Winter 2013 stationary cycling

[tcloud]

I've been doing the Sufferfest videos for a while here. Pair Sufferfest with TrainerRoad and you have virtual power with a prescribed workout! The Tour of Sufferlandria starts on 26 January. Anyone else participating?

I'm also trying to survive the Tour of Sufferlandria. Just completed Stage 4 about an hour ago.

[Becky]

I don't own all of the Sufferfest workouts yet, so no ToS here (maybe next year!). I did The Hunted last night, and my legs are well and thoroughly trashed!

[Anelia]

This week is not a good week for training. I don't know what's happening but I feel heavy, bloated, powerless, and desperate. Today it rained all day long so the trainer was at hand for me in the evening. I tried to do 3 times 5-minute intervals but I couldn't raise my HR enough with the first interval it was the highest, then on the second it dropped to 160-161 and the third one I could barely reach 160 This is only zone 4, I couldn't make it up to 5...And what is more, my HR dropped easily so I had to keep easy periods very short and my muscles hurt...
I'd better stop complaining and hope that next week I'll have better days

[spokewench]

Sounds like your either coming down with an illness or you need a break desperately!

[Crankin]

That does sound like over training.
I went to a spin class yesterday for the first time in about a month. I worked hard, lots of climbing, which I do almost entirely seated, and I sweat a lot.
The spin participants at this gym are such a motley lot, the time passes quickly, because I am people watching. But, they talk too much. I'm there to work, not socialize. There are a few of the other people from boot camp there, but I don't usually have a bike near them, as they all come late.
I had some "hoo ha" issues yesterday, which I attribute to wearing one of the newer pairs of Sugoi RS shorts my DH bought me. The chamois is just a little thicker and wider than my older pairs, and because I got them at the end of the season, they haven't been broken down in the wash enough. That, combined with the crappy spin bike seats did it, but I am fine now. Back to my Bellas for spin.

[Anelia]

It started raining yesterday, I got wet all over because I disregarged the rain signs: heavy clouds, still air...and went for a ride. Today it kept raining so I trained inside.
Even though I haven't had a rest day for more than 10 days, my HR was OK and I felt good.

[Anelia]

This is it! When I have rest from biking, I don't feel well on the first day. Today I felt my muscles sore (especially the calves) and my interval training failed: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/276189597