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McAdie +1, again:
I consciously tried to keep my cadence a bit faster this time, and I think it worked out. The first over/surge in each interval continues to make me question everything that brought me to that moment, and based on how the whole thing felt I am not expecting any movement in my FTP when I do my next ramp in a couple weeks. Which is fine. Itâs just base training. My sense of self-worth is definitely not tied to a mostly arbitrary number I got from the cheapest smart trainer I could find.
Pro tip for anybody else who needs to extend SSBMVI: Donât repeat week 5. Pick another week. Any other week.
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Taylor -2 with endurance.
I think my trainer (TACX FLUX) is on the way out. Constant slipping sensation when I tried to put the power down. This made the session really annoying and I couldnât resolve the issue. This is the second TACX unit Iâll have gone through in just over a year. Not impressed at all.
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Just a short sprint session today. Followed by a 5k run.
I may have overcooked the intervals a little
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I got new tubes instead, itâs all I could afford
Seems like the floor in my basement is not level so did some fiddling around. Which then required some readjusting⌠As you can see during the first interval lol
Man I hate putting on trainer tires.
So now more over under today⌠And 2 other days of workout to finish ssbmv1 week 5!
Itâs gonna be hard days but gonna make it through it
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Where was this advice 5 weeks ago?? Iâm doing the same thingâŚ
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Palisade -0.5 this morning. My own edit with the same work as Palisade, reduced recoveries and warm up and cool down to get it to 1:15.
Found the warm up and first interval hard, but then Iâm assuming the gel on waking/ carb mix bottle during warm up kicked in, as RPE went down rather than up. Not enough to tweak intensity, but n=1 still seems to be showing the benefits of fuelling.
Eclipse tomorrow, after beers tonight, so probably no glycogen issues but going to stick to the gel/ carb mix combo!
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Ebbetts. Start of SSBLV11 and certainly noticed the FTP increase. My turbo doesnât suit these spin ups in ERG mode. Onwards.
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Palisade +5% on last 4 sets. Had to stand & mash on last 1, wouldnât have made it otherwise. What can I say, itâs instinct! Most of my mountain biking has been on singlespeeds, I still stand way more than I should outside but it just feels right.
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Pettit
Zwift Innsbruck orbit as Iâm going there next weekend for festive markets and a
GlĂźhwein or twoâŚ
Had a go at the sprint, no green jersey but got second and some all-time power records which was unexpected considering 820 had posted times.Last 15 minutes I did some slow grinding <50rpmâŚEnjoyed allâŚ
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Okay, decided to take on Sustained Power Build Mid Volume, and now Iâm staring down the barrel of Red Lake +8, tomorrow. 5x6 minutes at 108% FTP and I am really wondering how Iâm going to handle this.
I did Avalanch Spire, yesterday, which was 6x6 under/overs to 105% FTP and I was barely hanging on â my legs were more than burning, they were hurting.
I mean, I can handle Spencer +2 with a couple of backpedals in the final intervals, but thatâs half the time. Would I be crippling myself if I expected to take a 20 second backpedal in the middle of each interval?
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Adding in some VO2 stuff to break up the monotony of the sweet spot intervals. First set here seemed a bit too easy so I upped to 102% for the second set, which was a bit harder.
After the first three intervals in the final set, I upped 1% each interval until the workout was done. Still wasnât eliciting the HR or RPE I was expecting for VO2. Never got above 178 bpm in this workout, whereas I was sitting at 188-190 bpm for 15 mins during sweet spot earlier this week (and cracked). 
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Pettit last night, almost all in the drops. Good to have an easy day.
Hunter tonight. Crushed it, felt like I had an extra 30 watts in me. Wright Peak-2 coming up tomorrow (likely 13ish hours between workouts), this is going to be the first real check on whether Iâm going to be able to handle a high volume plan.
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After this week, impromptu 40k TT on the trainer 60mins @320w. At 50min my legs blew concentrated on cadence, last 10 @345w.
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FWIW I thought Spencer +2 was much harder than Red Lake. The few % less make a huge difference
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You know what, I was going along just fine until I tried to blow my nose and saw blood everywhere. I took the hint. Not the capstone I wanted for SSBMVI, but this was a scrunched up week to begin with.
ONWARD.
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Same issue today