Autumn/Winter Turbo Training Dreading the thoughts of wet, windy winter cycles…? Contemplating buying a turbo, but not looking forward to sitting on it aimlessly for 20mins before jumping off out of boredom?! How about joining the 3D Trainer Road Turbo Team and sweating a few hours away over the winter to improve your bike fitness – sure what else would you be doing!? And to top it off, you can win your very own 3D mug if you are the 3D member who improves their cycling functional threshold power (FTP) the most between November and January and again between January and Carlow! The 3D Trainer Road Turbo Team set off the week of 10th November. All you need is: • A bike • A turbo trainer (the club have several available for rent) • An ANT+ (or Bluetooth) speed/cadence sensor (e.g. Garmin devices. Some phones have ANT+ receivers you just need to purchase a speed/cadence monitor if using your phone) • Optionally - a power meter (An expensive piece that measures power but without one Trainer Road estimate your power using Virtual Power trainerroad/virtual-power) • $10 (€7) per month subscription fee (the price of 1 very reasonable spinning class!). You can suspend your subscription at any time (e.g. during the summer). • A laptop in front of your bike to follow the sessions …and to keep an eye on other club members! • There is an iOS app (no Android one yet) as an alternative to using a laptop. Anyone interested, please have a look at trainerroad where there are detailed training plans and also an FAQ section to help you set up. Once you’ve registered, email grace at grace_kelly2 (at) yahoo.ie with your Trainer Road username, and you will be added to the 3D Trainer Road Turbo Team. Complete the initial power test in the leisure of your own sitting room at a time that suits you, follow the plan that suits your goal best, and re-test yourself every 8-10 weeks to see your FTP improve. A date will be set for the final FTP test and most improved wins! Please contact Grace, Stephen Byrne, Sorcha McCann or myself if you have any queries! Happy turboing!
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:34:16 +0000
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