Hi everyone,
I've been "stalking" the forum for quite some time (years) and have always enjoyed the discussions and advice you all provide to one another. So hopefully now you can help me as well? I've ridden my bike as a part of my training schedule as a rower for about 4 years, up until just recently incorporating a 2.5 hour ride 6 days a week into my training. However after coming back from my second back injury in as many years I've made the decision to stop rowing, at least certainly at the levels I've been doing it at. I guess what I would like some help with is determining what training I can do to go from being a decent "cycling enthusiast" to an extremely competitive elite amateur cyclist asap. I've detailed below as much information as I feel is relevant, hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction from there?
1) I'm 19, weigh 76kg, 6 foot tall, BF fluctuates between 7 and 9%.
2) I think I've probably got 3-4kg I could lose from my upper body in unnecessary muscle to get my power to weight up.
3) I've had my VO2 max tested and got 73.6 (as part of a phd students study on rowers)
4) Because rowing is a sport that spends a lot of time just above LT, I have quite a high LT (I believe) although I've never had it tested
5) Whilst rowing I was training 5 hours a day, 6 days a week total (down to between 3.5 and 4 during the off season)... as a uni student I have plenty of time for training.
My biggest flaw is my endurance I think, although my sprint isn't as impressive as I'd like it to be. I feel most attracted to tt's, and would to "specialise" in them. However, right now the main aim is just to get to a point where I can start racing at quite a high level. Looking at pro races (not that I'd expect to race at that level) the races are over 200km.... my training rides rarely go over 100k....
Many thanks for any advice
john.
I've been "stalking" the forum for quite some time (years) and have always enjoyed the discussions and advice you all provide to one another. So hopefully now you can help me as well? I've ridden my bike as a part of my training schedule as a rower for about 4 years, up until just recently incorporating a 2.5 hour ride 6 days a week into my training. However after coming back from my second back injury in as many years I've made the decision to stop rowing, at least certainly at the levels I've been doing it at. I guess what I would like some help with is determining what training I can do to go from being a decent "cycling enthusiast" to an extremely competitive elite amateur cyclist asap. I've detailed below as much information as I feel is relevant, hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction from there?
1) I'm 19, weigh 76kg, 6 foot tall, BF fluctuates between 7 and 9%.
2) I think I've probably got 3-4kg I could lose from my upper body in unnecessary muscle to get my power to weight up.
3) I've had my VO2 max tested and got 73.6 (as part of a phd students study on rowers)
4) Because rowing is a sport that spends a lot of time just above LT, I have quite a high LT (I believe) although I've never had it tested
5) Whilst rowing I was training 5 hours a day, 6 days a week total (down to between 3.5 and 4 during the off season)... as a uni student I have plenty of time for training.
My biggest flaw is my endurance I think, although my sprint isn't as impressive as I'd like it to be. I feel most attracted to tt's, and would to "specialise" in them. However, right now the main aim is just to get to a point where I can start racing at quite a high level. Looking at pro races (not that I'd expect to race at that level) the races are over 200km.... my training rides rarely go over 100k....
Many thanks for any advice
john.