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.
Monday, March 7, 2011
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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