hi, I am relatively new to structured cycling training. I’ve always been on a bike, but never had the funds to get into racing. got my first real road bike about 2 years ago. I’m an emergency medicine resident and love training. however, I work about 60-70 hrs/week. my schedule is constantly rotat…

Do you have any particular goals or target events? Baring specific stuff like that, with the time demands and shifting work schedule, I’d think simply using TrainNow is a better option than trying to use a training plan. https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360057075531-TrainNow-Over…

Do you have any particular goals or target events? ya, there is a local weekly crit that i’m looking at and I have an A event coming up in mid july. the biggest thing is maintaining any sort of healthy sleep schedule or eating habits. for example. yesterday, I was on call for 24h (got maybe 4h o…

I continued to train and race during my 3-year CRNA program using a mix of TR and outside rides (this was pre “outside version” workouts). For me it provided a necessary escape from school/clinicals. At first, I felt guilty for taking time to ride when my classmates seemed like they were always stud…

I’m a now retired general surgeon. One of the biggest traps to a tough schedule and lack of sufficient sleep is eating junk at odd hrs in hopes it will make you feel better. Hospitals are notorious for having all kinds of no-nos in the break rooms. After I figured this out, I never ate anything …

[image] thyroxine: I’m currently on the mid volume plan Go down to the low volume plan. You can get some good gains, especially as a newer cyclist. Prioritize the 3 workouts per the plan, then add easy Z2 miles when you can. Realize that regardless of the plan, it will change. As somebody els…

I appreciate hearing from a fellow indentured servant aka resident. it is so hard to balance having a social life with wanting to get faster when you spend so much time either in the hospital, or asleep lol. I thought about doing this

[image] thyroxine: it is so hard to balance having a social life with wanting to get faster when you spend so much time either in the hospital, or asleep Yea, it is. You have to decide what gets priority and what gets pushed out. I’m kind of lucky(?) I guess in that I’m training in a place I’…

I’d generally agree that you will have more time once done with residency but all the fresh out of training ‘em docs I’ve known have continued to work 20-22 shifts a month. I agree with t_fields above: bring your own food to work and don’t eat anything else. Wish I had received that advice when I wa…

[image] Matthew_Rossing: all the fresh out of training ‘em docs I’ve known have continued to work 20-22 shifts a month Yea, I didn’t want to claim any knowledge of new EM attendings and the hours. For me it’s a little different in that 90% of the new attendings I’ve spoken to have just about …

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Check out podcast #181 where the TR crew spoke with an EM resident who qualified for Iron Man world champs. I believe he went over what he did to work in training.

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