So here's the first workout in a plan that should improve my ability to ride long climbs in four weeks. As I expected, this plan will focus on Low Cadence training, which can beextremely strenuous, even when the load is relatively light.
So, the first Low Cadence workout was exactly what I expected, although a little easier than it could be. The first leg was targeting a cadence of 70, which is not much lower than my natural cadence of around 85.
The second stage dropped that cadence by just 5 rpm to a tolerable 65. A little harder, but totally doable. The third segment aimed for a cadence of 60, which for me is an uncomfortably low cadence at the entrance to the zone, especially when you have to maintain Zone 3 for ten minutes. In the end, quite expectedly, I had pain in my right knee, so after training I added a few supplements to my moderate diet to reduce the pain.
I expect the training to become significantly harder in the coming days with a further drop in cadence to 50, it's a long run with a significant load, quite painful. We'll see. For tomorrow, I foresee a high cadence training to increase the neuromuscular response, which should be a much easier training
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