Last night was the first time I attempted to use the watts as a guide for a sufferfest video. I chose Angels as my test video, as it's the one I'm most familiar with. I found it quite challenging, but not killer- well until I hit the last set! I was very humbled and actually could not complete the workout after 2 min. of the 8 min. set.

This made me question if I've set my FTP a little too high for this time of year, or is the last set a little unrealisitic, as it has you doing 8min. of work between 110 - 130% of your FTP without a rest?

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I have been setting my max down to 130% and recalculating the .erg file. It could depend on how reliable your FTP value is and what kind of fatigue you have. I lowered the nbr before i did Revolver a bit after coming off a stomach flu and i wasnt able to do more than 50% of the workout. Make sure you are calibrating before the ride also, no way i can finish at the default of 2.0.

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Thanks for the info. Yeah, I already reduced the max to 130%, but even at that rate the whole 8min. set is between 110 to 130%. I don't know about you, but in season I wouldn't do an interval at that length coupled with that intensity. Ha, maybe I need to HTFU!

I'll try a 2x20 session at 95% this week to get a better sense if my FTP is in the ballpark of what I think it is.

cheers.

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Mike, thanks for this. I will likely purchase the sufferfest videos now as an alternative to what the base CT offers. Don't know how I missed this posting earlier.

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Another vote for Fight Club, love it.
Also have A Dark Place, and Extra Shot.
Gonna download a new one tonight. Maybe Hunted...

I just completed the full video on my CT and all I can say is, wow... that third set HURT. It was all I could do to just turn the pedals over. I used 140% as per what the files ship with.

So far I like The Angels a lot better than The Hunted.

I like Revolver for it's simplicity.

Close second is Downward Spiral.

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After doing "The Hunted" 5 times I've decided I need a new drug. "Angles" download just began. Sufferfest- T-Minus 2 hours...

I hear you there....I just upped my ftp this week, been humbled so far on fight club, angels, then just got my ass kicked by local hero yesterday...my legs need today off. I'm too scared to do the hunted right now as 20 minutes straight then being punished the last 10 minutes don't appeal to me or my legs today! Also, hell hath no fury really scares me right now. Intensity is okay to "bad enough" for the 20's but its the accelerations that destroy me. Anyway, the power sufferscale is perfect!!!

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I always seem to push WAY to hard on the 20 minute effort in that video. I almost always am battling keeping ANY respectable wattage for the last 2 5-minute intervals.

For sure!!! I also have a real big problem with the final sprints in local hero too, I stand for about 5 seconds and my legs are toast...just holding on!!

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The Hunted. Hands down my favorite.

Just downloaded and road to Fight Club....

Love it

Well I changed my mind:

1. I love sufferfest when I'm not doing it
2. I love sufferfest for the first 20 mins
3. I like sufferfest for the next 20 mins
4. I f'ing hate sufferfest for the last 20 mins
5. I f'ing love sufferfest again the second I'm done

That is pretty much spot on....

The brand new TT video is awesome. I just did it with a 30 minute warmup and a 30 minute cool-down. Just did it on the rollers with minimal resistance and it still kicked my butt!

FYI I got these to load into GC and hooked up the CT no problem! First video with real time erg mode on the computer will be tomorrow morning...

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techno-idiot question of the day

So if I get a sufferfest video, I then have access to it on any computer I'm near w/ password? Or do I download to my hard drive?

Thanks

Nancy

Download to your hard drive

Local hero as it has it all and is the longest

So well put! I was swearing at the video yesterday when I was watching HHNF and I swear someone was laughing at me! Just the increases time and time again...I think it was one part where it dropped down to a manageable tempo, but it was for 5 seconds and boom, back at it...I was so pissed. But man am I so happy I did it when I'm done. Love them...

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I bought a MacBook Air yesterday, installed the Trainerroad software on it this morning and downloaded the entire Sufferfest library this evening. I am scared.

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So my first answer to this was Local Hero + Extra Shot. That is easily my go workout. However, I missed most of a hilly training ride recently due to a shredded rear tire (Lesson: ALWAYS carry an extra in the car!).

Therefore, when enough anger is stimulated, I recommend Angels + The Hunted + Extra Shot. This combo can be summed up as: race pace hill repeats + a 20 minute uphill TT + salt in your wounds. You will climb, you will suffer.