 miles for the year. I've done...

Closing in on 7,000 miles for the year. I've done more miles this year than in both 2018 and 2019 (stopped riding in August of both of those years), and I didn't even start riding until March. CTL...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-22-20, 03:24 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Kimchee is my super food. Benefits of having a...

Kimchee is my super food. Benefits of having a wife that is Korean. :D
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-20, 10:35 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

Yeah. I've been doing it pretty consistently...

Yeah. I've been doing it pretty consistently since March and have lost 14 lbs (I got about 18 lbs over race weight at one point). I tend not to do it before a Saturday (or longer) ride, but the rest...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-20, 06:52 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

My G3 hub has always been ~1% lower than my C1,...

My G3 hub has always been ~1% lower than my C1, which has been on par with Power2Max and a wired SRM.

Until recently, when I'm getting all sorts of dropouts on the G3. Not sure what the story is...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-21-20, 01:33 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I look to be fully rested and fully primed, which...

I look to be fully rested and fully primed, which kind of seems counterintuitive to a point, but isn't really that difficult. Being overrested and flat is absolutely horrendous mentally as you just...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-09-20, 11:06 AM
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Posted By rubiksoval

Same, mostly, though I've been riding at 6. Still...

Same, mostly, though I've been riding at 6. Still have 70-73 degree dewpoints then (100% humidity), but it's so much more manageable than riding in sunlight at 9-10am.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-09-20, 11:02 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

Polarized training is not based on time, it's...

Polarized training is not based on time, it's based on training sessions. Unless you're doing 8 easy sessions and 2 hard sessions, you're not doing actual polarizezd training (and a tempo session...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-03-19, 10:39 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

But you don't have the experience of chronic,...

But you don't have the experience of chronic, high-level training. So your ability to handle five hours a week doesn't really say much about how you would recover were you doing 15 hours a week of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-03-19, 05:45 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I disagree. People that aren't pros don't have...

I disagree. People that aren't pros don't have time to recover, which is yet another reason why they can't handle the training load.You simply can't recover the same way (all talent aside) when...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-01-19, 03:49 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I've done a couple of decent confidence-building...

I've done a couple of decent confidence-building rides in the last week, first being an hour at 300w for the first time in a long while. Then did two rides on Sat. and Sun. where I spent good chunks...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-17-19, 07:16 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I saw. I turned on the live feed and was...

I saw. I turned on the live feed and was wondering how all of those local guys were racing.

I raced Chad last year in Cookeville and thought for sure he was going to take the win. He did the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-17-19, 07:10 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Today marks the start of my fourth month of...

Today marks the start of my fourth month of training. CTL has finally broken 70, and just in time for the first race of the year next week. Coincidentally, it's also my first master's race ever so...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-06-19, 06:21 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

I always set sFTP it where I think it's most...

I always set sFTP it where I think it's most accurate. I usually shoot for what I'm confident I could do for about 45 minutes based on current workouts. I set sFTP about 10 watts higher than mFTP a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-06-19, 05:43 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

That's a bummer. I have that on my 520 and...

That's a bummer. I have that on my 520 and actually started using that mid ride Sat. I'd started off with 5x30s on, 60s off and that plus a few 60 sec efforts made me think I had about 8 minutes of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-04-19, 04:17 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

Ha. It feels pretty awful. :D Of course, 50...

Ha. It feels pretty awful. :D

Of course, 50 TSS in 35 minutes felt like death a while back, too, to the point of pulling off to the side of the road for a minute...

Will hopefully get some...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-04-19, 04:10 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Ha. Don't let Coggan hear you describe FTP like...

Ha. Don't let Coggan hear you describe FTP like that. TSS is based off of NP, which is an altogether different thing, but sure, Occam's Razor and all. It could be a bit low, but sFTP is still higher...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-03-19, 09:45 AM
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Posted By rubiksoval

Got 328 TSS in 3 hours and 21 minutes. 'Twas a...

Got 328 TSS in 3 hours and 21 minutes. 'Twas a hard-hitting ride.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-19-19, 05:07 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

There was a popular running article going around...

There was a popular running article going around a few years back that essentially said just grabbing a cup of gatorade and swishing it around in your mouth and spitting it out will get you a boost...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-18-19, 08:49 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

I've gotten a few hours in here and there. CTL is...

I've gotten a few hours in here and there. CTL is hovering in the mid 50s for the last week. TSB finally went positive after dropping to -85 when I just started back. mFTP is up to 298 and even...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-07-19, 12:26 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

My flux is a consistent 10% lower. I cant do...

My flux is a consistent 10% lower. I cant do zwift events using that power.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-08-19, 05:00 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Did two eight-hour weeks last week and the week...

Did two eight-hour weeks last week and the week before. Drove my TSB to -83 one day, and then -81 again by Sunday. Haaaa.

CTL up to 40 from 5 in December.

Did 25 mins today at 283w on Zwift...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-12-18, 06:43 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By rubiksoval

14 weeks off and now back on the horse. Checked...

14 weeks off and now back on the horse. Checked CTL before the ride Monday and it didn't even calculate anymore. Woops.

Did 5 mins and 15 secs of a Zwift C ride Monday night, averaging about 240...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-08-18, 06:07 AM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

That's exactly what it seemed like last year!...

That's exactly what it seemed like last year! Sweetspot all the time. Except for a couple of times I'd let up for a split second to pick up a towel or check my phone and I'd get out of the draft and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-30-18, 06:22 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

Was finishing my master's degree in September,...

Was finishing my master's degree in September, then had a catheter ablation (they ran tubes up my femoral arteries to my heart) to zap some extra nerve cells in October after I was diagnosed with...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-29-18, 06:36 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,467,790
Posted By rubiksoval

My legs are also hairy. Rode for the first time...

My legs are also hairy. Rode for the first time in 9 weeks yesterday. Holy crap. Avg. hr was 171 with a 189 hr max, but wattage was 221.

That's near threshold hr to go at recovery/ low-endurance...
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