Quote: Originally Posted by
smaryka .
Interesting point about the IF as well as CTL. Leads me to another question though -- when you have riders doing less CTL but more quality work (say 5x a week on the turbo doing SST or other intense intervals) how do you take that into account? My impression is that turbo TSS is "worth" more than road riding just for the simple reason that TSS is inflated by lots of stop/start and freewheeling, whereas you don't really get a break on the turbo.
I nearly overdid it this year when I returned from a 10-day training camp (warm weather winter holiday) where I had ramped from 75 CTL to 95, then tried not to lose too much but at the same time had to turn to indoor riding. My IF for the next few weeks was above 85 and I was absolutely smashed after that! Rested for a week or so then won my first race of the season though.
So what do you aim for in CTL/TSS when IF is high from indoor riding?
Good points...I'm not really sure though, as I live in OZ and don't put guys on long periods of time on the W/T. The climate down here never gets cold enough. So, I don't have the data to compare between the two (i.e Indoor v's outdoor).
That's very solid training keeping your weekly IF above 0.85.......The race results just confirms the importance of "quality over quantity".
In terms of your last question, I don't place a big focus on CTL and IF. I focus more on looking at an athletes Power Profile (5s, 1min, 5min, 20min, 60min) and his upcoming races, in terms of distances, course elevation. Then I just look at his strengths/weaknesses, time available to train and build from there. CTL and IF are then used as a secondary guideline to make sure I have his TSB deep enough, but not too deep, too keep the adaptations going.
Paul