Anyone getting much training done...?

Fender76

Is it just me or have the last few months been a disaster regards training..
I haven't been able to get out mid week at all.. when I get home from work I am just shattered and have to put my daughter to bed most nights which can take up to a hour leaving feck all time for the trainer... and then weekends I am busy doing this and that.. I've managed to squeeze in 1 or 2 club spins but thats it... disaster...! :mad:
Can't wait for the evenings to stretch..
Is everyone else getting quality training in... or are you all experiencing similar scenarios..?

C3PO

Fender76 wrote: »

Is everyone else getting quality training in... or are you all experiencing similar scenarios..?

Now that's wishful thinking!

shaka

Couple of spinning classes in the evening occasional mountain biking spin and a small bit of strenght work but have trapped nerve in back at moment so struggling a bit

ednwireland

club is running bring your own bike and turbo sessions which at least get me doing something one night a week.

but i have a hacking cough from a cold a couple of weeks ago which is making think twice about a long sunday spin.

lennymc

I've just under 1100 kms for January so far (compared to 390 last year). mostly on the roads, but a few turbo sessions.

Harrybelafonte

Have done a little. I think the most important thing is not to worry too much about it, life is always going to get in the way somehow. When you do get a chance make sure the session matters, really work it. There's always something more important.

Plastik

Like Lenny, over 1000km in January so far, 700 of which on the road. No excuse not to get out tbh. HTFU.

smacl

About 600k to date in January, most of it on the turbo in the evenings after work. Nothing over 80k so far, and missing the long spins.

colm_gti

Nah, essentially nothing at all.

CaoimH_in

I have got a lot done, but I'm only a student in a gap year trying to get organised for an actual career. I have a flexible job and can put in good sessions. I do feel for my fellow club members with real jobs and families--especially when I drop them off my back wheel! :P

But seriously, if I had a family etc. I would have much more modest targets and more modest racing aims in mind. Don't stress too much and always try get recovery time. Recovery is as important as actual training. Don't put a heavy workload on your weekends and nothing during the week. Keep it balanced. That'd be my advice. Also, regular sleep patterns and all your vitamins and minerals. Hopefully it'll keep you energized. Wheat-a-bix is also a good man to have.

All that kind of boring stuff.

GlennaMaddy

there's a big emphasis on being in top shape for the start of the season, by June the turn out at races starts to fall so you could aim to peek there. Also, you can target shorter races and (e.g. crit's or evening races), and the little training you do manage will go a long way.

macnab

I work shift so mid week is not a problem for me, but the weather is. Having said that I have about 220km done on the road so far this month.
I dont usually cycle at weekends as I like to spend that time with my wife and kids, I only have 2 full weekends off in my 9 week shift cycle.
We started a new club in my area so I did a club spin yesterday morning and really enjoyed it. Hopefully in the future I will haul my ass out of bed early on weekend mornings and join the lads for 40 or 50km and be home before the house gets lively.

daragh_

I think I'm smack bang in the middle of the time-crunched, lazy 43 year old grade curve.

So to answer the question, not a lot, but a lot for me.

cdaly_

I'm getting plenty of head/crosswind and freezing rain training in at the mo but feck all distance...

NeedMoreGears

Mostly commutes for me with two slightly longer spins so far on the weekends (35k and 50k). About 650km so far. I seem to have forgotten how to make a bike go up hill or faster than about 30kph.

Granolite

Glad this thread popped up..confession time!

I'm really regretting not getting a turbo trainer of some kind coming into the winter, it might have inspired some attempts at regular quick sessions to at the very least increase power ahead of the upcoming season but like others too life has been its general self the last few weeks..completely upside down!

I ended up buying a second (winter) bike on a whim in October and its only got up to 300km covered tops since, all gained from a handful of club touring spins. Along with a slow to heal groin muscle injury and a 3 week holiday in Asia in late Nov/Dec means I'm coming into February feeling like I've a mountain to climb, literally! Impatiently looking forward to the longer evenings and return of Spring...

petethedrummer

I plan to race myself into shape.

Surveyor11

Done just about 900 km since Jan 1st, mainly commutes (40 km a day) and weekend spin every week end except one weekend in jan so far

smacl

cdaly_ wrote: »

I'm getting plenty of head...

Good for you. Hows the training going

robs1

This was the first year i trained over the hole winter. done the first week in January got a chest infection and have been off the bike three weeks now. disaster

fondriest

Having a good winter so far started riding the bike again on nov 1 after six weeks off . Am getting between 350 and 450 kms a week done , so have to be happy with that . I work shift so I find that helps to get out on the road in daylight , I've only about 3or 4 spins on the turbo all winter , saying that I've gotten wet quite a few time .

killalanerr

same as above managed to stick to the plan and but in a good winter until last sat when a found some black ice and came a croper now i will have to have at least a week off the bike a bit of a set back but may be i can do with the rest .but it still feels like a set back just as i was starting to up the intenseity

amjon.

I've been getting coached this year for the first time which is making a difference. Doing grand 8-12 hours a week with some gym on top to keep the back in one peice. Has been hard to get alot of time on the road recently, maybe 3 road spins this month but alot of focused turbo work. Not ideal by any means but have to make do.

billyhead

killalanerr wrote: »

same as above managed to stick to the plan and but in a good winter until last sat when a found some black ice and came a croper now i will have to have at least a week off the bike a bit of a set back but may be i can do with the rest .but it still feels like a set back just as i was starting to up the intenseity

Did this happen on the saturday club spin? What injurys did you get? myself in terms of training, I haven't commuted since the turn of the year. Have been attedning at least 3 spin classes per week and then a long spin on saturdays

AaronB

Club spin on Sunday and then 2 nights of turbo during the week.

Hungrycol

Zilch. In fact I'm going in the opposite direction by getting unfitter and becomming more rotund. It's reverse exercise.

instinct

About 400k for January. Mostly commutes and some extended commutes. Couple of fast club mtb spins also with plenty of climbing. Got on the turbo a few times but didn't track the kms. I'm happy enough considering the poor weather out there but hoping to get a lot more time in the saddle when the evenings stretch. I'll be realistic about the weather as I don't expect that to get much better

triggermortis

I've done about 350Km for January with about half of that just trying to stay in zone 2 on the rollers. Only one decent spin out and a bit of commuting for the rest. I don't race but I'd like to up my distance for the year and do a few 160K sportives instead of the 100's I've done so far

CramCycle

lennymc wrote: »

I've just under 1100 kms for January so far (compared to 390 last year). mostly on the roads, but a few turbo sessions.

About 500km done since the start of the year, successfully put on almost a stone as well, and my average commute times have almost doubled.

I plan to take petethedrummers advice and race myself into shape.

Giving up booze from Sunday morning, see how that helps.

ROK ON

900km or 37 hours in Jan.
Mostly low intensity stuff. Throwing in about two hours of turbo, gradually increasing effort as weeks tick by.
Hit the hills if SoCoDu last night for some seated hill climb reps.
4* 1km.
Slow going up hills but HR remained lower than usual - so taking that as an indication that I have a reasonable base to build on.

If I could just stop eating everything then I would probably be awesome - unlikely in reality.

daragh_

CramCycle wrote: »

Giving up booze from Sunday morning, see how that helps.

Steady on!

smacl

daragh_ wrote: »

Steady on!

Meh, I give up the booze nearly every Sunday, and I'm still piling on the pounds.

Lusk Doyle

smacl wrote: »

Meh, I give up the booze nearly every Sunday, and I'm still piling on the pounds.

Put down the pies so!

colm_gti

colm_gti wrote: »

Nah, essentially nothing at all.

Actually, I lied, I cycle round to the shop for milk and bread now and again....

Hungrycol

I though this whole training lark was like omerta.

Noboby says how much training they're really doing, in fact it should be played down greatly. Like saying you're doing 5km's per week but really doing 500kms so when the time comes you're playing mind games with those cyclists you're passing in the knowledge that they think you're only going 5kms training per week and they've been in the red zone for the last 10 minutes. "This is me training 5kms per week, imagine how good I'd be with 10kms per week. All you freds may as well give up now".

furiousox

I use a clever reverse psychology version of this method.
I tell everyone I'm doing 500km a week but secretly do 5km.

Beasty

Hungrycol wrote: »

Zilch. In fact I'm going in the opposite direction by getting unfitter and becomming more rotund. It's reverse exercise.

Hungrycol wrote: »

I though this whole training lark was like omerta.

Noboby says how much training they're really doing, in fact it should be played down greatly. Like saying you're doing 5km's per week but really doing 500kms so when the time comes you're playing mind games with those cyclists you're passing in the knowledge that they think you're only going 5kms training per week and they've been in the red zone for the last 10 minutes. "This is me training 5kms per week, imagine how good I'd be with 10kms per week. All you freds may as well give up now".

Beasty

All my races are won in January ...

(probably because no-one else is "racing" then)

Beasty

... but in all seriousness, January is the time to rest up. Get over all those Christmas festivities. Plan the season ahead

Pah! I'm not even doing 5km a week - I need to put on some body fat now that I can convert into muscle later...;)

colm_gti

Beasty wrote: »

I need to put on some body fat now that I can convert into muscle later...;)

I wish it worked that way....2 completely different cell types, can't convert from one cell type to the other....:(

Hungrycol

Beasty wrote: »

... but in all seriousness, January is the time to rest up. Get over all those Christmas festivities. Plan the season ahead

Pah! I'm not even doing 5km a week - I need to put on some body fat now that I can convert into muscle later...;)

I'm working on the rest is as important as exercise method.

Beasty

colm_gti wrote: »

I wish it worked that way....2 completely different cell types, can't convert from one cell type to the other....:(

Shush you - don't let everyone know ...

lennymc

colm_gti wrote: »

I wish it worked that way....2 completely different cell types, can't convert from one cell type to the other....:(

if that was possible, i'd be he-man!!

colm_gti

Beasty wrote: »

Shush you - don't let everyone know ...

The important part is that you're building up fat cells that you can use as fuel to BUILD the muscle cells

Lusk Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

... but in all seriousness, January is the time to rest up. Get over all those Christmas festivities. Plan the season ahead

Pah! I'm not even doing 5km a week - I need to put on some more body fat now that I can convert into muscle later...;)

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I nearly fell off the chair when I read that!

:pac:

Beasty

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I nearly fell off the chair when I read that!

:pac:

Y'see - you don't understand what is required to win a race

Lusk Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Y'see - you don't understand what is required to win a race

That may well be true but I do understand what is required to finish ahead of you in the league

petethedrummer

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! I nearly fell off the chair when I read that!

Did some farmer spread muck on your office floor?

killalanerr

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

That may well be true but I do understand what is required to finish ahead of you in the league

gees you and that league will you ever get some real goals

manwithaplan

killalanerr wrote: »

gees you and that league will you ever get some real goals

Goal 1: Have a league

Lusk Doyle

Edit: Misunderstanding resolved off thread. Happy families once again.