Hit up the Tuesday Worlds again. This was the second to last one for the year. Cal and I were chatting, and he commented on my new Powertap. He asked me if I was gonna be doing a whole power based training plan, to which I replied, "yep, sure am." Cal proceeds to tell me that he doesn't follow any structured training plan. He'll just go out 3-4 weeks before an event and do some training specific to the needs of the upcoming event.
When he told me that, my first thought was "You suck!" I wanted to push him off his bike. He's pretty damn fast/strong right now, can you imagine if he followed a structured plan? The dude would be damned near untouchable in competition. If I ever want to throw down with Cal, I better pray that he doesn't start training seriously, othewise I might as well hang it up right now.
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Sure, I'm only a Cat. 4 roadie, but during the season and races I have a rule: no computers or monitors of any kind on my bike or body. I find it helps me stay more focused and alert to what my body is really telling me. Maybe that's why my best placing this past season was 14th :)
Either way, the best training advice I've heard was find what works for you and stick with it.
Happy cycling
Yeah...whatever works for you. I'm pretty good at knowing what a given HR feels like, but I don't have Perceived Exertion downpat yet. That's probably why I ponied up for a power meter.:)
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