BillyD

Builds character.

BillyD

I've been doing some dumbbell work since the beginning of January, waiting for the gyms to be safe (for me) again so I can get on the machines. I plan to put a hurtin' on a couple of rowing machines.

BillyD

But wait, that would mean he would have to leave Knoxville.

BillyD

You got no wind. Mine is drifted.

LAJ

There you go. Dumbbells are great for so many things. Even those horrible lunges.

phrantic09

We go Tuesday at 5PM and Wednesday at 8AM- usually ride In the morning and take it easy on Wednesday. 2 days a week is enough for me

I can only stand about 90 minutes. Supposed to do 2 hours of SS work today but don’t know if I’ll have time. Tomorrow looks good enough to go outside in the afternoon though.

question for the mechanic savvy… my new shimano chain is 2 links shorter than what’s on the bike now, am I screwed?

WhyFi

That depends on whether or not the current chain is the shortest length for your drivetrain. I'd take the current chain off and loop the new chain around the big-big combo (NOT going through the RD) and see if you have enough for the B-B +2 links. See this method at 4:05 -

phrantic09

Seems simple enough, I can’t imagine that full chain length wouldn’t fit, but I guess I’ll find out tomorrow.

phrantic09

We barely have a dusting up here.

WhyFi

Uf da, this build from my LBS -

https://www.instagram.com/p/CZUfXdHOxDP

genejockey 

Then it's definitely working properly.

DougRNS

I have a couple of civil engineering friends in Pittsburgh who used to do bridge inspections. I should get their comments on the situation.

DougRNS

same

datlas 

How was it? I ended up averaging about 70% of FTP for 2 hours, so that’s Z2 but there was plenty of harder efforts involved. I still got dropped by my friends. It used to bug me that I would not be able to stay with riders who I have no trouble staying with or even dropping IRL, but I now look at Zwift as a video game to keep my fitness up and am not a serious Zwifter. It makes it much more tolerable.

genejockey 

I'm waiting for my LBS to tell me the new BB he ordered for me came in. Who'd have thought a cartridge bottom bracket made at least 26 years ago might be a touch 'gravelly' after all these years? Still works, just not the glassy smoothness you want from a BB. I decided NOT to go the whole Phil Wood route, not being made of money and all.

I ended up sleeping 9 hours after last night's Zwifting. 2 hrs at an average of low Z3, I guess that's a lot! Because I was plumb tuckered out. I think I'm paying a hefty penalty on climbs, even in Zwift, for being 200 lbs. It's way better than 220 or 230! I'm curious about 190 or even 180 lbs, but it seems like a heavy lift to get that light.

I've dialed back the number of rides/week this month, though I think the length and intensity of the rides I am doing may be higher. I think what I'm gonna do is just do TdZ for inside rides Tuesday and Friday, and long ride Sunday, for the next week or so, and then start something a bit more structured. I'm trying to find some kind of guidance on training for free. Maybe Systm's free trial? I'm curious about their 4dp test, find out what my weaknesses are - "You're old, fat, and lazy!".

WhyFi

The first thing I'd do in your position is sign up for Intervals.icu, which is free, though you can also support (which I do, as I think it's worthwhile). At the very least, it'll import your Zwift efforts, which obviously contain power data, and then extrapolate your workload on outdoor rides via HR data. That'll be the quick and free way of getting an idea of your training load.

The Sufferfest/Wahoo 4DP test is great if you have a power curve that's atypical and interval sessions scaled solely off of your FTP aren't feeling right.

Velo Vol 

You do not recall correctly. To the contrary, I feel too stretched out reaching the hoods.
I leave Knoxville every time I go home from work, etc.
Is that what you do? Civil engineer?

genejockey 

I did sign up for intervals.icu, but I'm not sure what to make of the data. Is this atypical?

WhyFi

Rather than look at your power curve, I'd ask about your experience with doing interval sessions at different intensities. For me, FTP-based intervals were suitably tough when doing stuff around threshold, but too easy when doing shorter duration, higher output work. Doing intervals scaled off of the results of the 4DP test solved that issue.

Eric F 

4 is my jam, apparently.

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Velo Vol 

Is the concept of inches/cm too difficult to grasp?

indyfabz

Gusts over 35 now.

indyfabz

50s on Wednesday.

Mojo31

Hi.

rjones28 

7F and sunny. I did not wear a coat to get the mail.