Ibuprofen before Vo2 max workouts? You too? - Page 22

Are you absolutly shure you need those big guns & huge shoulders your carrying around? surly the concentration camp look upstairs is far more attractive don't you think? you would be a monster if you lost some of that. Just sayin.

P.S. small blocks rule 327sbc all the way baby

Where you been??? I've been soliciting for several months someone to take these delts/triceps/biceps/lats off my hands. No takers - yet. Been contemplating getting some chemo from some unscrupulous doc to assist with my transmogrification. Not really interested in having an actual indication for the chemo, if you know what I mean. I know my boys can swim well, but still not interested in cutting their production in half...

p.s. you're talking to a drag racer in his former life. Used to run (still have the car, just into cycling at the moment) a small block Ford 302 with a Vortech supercharger at 13lbs. Low 11s in the 1/4 at 122-124mph with a 5 speed manual...SBC piss oil all over the place...

My ZZ502 big block would argue otherwise...

It's not a guts and determination issue - it a use your strengths before they get a chance to use theirs issue. You'll never beat a good climber on a hard climb, but there's nothing that says you can't work him over before you get there, maybe also on part of a climb that's only a couple of percent grade and on the way down the other side...

Success!
Had my second test today - not the full meal deal as in December but more of a Aerobic and LT threshold test. Of particular note was my increased efficiency, evidenced by the fact that at every lower wattage stage (220, 250, 280, and 310) my heart rate was ~10 beats lower than in December.

Won't get the final numbers until Monday but today I completed the entire 400w 3minute stage, whereas in December I only completed 2mins of the 370w stage.
My training rx has been on the money and with crit racing commencing in earnest next month, the numbers will only go higher still .

For those that are interested, here's the current schedule now that the TT series has ended:

Monday: LSD 2hrs w/ avg HR <125 (~70% of maxHR). Recovery facilitation.
Tuesday: Vo2max intervals; 5-7 x 2mins @ ~120% FTP. Rest between reps 3-5mins. NO IBUPROFEN - lately . Sometimes I'll do 4-5min intervals at 110-115% for variety.
Wed: Repeat Monday.
Thurs: FTP intervals; 1x40mins and 1x20mins @ FTP; 5mins rest between
Fri: OFF
Sat: Moderate ride with some SST mixed in 2-4hrs
Sun: Group ride w/ sprints, Vo2max and threshold efforts 3-4hrs

Very simple, very basic and very effective - for me. Of course, YMMV.

The crits, every Tuesday and Thursday starting in May, will alter the sched. Foresee moving the day off to Monday with Friday becoming a short (10-15mins) threshold interval day. Once I have the PT wheel up and running, I'm sure I'll tweak the sched even more.

non progredi est regredi...

Good to see your kickin the ibuprofin is it in favour of something stronger 400mg of caffine perhaps? does wonders for me not 400mg though l'm only 73kg atm and 200-300mg puts me in another mindset all together, never used it in training or racing until late last year and holy **** what a differance l mean night and day differance it's turned 2x20's into 3x20's 3xpw, this is gunna be an interesting year for me to say the least.


BTW l found that if you tighten the oil pan bolts on a sbc it will usually solve the leaking oil problem

Can't say I'm "kickin the ibu", but I've probably cut back somewhat - lately. Have tried acetaminophen to apparent good effect. Caffeine doesn't seem to do much for me - maybe I haven't used enough. Seems you got the recipe down, however.

Poor design on Chevs part with only 4 bolts to hold down each valve cover, irrespective of the oil pan leaks...

Mistakenly reported that I completed the 400w. I only completed 90s of it - must've been delirium setting in for me to believe I did the entire 3mins .

'Before' (12/08) results above, 'after' results below:

Watts----------HR-----------Lactate
220------------128-----------1.75
250------------139-----------1.69
280------------145-----------2.05
310------------156-----------2.84
340------------164-----------4.03
370------------172-----------5.77
400------------178-----------7.71

Aerobic Threshold: 275w (-5w) 144bpm (-11bpm)
Lactate Threshold: 340w (+10w) 164bpm (-2bpm)
Minimum Power to elicit Vo2max: 385w (+25w)

The goal after the initial test in December was to raise power at Vo2max. Mission accomplished. Further, I'm quite suprised at how little focused work I did to make that gain. Racing season will undoubtedly push the current figure well into the 400+ range, hopefully pulling FTP up with it.

Well folks, this entry will conclude this thread. I must admit I learned alot about myself, and internet forum culture. Not going to wax sentimental, but suffice to say "It's been real". Keep the rubber side down...