One legged cycling drill

This one is best done on a fixed trainer (ie. Not rollers – but if you can do it on rollers -you’re crazy awesome- or would like to see someone doing this on rollers, check the comments) and is a great way to break up an indoor ride.  There’s not much to explain, other [...]

January 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Training | 2 comments

Computrainer workout #2

timerThis is the second computrainer workout we’ve posted, to find the other you can click on the computrainer tag above, or in the sidebar tags.

Depending on your desire to ride your bike inside, you can get this workout going when you’ve got that extra jolt of motivation. We like to think that an hour on the computrainer is equivalent to 1.5hrs outside – in some cases probably more, provided you keep it steady. So, if you can put together 2 hours, or even 3 hours on the trainer you’re getting yourself some good mileage. In the winter, for long course racing especially, low HR rules all so throw on that HR monitor again.  Know your Aerobic limit.

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December 15th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Workouts | Leave a comment

Computrainer or Mag-trainer example workout


Here’s a good indoor bike trainer workout for those winter months, or even during the racing season when you just need something different.  Getting on to the trainer is the best way to keep your legs going through the year.  Even if you can make it outside most of the time, rarely do we make the outdoor ride as productive as an indoor session.  Time being equal, indoor will more than likely be more beneficial.

First, get your Heart Rate Monitor on and know your aerobic HR limit.  You can get a very good approximation using the Maffetone formula.  We put this up in an earlier post but there are many indepth methods for getting your precise number.

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December 1st, 2008 | Tags: , | Category: Training, Workouts | 2 comments

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