Hi guys, my name is Nicola and I am an Italian mtb amateur, 40 year old (4000 km per year and 6.000 m elevation) and it is the first year I use TR (used with an Elite Direto and a road bike). I structured my training program like this: Base Phase - Sweet Spot Base (Low volume I & II) Build Phase …

It is beneficial to have the ability to spin light, but be careful to not lose the other end of the spectrum. A few years ago I did a lot of work to up my cadence during winter training. Training was spinning-classes and the occasional jogging and XC skiing. I became much more comfortable with hig…

My cadence has definitely gone up since being on TR for a year but I do not feel I’ve lost anything at the other end. I tend to ride MTB outdoors approx once a week for 2-4 hours and feel this is enough to keep the MTB specifics in check whilst improving my overall fitness with TR.

Great! Glad to know your experience. But does the required cadence always remain so high even in the progress of the training plan? Or are there jobs that provide lower cadences? Mine is a simple curiosity, actually I feel better with these agile jobs.

[quote=“stefanf, post:2, topic:7773, full:true”] I became much more comfortable with higher cadence and did feel that the possibility to “rest” the muscles a bit with light load did increase my average cycling speed. But… I completely lost the abbility to HNNNGhh myself over small bumps and hills i…

I’ve been using TR for a quite a few years now and it definitely has shifted my cadence higher than what it used to be. Overall I do feel this has helped my efficiency and kept my leg fresher outdoors as well. For mountain biking, I do tend to spin a little slowed than on the trainer, but general…

Some related discussions. [image] Lack of Low-Cadence Training in TrainerRoad Training In a couple of the training books I’ve read - The Well-Built Triathlete (by Matt Dixon) and The Triathlete’s Training Bible (by Joe Friel), they reference doing a decent amount of low-c…

In the plan you can use whatever cadence you want, the cadence suggestions during the plan are merely that, suggestions. :slightly_smiling_face:

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