I have been reading Chris carmichaels the ultimate ride. I haven't finished it yet but have some questions concerning periodization. First of all my goal is to build my fitness level to be able to give racing a shot next season. Next year will be my 3rd year on road bikes
I live in New York and my available time to ride has shrunk quite a bit.getting dark very early now. I'm really only able to ride on the weekends now and 1 day during the week, so I have been spending more and more time on my trainer.Once winter is in full swing I will be on the trainer until spring. I picked up a couple of spinerval videos and they seem pretty effective.
In his book he suggests that fall and winter are ideal times for the foundation period. I have no problem staying on the trainer for the hour or so that these spinerval videos last but I doubt I am going to be able to do long endurance/foundation type work on the trainer. I just don't think I will be able to spend 3+ hours on a trainer.
Is it really neccessary to fall back to a base/foundation type period at this point or is it okay to continue to do interval type workouts until spring and then begin the foundation period and go from there? I swear the more I try to educate myself the more questions I have. I am tempted to just hire a coach and let him/her make these decisions. I don't really feel like spending $100+ a month but I may have to. What do all you who live in the northeast do to get prepared for race season? Nick
I live in New York and my available time to ride has shrunk quite a bit.getting dark very early now. I'm really only able to ride on the weekends now and 1 day during the week, so I have been spending more and more time on my trainer.Once winter is in full swing I will be on the trainer until spring. I picked up a couple of spinerval videos and they seem pretty effective.
In his book he suggests that fall and winter are ideal times for the foundation period. I have no problem staying on the trainer for the hour or so that these spinerval videos last but I doubt I am going to be able to do long endurance/foundation type work on the trainer. I just don't think I will be able to spend 3+ hours on a trainer.
Is it really neccessary to fall back to a base/foundation type period at this point or is it okay to continue to do interval type workouts until spring and then begin the foundation period and go from there? I swear the more I try to educate myself the more questions I have. I am tempted to just hire a coach and let him/her make these decisions. I don't really feel like spending $100+ a month but I may have to. What do all you who live in the northeast do to get prepared for race season? Nick