new trainin thread coz it’s time to be a jock like that
how much saddle time can you get on a consistent, weekly basis? obviously more time is better but most adults can’t swing the 20+ hours it takes to get beastmode.
what are your goals? what events/races do you want to do? you can plot these things on a calendar and work backwards to make a plan.[/quote]
I figure I can probably get 10 or 12 hours, but a lot of it will be on weekends.
One goal is to do some races this year, though I don’t know which yet (a couple exceptions being a spring classic April 21, a 68-mile charity ride on May 5, and the charity century I did last year in late September). To be honest, I’m not really sure how to pick road races to do. I do understand the whole periodization thing and all that, but I’m not sure how to put together workouts to build towards the races/events I decide to do. I know I want to get lots of time on the bike, but I did that training for the century last year and ended up totally able to finish, but way slow. I’d like to pick up my general pace.[/quote]
you can gain fitness at 10-12 hours a week but it can be frustrating sometimes.
i’d aim for 4 hours of threshold work. ftp intervals or sst.
a nice longer mixed pace ride on the weekends, 5 hours on the bike.
grab some recovery spins when you can, lunches/mornings/trainer sesh etc…
i did this for a while and i made progress, albeit slowly.
also if i were as thin as you i’d make sure my food intake was dialed. gotta eat properly or it’s all for waste.
maybe supping with glutamine will help you retain muscle better.