OK so the winter is almost here. Time to settle down and spend the evenings really getting to know Mr. Turbo. Some advice please!
I have an imagic turbo which enables me to simulate courses as I train (with the resistance changing according to the terrain/gradient.) I plan on spending 3 nights a week doing long steady training over the winter (90-120mins.) Would I benefit more from simulating a rolling course, where my effort level will inevitably fluctuate as I go up and down, or would I be better off not using the imagic software for these sessions and sitting on a constant power output all the way? Boredom isn't as issure at all, I'm just interested in which would actually be physiologically more beneficial at this stage. I won't be racing until May and will introduce much more interval training etc after xmas. But for Oct-Dec I'm undecided as to what's the best way of doing my long steady aerobic training - pan flat effort level or gentle rolling hills. Any thoughts?
I have an imagic turbo which enables me to simulate courses as I train (with the resistance changing according to the terrain/gradient.) I plan on spending 3 nights a week doing long steady training over the winter (90-120mins.) Would I benefit more from simulating a rolling course, where my effort level will inevitably fluctuate as I go up and down, or would I be better off not using the imagic software for these sessions and sitting on a constant power output all the way? Boredom isn't as issure at all, I'm just interested in which would actually be physiologically more beneficial at this stage. I won't be racing until May and will introduce much more interval training etc after xmas. But for Oct-Dec I'm undecided as to what's the best way of doing my long steady aerobic training - pan flat effort level or gentle rolling hills. Any thoughts?