OPEN SEASON
PRETEND IT'S THE DAY BEFORE our race. We're amped. Feeling good. Equipment is ready. Now it's time...
... to do some openers.
Not the temptation...
- get in some unneeded training
- pound out more than a few massive sprints
- buzz the other competitors acting like you're soft pedaling
... to ruin what we've prepared to unleash.
Openers should be brief bouts of FTP...
- 2 min at 80%
- 5 min at 95%
- 1 min 130%
- 1 min 140%
... to open our systems up.
Depending on tomorrow's race...
- long epic race - pedal to the start
- 1-3 hours - ez pedaling w/ a few jumps
- Less than an hour - similar to the bouts of FTP above
... we'll warm up before racing accordingly.
That's my plan for Saturday,
and I'll roll to the start of the Filthy Fifty.
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164.8 lbs 12.5%
8ish hours sleep
730ish anti-oxidant level
75 push ups, 15 pull ups, 30 Bulgarian split squats with dumbbells, etc
86/89/-3 per Strava Power & Relative Effort (whatever that means)
What I'm reading: Act of War, Brad Thor
What I'm studying: Magnetic On Demand, Old Testament