What workout did you do today? (2020, part 2)

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I did TR supports suggestion of using the Suito on Bluetooth and did Goddard-5. It made no difference, power was still dropping out or spiking.
I changed my ANT + stick and switched off my new fan and it was still happening :-1:

I’ll do an RGT session to rule out TR and if I still have a problem run on this tiny phone screen which will isolate the problem. If it still remains the problem is my power meter :-1: This the edited file capping the spikes at 450w :neutral_face:

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Haven’t posted in a while because it’s fall and have not been following a plan. Other than to lift weights and ride my bike.

Today is somewhat special as it is Day # 365 in a row without missing a workout.

Celebrated with a nice 100 minute trail ride:

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Raining again.

Positive Self Talk +1

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This proved a little too intense after a week on the couch recovering from a bad case of shingles. I ended up spinning for 10-15 afterwards and was still shaking a bit. Considering my week, I felt pretty good and think I should be fine to hit it again next week.

At least I now know why my HR wouldn’t go above 160 in the ramp tests a few weeks back. I was having loads of aches and pains on the left shoulder and neck long before a rash appeared.
On the plus side I’ve leaned up a little more. :thinking:

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Breaker decided to flip in the third interval (luckily everything but the trainer is on battery backup) then the PC decided to freeze 3 minutes from the end of the 4th interval, annoying but at least it was not workout ruining. Trainer kept power locked as well so I was able to finish out the last 3 minutes.

Felt really strong during this one, legs had a little burn but nothing bad at all and breathing + hr was lower than usual, seems like the legs are coming back after a bit of time off the structured training wagon.

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That is so frustrating. I’m sorry. :frowning:

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Ramp test today. Wasn’t sure if to do it as my thighs are feeling a long run I did on Thursday but felt good through it. FTP increase from 210 to 233. On my way back to my PB FTP of 285 :blush:

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This was a bit harder than it should’ve been - I think it could be the weights catching up with me. It’s kinda hard to de-couple the two, but I think the RPE was more from muscular rather than aerobic-related discomfort. I may cut back to 1 strength session p/w.

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Taxing workout! Long time on a turbo, had to get off

during the last rest interval for some undercarriage relief and stretch out the calfs!

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Spanish Needle:

Ok I’m blaming this on Amber because it was supposed to be the -3 variant but I was too curious and enthusiastic to just do the freaking plan :laughing: Threw in a couple backspins during the rests when I was about ready to bail completely.

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Forgetting to turn back to ERG mode on some parts, also did a quick lap of the volcano to break the boredom of Sweetspot and top leader board with the TR Team Tag!
Tried my best to do the rest intervals, overall it’s a success for me.

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Finally got my PC working again after 2 days of frustration! Faulty SATA cablešŸ™„

I’ve been tweaking my FTP manually since my last ramp test, but this is the first effort since an official 7.5% increase.

Managed to finish without too much difficulty, although my HR is definitely higher than recent O/U’s…

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Just nailed Junction (racewinners + microbursts) after absolutely failing halfway through Mitchell (vo2 max repeats) a couple days ago and making the switch from water to a ā€˜full nutrition’ drink. Given the absolute night and day difference between Thursday and today, I’m reasonably confident I failed Mitchell due to underfueling rather than fatigue. Would it be a bad idea to add a few sets of vo2 max repeats to tomorrow’s sweet spot ride? (Tallac +3)?

EDIT: (if it makes any difference, after tomorrow I’ve got a full rest week scheduled)

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Goddard-5 again tonight to test out a theory that had hit me earlier on today’s out door ride.

Hopefully no power meter is needed. I filed down the left (crank side) cleat and there was no spikes or drop outs tonight. In my bike fit the cleats had been moved back so I’d get a balanced/ efficient use of the float. It’s about 5mm clear of the power pod most of my stroke but at one point it was brushing it marginally. Now it isn’t :grinning:

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My 25 year old self did not see my 39 year old self doing 3:15 trainer rides on a Saturday night.

Nicest November day you could ask for but I was just too busy to ride outside today so I squeezed in Allegheny @ 105% this evening. I treated it as a fixed gear ride and made the power alterations with cadence. I was quite pleased with the 3% decoupling as it definitely felt more than that the last 30-40 minutes.

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Antelope. Didn’t pay attention to the Chad instructions about going into aero position, which for me is riding in the drops. Not too bad a workout, but overall fatigue pretty high. The weight workout Thurs really takes it out of me.

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Kaweah. Could be much more painful close to FTP in the same week of a ramp test, managed well.

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Back on the SS train, love it.

Noticed an error with it saving the ride in beta today, anyone else seen this?

@Nate_Pearson

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RIP Gooch

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