Bike Hill Repeats
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Triguy98 posted 3 years ago.
The first time, I would hit it at 85% and see how many you can do. Then base off of that a plan to increase your speed and number of repeats. How many days a week are you riding? If you are riding less than 4 i wouldnt do this 2 days a week. You want room in your schedule for other types of rides (long rides, farklet type work, etc)
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
cadence is important too ...
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trithis04 posted 3 years ago.
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To save time, I work some hill repeats into a ride once week instead of setting one bike day aside for just that type of work. Although, I am living in State College and get quite a bit of grade on just about every ride. I usually do them on a easy ride. And I do the same thing for hill repeats when running. Just a thought, it's worked for me.
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
It really depends on the time of season and specific workouts. I probably do half my climbing totally in zone 2.
You can do higher effort reps of seated low cadence (force), seated high cadence, or standing.... Make sure never to do too many reps to risk overworking yourself - I had a coach that always said to stop when you feel like you have only one rep left in you. Digging super deep is for races only...
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
It really depends on the time of season and specific workouts. I probably do half my climbing totally in zone 2.
You can do higher effort reps of seated low cadence (force), seated high cadence, or standing.... Make sure never to do too many reps to risk overworking yourself - I had a coach that always said to stop when you feel like you have only one rep left in you. Digging super deep is for races only... (provided you race fairly often)
I am planning to do some hill repeats today (first time). There is a hill by my house that takes about 9 to 10 minutes to do. I dont know what grade it is but it is pretty tough. My question is; should I do as many as I can as fast as I can? or pace my speed so I can do a certain number? My understanding is you should do these about twice a week for gaining strength. Any thoughts would be appreciated.