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Oct 21, 2014
How to substitute mountain biking into the cycling base training plan
Read more →Q: Hi Gale, I am primarily a road racer. This past year I dabbled in mountain bike racing. I did enjoy mountain biking, but I have a long way to go to hone my skills. I used your Level II Cyclist Base Training Plan from your book, Training Plans for Cyclists last winter and it worked great. A couple of questions. First, is the plan I used last winter similar to the online plan titled "Cycling: Level II Cyclist, Base, (Winter, Off-Season) Training Plan, 4.25-10.5 hrs/wk?" Secondly, I want to use the online version of that plan if workouts...
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Oct 15, 2014
Is the Triathlon Base Period 3.75 to 8.25 Training Plan a Good Way to Get Back in Shape?
Read more →Good Afternoon Gale, I just purchased your plan called Triathlon: Base Period (Winter, Off-Season) 3.75 to 8.25 hrs/wk. I didn’t find information on the strength workouts or the file for the Heart rates, intervals, etc. Can you send me this information? I will be doing Ironman Mont Tremblant next August 2015 and want to use this as my base to get back into working out, because I haven’t done much in last year and a half. I did my first Ironman before that. Do you think this is a good way to start? Thanks for your...
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Oct 07, 2014
Should all intensity be removed from winter workouts?
Read more →My short answer is – no. On Sunday's group ride, the topic of winter riding volume and exercise intensity came up. "Should triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers remove all intensity during the preparation or base phase of training? What does research support?" You know my short answer, now let's look into the answer in more depth. Before going further, let me define "intensity" for the purpose of this blog. I consider "intensity" to be any effort above an aerobic heart rate. (What I define as Zone 1 to 2.) Very high intensity is short duration (60 seconds or less)...
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Oct 30, 2013
Keeping the Fitness for Adventure with a Base Training Plan for Cycling
Read more →A person I know, who is not an endurance athlete, asked me if I keep high levels of fitness all year. I told him I cannot maintain racing fitness year-round, but my training plan is structured so that I keep a level of fitness that allows me to do activities on a moment’s notice. Though I didn’t go into more detail with the fellow asking the question, I had to smile to myself because if I had told him what I did the day before – surely he would have confirmed his suspicions that I’m a little (pick your word...