Wow! Winter Base and SST workouts kick tail!

January 26, 2023

Sweet Spot Training is so Sweet!

Just a quick blog today. 

Winter base built a strong foundation. SST (Sweet Spot Training) and FTP work for two weeks solidified all the winter work I did. I am 57 years old. I just tested my 20 minute power at 270 watts! My best in the past 5 years. My previous best was a test of 292 watts, but I weighed 7 lbs more. So now I am lighter and strong, meaning my watts per kg is higher. I couldn't be happier. All that hard work is paying off. Now I am starting spring training with my "foundation of stone". I can now build off of the foundation with confidence.

The importance of a year round training program can not be stressed enough. Don't you want to build off of last years fitness though the winter with a sensible base program, then come out in spring just as strong as when you ended race season and build to a new personal best? Now you can start VO2 Max and Anaerobic Capacity, more FTP work and be ready for a strong season. We can find any weak areas and fill the holes in your fitness with targeted workouts to make you a strong all around rider.

Happy riding. Train smart, work hard, it pays off.

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Base, base, and more base.

Wow! I am finishing up on a seriously tough 15 weeks of mostly base work. A lot of riders think of base work as just putting in tons of miles at endurance pace. That is not what the base period is all about. The long endurance rides are just that, long endurance rides and are necessary to keep your endurance fitness. When I speak of base I am talking about a lot of zone 3(tempo) and 4(threshold) workouts of 60 to 75 minutes on the indoor trainer. These workouts do not put you into the red zone, but instead reinforce the fitness gains you made last season. Basically it keeps you fit, strong and gets you ready to increase your performance above where you finished last season. If you skip this crucial winter training you will simply be starting over from zero and having to work yourself into shape without what I call, "a foundation of stone". Do your base work! It is critical if you desire to make improvements on the bike.

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