Been having a great season but I wanted to ensure I keep up my winning ways come next year when I go from Sprint to Olympic distances. My current FTP is 202w and I'm a 145lbs rider with an extremely healthy diet and recovery regime. Over the course of the winter I plan on putting in some heavy training on the turbo trainer in an attempt to up my FTP and Endurance.
I've only been a cyclist for 1 year so I've never had any serious winter biking programs before. I'm curious what I can expect from some hard work and suffering. Obviously it will vary from person to person but are their any standard expectations one should set? I don't want to go in thinking a 12 week program is going to take me from 200w to 300w if it's not obtainable. I will also have some gains in the 12 weeks leading up to the race season as well so total will be 24 weeks (12 of cycle specific) to work with.
Any thoughts are welcomed and encouraged.
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"Train so you have no regrets @ the finish line"
I've only been a cyclist for 1 year so I've never had any serious winter biking programs before. I'm curious what I can expect from some hard work and suffering. Obviously it will vary from person to person but are their any standard expectations one should set? I don't want to go in thinking a 12 week program is going to take me from 200w to 300w if it's not obtainable. I will also have some gains in the 12 weeks leading up to the race season as well so total will be 24 weeks (12 of cycle specific) to work with.
Any thoughts are welcomed and encouraged.
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"Train so you have no regrets @ the finish line"