As per last few winters I’m putting on turbo training
classes to help with quality training over the winter months to compliment base
training and prepare riders for the time trial /race season. Sessions will
start on Thursday 3rd November and run through to the end of March.
Training will be held at Brockenhurst Village Hall in Highwood Road (SO42 7RY).
The sessions will be in the Craft Room and it will be easiest to park at the
rear of the hall and use the back door to the Craft Room. Doors open at 1930,
warm up will start at 1945. The duration of the sessions will vary but will
normally be around 75 -90 minutes including warm up and cool down. Please don’t
arrive early as there’s another class finishing at 1900 so we want to make sure
that they’re clear.
The sessions will be run along the lines of training within
certain training zones to increase lactate threshold / functional threshold power.
The result of this structured training should result in you being able to hold
a higher effort level for longer come the race season.
The sessions are planned and delivered by a British Cycling
Certified Level 3 coach (Barry Wootten).
The training will be split into blocks to reflect the needs
of the training year:
·
The second phase will be based on improving
aerobic endurance with some leg speed work as well.
·
Third phase after Christmas will be Short Term
Muscular Endurance
·
Fourth phase will be force.
·
Lastly just before the race season starts will
be a period of threshold training.
The coach will recommend other sessions for riders to do to
complement the Thursday sessions and distribute those to riders via Training
Peaks software. For the most part that will mean that riders can repeat the
Thursday session at home on Mondays. This will also be the case for the 10th
November and 19th January where the hall is unavailable.
If you've got a heart rate monitor please wear it, if not
don't worry as advice will be given based on the Perceived Rate of Exertion
scale which requires no equipment.
If you’re training with power the sessions will also be
delivered in terms of power zones as well as heart rate zones.
Please remember that we are hiring the village hall and
there are a few house rules we need to adhere by:
1.
No cleats on the floor.
2.
All riders to have a mat / carpet under their
bike and turbo.
3.
All riders clear up their own sweat and mess!
4.
Please make sure your bikes are clean before
bringing them into the hall.
Checklist of what to bring:
1.
Bike, make sure tyres are pumped up
2.
Turbo
3.
Mat / carpet
4.
Cycling shorts
5.
Skewer for turbo
6.
Shoes
7.
Drink
8.
Food for afterwards
9.
Change of clothing for afterwards
10. Towels,
additional small towel for when riding is useful
11. Heart
rate monitor / power meter
12. Extension
lead if your turbo requires mains
13. Front
wheel raiser
Cost of each session is £5 for members of New Forest Cycling
Club and Lymington Triathlon Club. Cost for non-members and guests £6.
Barry Wootten
