I sometimes think I’d actually he faster if I did a bit less but I just like riding my bike (s)
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Exactly my “problem”
not retired and kids … but a flexible work schedule, home office and grand parents in town 
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Crazy hours…
Last 12 months i have managed to ride little over 530 hours and over half of that is indoors. Not sure how much i could increase the hours. Indoor training is mentally challenging…
When I’m not riding my bikes I’m maintaining them.
Sounds like he’d like our Pensioner Pace rides
This is the thing about cycling, it has a lot of longevity…if you can stay away from accidents. I’m glad I found it, sadly I had to give up soccer because of injuries + Covid. H
1330? Here is my training distribution over last 365 days - with a total of 304+ hours cycling:
the other 1000 hours? I gave to the office!
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Anyone here use the control solutions before taking La samples? I have both the high and low solutions, but I’m not sure how often you need to use them before testing.
My analyzer does not require a control solution.
I’m not sure mine does either. I have a new Lactate Plus. They sell solutions, but I’m not clear if I need to use them.
I do. If its a spot test just for me will check the meter with the low solution. If I’m running a test for friends or a long test on myself I’ll run both the high and the low.
I calibrate my SRm power meters regularly with a known hanging mass and always zero them out before each ride also.
YMMV
Cool. Thx.
Just learned today that McNulty is coached by ISM, too.
Almost identical to Pog, same base period/pre-season training:
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What % his FTP you think 300 watts is?. Thanks
@hdas His FTP is likely around 410. Lots of mins at around 275-285W. Basically .65-.70 IF.
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Thanks, can we say that his working X minutes at his 0.65 IF is “equivalent” to the work of an amateur cyclist with a 250 w FTP ?
@hdas I’m not willing to go that far 
. But it’s a good question.
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I have not listened to it, only checked the “machine generated” transcript. One can decipher most of it.
As usual, a lot of repetitive info. However, what stood out for me were his practical recommendations, especially on the intensity of zone 2.
He recommends breathing/talking as a first go to for gauging intensity. However, it is not this “you can recite a poem or whatever comfortably” intensity. It’s harder. And this mirrors exactly my lactate tested intensity level. This is actually the main reason why I got a lactate meter. This talk test was never comfortably for me at this level. Despite being able to go at this level for hours. Literally hours. Comfortably.
I consider his recommendations for minimum effective dose and frequency only relevant for beginners. If you’re into competitive long(er) distance racing you got to log the miles. I think he only describes the extremes between Pog and beginners.
I also note that he hasn’t read Seiler’s publications. While he expresses his liking of 80/20, he does base it on total workload, not sessions. 20% of total workload is a hell lot of intensity. Adding 80% at fairly high endurance pace (for me there is a clear disconnect between lactate measuered zone 2 and ftp based zone 3, e.g. lactate based zone 2 goes far into ftp-based tempo). This is a tough program. However, I see he recommendations far more applicable.
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Does he mention a La range? I have a Lactate Plus and I was surprised at the power (upper edge of Z2/lowZ3) when riding at 1.7-1.9 mmol. I could do it on long rides but the kJ expenditure is pretty high.
No, he doesn’t. He only says he looks at the first inflection point of the curve. And this is where he wants you to train. This is what I do as well.
I’ve already mentioned this in this or the other thread, absolute La concentrations can be misleading. Devices produces different values. Ear lobe vs finger produces different values (finger with higher values). However, what appears to be consistent are the inflection points.
I don’t see this as problem: 
My whole motivation to ride these days 
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