Peloton Bikes - 2021 It’s a new day?

Is it a 45m? If so, I know what I'm doing tonight.

 

Sometimes you just need a break if you can’t get your head into it. Sometimes you can’t get your head into it if you are burning yourself out. Hard to know if you are just having an off day or bringing the off day upon yourself.

Try to follow this guideline for amount of time spent in each zone each week. And if you are going at threshold or above every day it only makes staying fresh even harder, even if you are only there for a little bit. The first step is knowing your FTP. Once you know that, you have an idea of what power each zone is.



1st zone is recovery. You need to spend 1 out of 5 hours per week riding so slow you want to get off the bike due to boredom.

2nd zone is recovery, 3 hours out of 5 at a pace that if you were riding with someone, you could speak with each other for the entire time in abbreviated sentences.

3rd zone is threshold, 45 mins out of 5 hours a week at a pace that you can only bark 1 word commands at someone.

4th zone is above threshold, forget words, just staying upright and breathing is hard enough. 15 minutes out of 5 hours a week.


The 5 hours is just a time per week that I made up in order to make an example. But you will know if you are close to what I layed out or not.

 

Did a Denis class this morning and it was pretty much all thirsty chicks laughing at his jokes and singing . With that said he is pretty dreamy.

 

FTP is a Wilpers ride - 20 minutes - so searching on those two items may bring it up. He also has a 10 minute warm-up for FTP that isn't mandatory, but it does go over what to expect on the FTP ride, so it's more relevant than a regular warm-up.

Proof of fitness improvements - I took the FTP on Feb 2nd (first ride was Jan 18th). Turned myself inside out and averaged 20.3 mph for the 20 minute test. Rode an hour ride with Christine the other day and averaged 20.7 mph. I have been adjusting my zones upwards on feel for a while now, but in theory the FTP test is made to be periodically re-taken to adjust your zones.

 

If there was a touch panel button that muted the instructor and turned up the studio lights, I would ride with Denis a lot more often.

 

I miss you guys. Soon

 

Hit a PR on my last two rides. Came out with that goal and managed to hold on to the end which was satisfying.

 

That 45m 90s ride with Jess last night was BRUTAL. Holy shit man. I didn't hit my PR, but not for lack of effort. That was the toughest interval related ride I've done yet. Basically had me at my threshold in and out of the saddle for the majority of the main ride block. The "recovery" for most of the intervals in the saddle was a 45 resistance at 90 cadence, which is pretty solid work for me still. Saw the difficulty was fairly high before starting, but my body wasn't ready.

Her body however, was ready. The things I'd do.....

 

I actually don't think I can do any more recovery rides with him, he gets to rambling. There was one that he went into such a random recovery comparison that I was so distracted that I'm not even sure if i was still pedaling.

 

He's not the most annoying instructor, think Cody is worse, but yeah Denis usually attracts some great New York boobs.

Side note how high does everyone have their handlebars? Mine are at about seat height, was thinking about dropping them slowly. I feel that I use my thighs way too much when riding, its awkward and difficult to try to use my hamstrings and use the upstroke more.

 

I can’t stress enough the progress I made last year following Matt’s training. It’s hard as hell (and it stays hard as he has you retest your zones every 6 weeks). Man his rides kill, but can’t argue the results. I’m about to start his 6 week program that he had at the beginning of the year.

 

What was it like in the studio? Walk us through everything

 

It’s on his Facebook page - it just outlines the training plan per week for six weeks. Arguably its the plan you should always be doing, but he just formalizes it here and makes it a “challenge.”

If you start, let me know - it’s be cool to have a six week challenge gang

 

I’d recommend pushing yourself for the FTP test. Do it after a rest day and for sure do the FTP warmup before the test.

First time I did it, I didn’t go all out and my zones were way lower than they should have been for my first cycle.

At the end of the test, you should be dead.

 

I am The_Plumbus on Peloton and JD in Strava

 

Saw the username "MartyMcFlywheel" during a ride the other day, nearly died laughing.

 

Im Coheed on Peloton. Ill loosely follow the program got a 2 week vacation next month so cant be strict.

 

Help her or help you? I'm a little more worried for her. For you, I'm prescribing two weeks of Emma rest, a steady diet of Denis' boring stories and some Christine cooldowns. Starting after your milestone ride, of course. Good luck getting your shoutout. I'm still only at 75ish rides...should've added cooldowns a long time ago.

 

1st 100 miler of the year tomorrow. I probably should have drank less beer tonight, probably.

 

This ride did not happen. My riding buddy had a mechanical and could not get out off the house. Was not going to battle 15mph winds with gusts to 25mph for 100 miles solo.

Settled for 65 miles

 

I have little to no doubt you could physically do 65 or even possibly 100 at this point, it is the mental part that gets you. So much that if I hadn't already planned to ride with someone today I could have knocked the 100 out with the wind. You have to lentally prep for it and when you get a text 10 minutes before ride time that your partner is bailing, that is too short of time to mentally switch gears due to what experience is about to happen.

Just back off your milage at the beginning of the week and make it to where your 65-100 mile ride gets you to your normal weekly total.

Start slow and finish strong. Hydrate and eat, don't change anything up as you want your body to do what it normally does, not try to learn how to digest/process a new energy/food item you have just crushed 60 miles into a ride for the first time ever. Also a terrible time to break in new gear or equipment.

 

Wilpers/Morton are actually starting a new 8 week challenge next Monday - I am going to follow that challenge if anyone is still interested.

He is posting the details on Wednesday - Ill forward them on to the group.

 

Ill post it in here for you

 

Challenge has been posted. There are four options:
1. Time Crunch (less than 3 rides a week) - http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/14057e_dbfbca920836408ebaf8dfb5d4244866.pdf
2. 3 rides a week - http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/14057e_1bc613d72e8e4a889251cc94b39fa2bd.pdf
3. 5 rides a week - http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/14057e_8c28093dcd594d8b99c126919b5c9241.pdf
4. 6 rides a week - http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/14057e_c58dd5fe28764695a6832f6751cb2f26.pdf


I am going to try the 5 ride challenge and really push to get there.

Let me know who is in! Interested to see how everyone's FTP tests go.

 

Im on vacation the second week of May - I think the beach house we are going to actually has some pretty nice bikes, so Ill see what I can do.

 

This challenge is different than ones in the past.

The only other challenge I did, he fixed his Live rides to the challenge.

This looks to call on specific rides in the past to meet the challenge, so it looks like they are for a specific purpose. It looks like when it says "70s rock ride" that it calls for a very specific date and ride. Should be interesting to see how the rides are all pulled together.

I will say that matt is very scientific with his training, so I would guess that these rides were hand picked for a specific purpose.

 

Feeling a little frisky tonight, and showed my former PR for 5 minute cool down who's the boss.

 

My vaginal knee seems to be cooperating. Hope to be back for good this time

 

Getting closer and closer to ditching my spin studio and buying a Peloton.