when riding in the bunch on a fast "bash" group ride i can turn myself inside out with the lads.
how come i cant get my hr up to this level when training alone?am i lazy?is it just me?
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when riding in the bunch on a fast "bash" group ride i can turn myself inside out with the lads.
how come i cant get my hr up to this level when training alone?am i lazy?is it just me?
I'd call that competitive :D
Sunshine, you are def not lazy. It is much easier to push yourself a bit harder when with others than when training on your own.
Concentrate on what the ride is for;
- if you are doing hill reps then your HR will most likely go up, but the hill reps are about improving power in your legs.
- if you are doing sprint intervals, you HR will def go up because you are focusing on massive but short power bursts
- if you are doing cruise intervals, then your HR will go as high as you can push it for a 2-3 minutes, because these are about increasing your max HR
Remember though, that your training rides shouldn't all be about increasing your HR because that is not effective or sustainable training.
I guess if you want to lift your HR for an entire training ride when on your own, choose yourself a flat 15-25km course and do either an aerobic TT or a TT on it.
But to answer your question, you are def not lazy. That is just the nature of bunch riding - whether racing or training If people go harder, you tend to respond and it is very difficult to emulate when on your own.
Wow, this goes hand-in-hand with what I was asking about in how to start training. I too can push myself when riding with others but when I ride by myself I just can't seem to bring myself to train/push myself. Let me know if you figure something out!
Like I suggested to Sunshine - you need to make a ride specific and make yourself do it.
Just going out and trying to ride hard won't do it. Riding with even one other person often will, or otherwise set yourself a time, a cadence and gear or a heart rate and try to meet that goal for that ride.
Its a common problem and the best thing to make you ride on a training ride like you do when you ride with others is to keep on riding with others...
Sorry, no magic answer for this one :cool: