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Turbo sessions, how many & how long

smacl · 2011-12-14 10:38:45

So I have my new turbo trainer set up, brief review here, and I was wondering how long people here would spend on the turbo trainer? In better weather, I'd usually cycle for anything from about two hours to about eight hours on a given day, but couldn't really see myself spending more than two hours on the trainer. Do you…

14-12-2011 10:38am

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smacl

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So I have my new turbo trainer set up, brief review here, and I was wondering how long people here would spend on the turbo trainer? In better weather, I'd usually cycle for anything from about two hours to about eight hours on a given day, but couldn't really see myself spending more than two hours on the trainer. Do you regularly spend longer than this on a single session, or do you try to get more shorter sessions in?

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#2 14-12-2011 10:48am

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1 hour on average i would say, use a HRM on your TT sessions ...

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#3 14-12-2011 2:40pm

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I currently use mine 2-3 times a week. Between 1 - 1.5 hours each time. Base and recovery spins at the moment, but I'm starting to add more intense spins for Threshold and power over the next few weeks.
Check out spinervals.com for some good training dvd's to use on the turbo.

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