winter turbo training

with winter fast closing in here in england . would appriciate any tips on turbo training to get me through the winter.

 

under whelmed with the response think i will ditch the forum

 

More specific questions generally get more useful responses.

In the meantime, http://bit.ly/So9rrI

 

Judging by your other post regarding "tea" - I wish you would (ditch the forum.)

 

Fans. Multiple fans.
Music: iPod or a stereo system with 250 Watts RMS per channel and a remote control.
Towel: And paper towels. Indoor snot rockets are rude.
Video: A laptop and any of Cube's or Collin's videos for starters. Sufferfest vids or old races on YouTube.
Rollers. Turbos are stupid boring. At least rollers force you to concentrate just a little and break up the monotony.

Hydrate? Meh...my longest sessions go for an hour. Anything longer and I can see why folks take assault rifles to their trainer. Now, if you're talking about a couple shots of Jack to numb the brain to stay on the trainer, I'm all for that!

 

Session plan and times. Nothing good happens when you don't have a plan.

Fans front and back (one directly on the disk for the magnetic resistance - otherwise the power wanders during the session as it heats up.)

Water - enough to quench the thirst. I have about 1,302,133 extra kcals stored midrift. If I bonk due to lack of glycogen then I'll flop around on the bike like a dead whale to burn some extra calories.

Old headphones and fast tempo metal for endurance stuff >20 minutes. Definitely no tunes for efforts less that 10 minutes. The voices in my head don't effect the effort like listening to music does. I can't do the in-ear headphones with all that sweat. The 80's-esque original small over the ear Sony headphones work best for me.

Power meter and computer somewhere that's easy to view.

Big towel draped over the bars and top tube - this means that the computer does go on the bar mount.

What would be ace would be a program to run on the computer that displays power meter data and also yells R Lee Ermey insults when you're not hitting the numbers... "You will learn by the numbers! I will teach you! Now get up! Get on your feet! You had best unfuck yourself or I will unscrew your head and shit down your neck!"

 

Indoor Trainer Workout Video

 

Have any of you trained with these? http://www.thesufferfest.com/

 

I find 30 minutes is best for me. At 100% FTP in 30 degree weather and a fan I still sweat too much. (I prefer 95%.)

2 or 3 times a day - depending on how often I want to wash my clothes.

My MP3 player helps.

 

alot of good training videos on youtube thanks for all your replies

 

Cube bombs another descent!

 

no doubt getting soft in your senior years. No way you use an MP3 player, wouldn't a gramophone would be more your style?

 

Magnifique!

 

I find a large collection of concert dvds completely elimates boredom and suits the constant pace required for base miles/heart rate training. I take the opportunity to gulp water every five minutes and see if I can do it without losing pace or cadence.

 

I was thinking of the training .. any suggestions?

 

Suggestions: big fans, a big towel over the bars and top tube, don't fall off, push on the pedals hard.