this time of year i am upper zone 3 lower zone 4. shorter the ride, ussually the higher the effort. for instance, today was 1.5 hours skiing with 9 yo daughter (her second day, fantastic enthusiasm, huge motor) then another hour skiing by myself. after dinner i did an hour on the trainer at IF 0.92.
Yesterday, I did not ski, but did ride 90 min at IF 0.85
come january I will alternate days, 0.85,0.95 for efforts through Feb when I might start to get back outside on rare occasion until intervals start in April
I consider the above to be base building. plus I added 10-15w to ftp via this method last year(been cycling since '91)
Zone 1 is a rare occasion, and more likely will be a day off either due to long day at work, vacation with kids, or sick.
Zone 2 still rare, if I am feeling a bit under weather, or want a really long boring trainer ride, ie 2 hours.
In case you cant tell, i want the trainer stuff to be as short as possible.
The bonus side of doing the above alternating, come MArch, is you can jump right outside and feel great.
Yesterday, I did not ski, but did ride 90 min at IF 0.85
come january I will alternate days, 0.85,0.95 for efforts through Feb when I might start to get back outside on rare occasion until intervals start in April
I consider the above to be base building. plus I added 10-15w to ftp via this method last year(been cycling since '91)
Zone 1 is a rare occasion, and more likely will be a day off either due to long day at work, vacation with kids, or sick.
Zone 2 still rare, if I am feeling a bit under weather, or want a really long boring trainer ride, ie 2 hours.
In case you cant tell, i want the trainer stuff to be as short as possible.
The bonus side of doing the above alternating, come MArch, is you can jump right outside and feel great.