Comments on: Great Cycling Training Programs For Better Performance http://www.training4cyclists.com/great-cycling-training-programs-for-better-performance/ Cycling Training Tips Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Duc Tang http://www.training4cyclists.com/great-cycling-training-programs-for-better-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 Duc Tang Thu, 03 May 2007 01:43:51 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/great-cycling-training-programs-for-better-performance/#comment-2143 I love your site. I've found it very useful and interesting to read. I signed up to do a cycling study at my school in North Carolina, USA. They are trying to study the effects of overtraining. We did a VO2 max test last week: 50W - 3min 100W - 3min 150W - 3min 200W - 3min 225W - 1min 250W - 1min ... 325W - 1min --- Stopped after this, couldn't go on anymore. From there they calculated that 75% if my VO2 max would be roughly 200W. I came in to cycle 200W, they measured my O2 levels with that breathing machine in 10 minute intervals. At 22mins they took the wattage down to 190, at 42 minutes they took it down to 180W. The ride was hard, but doable. I'm suppose to find out my VO2 on Saturday at the conclusion of the study as an incentive to finish the study. From all this, what do you think my VO2 max is and what is my Functional Threshold Power (20minute). How should I be training? I like to do crits. I'm a Cat5 in america, and have not been too successful in crits partly due to poor strategy (starting at the back) and the constant high intensity. Crits last about 30 minutes for me. Thanks. I love your site. I’ve found it very useful and interesting to read. I signed up to do a cycling study at my school in North Carolina, USA. They are trying to study the effects of overtraining. We did a VO2 max test last week:

50W – 3min
100W – 3min
150W – 3min
200W – 3min
225W – 1min
250W – 1min
…
325W – 1min — Stopped after this, couldn’t go on anymore.

From there they calculated that 75% if my VO2 max would be roughly 200W. I came in to cycle 200W, they measured my O2 levels with that breathing machine in 10 minute intervals. At 22mins they took the wattage down to 190, at 42 minutes they took it down to 180W. The ride was hard, but doable. I’m suppose to find out my VO2 on Saturday at the conclusion of the study as an incentive to finish the study.

From all this, what do you think my VO2 max is and what is my Functional Threshold Power (20minute). How should I be training? I like to do crits. I’m a Cat5 in america, and have not been too successful in crits partly due to poor strategy (starting at the back) and the constant high intensity. Crits last about 30 minutes for me.

Thanks.

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