Saturday, January 17, 2009

Coach Troy, we meet again

After about 18 months away, focusing most strictly on FTP style workouts or RLVs, today was the re-introduction of Coach Troy Jacobson's Spinervals workouts into my life. Since I'm still not very sharp, I wanted to begin with a reasonably easy workout, so I used one of the new ones I got for Christmas, the Aero Base Builder V two-hour session. There's always something fun about the first time through a Spinervals DVD, since you have no idea what's around the corner. This was a low-intensity day, mostly in what he called the "blue zone". There were some stretches in big gear, but even then the intensity was kept down. This was a day of long sets, some gear changes, but mostly just turning the pedals. It was a step up from what I have been doing, and a good opener for the more difficult workouts ahead. I'd recommend the workout to anyone who needs some variety or distraction to get through a two hour low-moderate intenisty workout.

Bike: Spinervals 24.0 - Aero Base Builder V, 120 minutes

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