Hi guys. I can’t really decide which way to go with my training.
Some background info: Highest national category, 25years old, 192cm, 76kg. Threshold ~380 watts (405watt 20mp).
After my season ended (late October) I took off 8 days, and started doing something like this
Monday: off
Tuesday: morning: Sprints (90-120 minutes)
Afternoon: 3x20 @92-96% (120 minutes)
Wednesday: 2-3x20 @92-96% (90-180 minutes)
Thursday: Endurance (mid L2) (180-300)
Friday: Off
Saturday: repeat of Tuesday (maybe with a bit more distance) (90-120 minutes)
Sunday: Endurance (mid L2) (180-300)
After reading a bit here, and on the wattage list, I’ve seen that people think a LSD or L2 approach would be more appropriate for someone like me, since I have all the time in the world to train.
The question is if LSD training will be as effective in raising my threshold as my focused SST/Z4 work throughout the winter.
I’ve never tried a pure LSD approach, so I don’t really know what to expect. Maybe a LSD approach with two days of threshold work would be better?
My goal is to raise my threshold as much as possible, I like training and it takes a lot to burn me out (haven’t yet). I think I could even handle focused upper end Z4 throughout the winter if that would be superior.
Some background info: Highest national category, 25years old, 192cm, 76kg. Threshold ~380 watts (405watt 20mp).
After my season ended (late October) I took off 8 days, and started doing something like this
Monday: off
Tuesday: morning: Sprints (90-120 minutes)
Afternoon: 3x20 @92-96% (120 minutes)
Wednesday: 2-3x20 @92-96% (90-180 minutes)
Thursday: Endurance (mid L2) (180-300)
Friday: Off
Saturday: repeat of Tuesday (maybe with a bit more distance) (90-120 minutes)
Sunday: Endurance (mid L2) (180-300)
After reading a bit here, and on the wattage list, I’ve seen that people think a LSD or L2 approach would be more appropriate for someone like me, since I have all the time in the world to train.
The question is if LSD training will be as effective in raising my threshold as my focused SST/Z4 work throughout the winter.
I’ve never tried a pure LSD approach, so I don’t really know what to expect. Maybe a LSD approach with two days of threshold work would be better?
My goal is to raise my threshold as much as possible, I like training and it takes a lot to burn me out (haven’t yet). I think I could even handle focused upper end Z4 throughout the winter if that would be superior.