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  • December 8, 2014 at 6:17 pm #22836
    edd23

    Hi, can anyone recommend any places to look for good turbo training plans to follow over the winter?

    I am new to ‘indoor training’ and at present just think I am wasting my time when using the turbo as I am not doing anything constructive on it!

    I am fit, cycling 10,000kms per year, but at 47 I want to get fitter/faster.

    At 63kgs I am good in the hills, but lack power on the flat and want some sort of plan, which I would not object to paying for/subscribing, to help me get fitter/faster/better… :/

    thanks…

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  • December 9, 2014 at 4:20 pm #822887
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    David Arthur @davearthur

    Intervals are your friend.
    Intervals are your friend. They are the only reason I use the turbo through the winter, because it’s easier to concentrate on hitting the numbers in a safe and controlled environment. I do all my steady state riding outdoors.

    Tabata intervals are a good one, only four minutes all in but the hardest thing you can do on a turbo trainer. Do that a couple of times a week and you’ll notice the difference

    Plus, you can easily make up your own interval sessions, you don’t need an app or website. Depending on what you’re trying to achieve, 30secs on/30secs off are a good one, or you could do 1min on/30secs off, or 5mins on and 2mins off.

    Of course if you’re taking it seriously you probably want to speak to a coach and get a plan in place, based on the results of a ramp test

    December 9, 2014 at 1:49 pm #822885
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    andyp

    *free* and
    *free* and excellent.

    http://www.flammerouge.je/

    December 9, 2014 at 1:25 pm #822883
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    fenix

    +1 for Trainerroad.
    +1 for Trainerroad. Addictive. Follow their plans and you’ll get fitter – they give a money back guarantee.

    December 9, 2014 at 1:25 pm #822881
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    fenix

    +1 for Trainerroad.
    +1 for Trainerroad. Addictive. Follow their plans and you’ll get fitter – they give a money back guarantee.

    December 9, 2014 at 11:21 am #822879
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    ragtag

    Trainerroad.com has some
    Trainerroad.com has some great plans if you have cadence/speed sensor on your bike, all you need is a ant+ dongle for your pc/mac and you can start using virtual power. Integrates with Sufferfest videos and other producers too. Subscription model so you can use it when you want.

    TrainingPeaks.com has loads of plans which you pay for up front. Also a pro version of the app which is subscription, provides more analysis.

    December 8, 2014 at 10:20 pm #822877
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    notfastenough

    Depends how much you want to
    Depends how much you want to spend. I use the sufferfest vids, and the plans are reckoned to be good, but you need to buy a bunch of videos to go with the plan.

    If you want to spend proper money, then Dave Atkinson on here (see his blog entries) has paid £200+ for proper coaching from a professional. I don’t doubt there will be great results.

    December 8, 2014 at 9:32 pm #822875
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    dotdash

    The GCN one on youtube, but
    The GCN one on youtube, but often they have adverts in them. Last one I did had a 5 min advert about goodwill festival of speed right in the middle of a 30 second interval.

    December 8, 2014 at 9:13 pm #822873
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    mtbtomo

    Another +1 for sufferfest!
    Another +1 for sufferfest!

    December 8, 2014 at 8:49 pm #822871
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    bikemadjo

    Sufferfest or to start do the
    Sufferfest or to start do the GCN ones on youtube!

    December 8, 2014 at 8:11 pm #822869
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    dotdash

    Another one for The
    Another one for The Sufferfest

    December 8, 2014 at 6:23 pm #822867
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    redmeat

    Sufferfest.
    Sufferfest.

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