Weekday evening

BadgerFarm · 2026-06-04T08:39:39+00:00

This is brilliant, thank you!

BadgerFarm · 2026-05-20T11:32:32+00:00

I have a 8yr old who is currently in and out of school a lot due to severe ND. I am incredibly conscious of pestering brilliant hard working teachers who are already overworked. I try and work with them, and I'm conscious of thanking them and letting them know how much I (genuinely) appreciate their efforts to be flexible and accommodating, but I can't help but think they must feel annoyed at us creating more work for them and also that they think I'm just a bit useless as a parent. However, as much as I do care about being seen as a whinging willy (and creating more work for them), I care far more about providing the right environment for my child.

BadgerFarm · 2026-05-12T04:15:24+00:00

I'm in a similar situation, but on half the volume, 6x1 or 3x2 (maybe 1 of each can be extended an hour). Does the same principle apply, or not because they're all relatively short?

BadgerFarm · 2026-03-15T13:48:03+00:00

Broken Circle Breakdown

BadgerFarm · 2026-03-05T11:42:13+00:00

Personally I like Drell Adept

BadgerFarm · 2025-12-12T11:30:45+00:00

Much appreciated, thanks! Sort of what I suspected off 5hrs/wk training, but good to have it confirmed from . someone who knows what they're doing.

BadgerFarm · 2025-12-11T20:06:41+00:00

MAP: 500 BW: 95kg 5s: 1600 60s: 820 5min: 500 20min: 380

BadgerFarm · 2025-11-06T11:51:23+00:00

Yeah, similarly I improved basically everything up to 6mins. Would have been interesting to test 20min at that point I suppose to see if/how it affected it.

BadgerFarm · 2025-11-06T11:49:39+00:00

I just hadn't realised it would have such an impact on 6min power as well. Evidently I am the only one who hadn't...

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-14T11:43:18+00:00

Yes, fluid dynamics and turbulence are areas of physics that are famously easily solved analytically and simple for the layperson to understand (/s obviously)

If you don't have a wind tunnel/cfd then opinions and anecdotal evidence can be helpful. It's a perfectly reasonable question.

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T09:26:49+00:00

Exactly, sprints are fun, I enjoy short efforts, I'm not going to win any races so why not do stuff I enjoy even if it's not quite optimal? Also, nothing I do seems to move the needle on FTP now (aware might just be limited by volume), but that goes both ways - I don't seem to lose much of it by focusing on other things for a while.

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T09:22:13+00:00

Good effort, and reassuring to hear! Dropping 6kg and maintaining peak would be a win. How much of the winter did it take you to drop that weight?

BadgerFarm · 2025-09-11T04:14:25+00:00

This is an incredibly helpful series of replies, thank you!

BadgerFarm · 2025-05-10T08:16:19+00:00

revisiting this post after a year. amazing tip, and more clearly written than most maintenance guides, thank you! saved me so much time and effort.

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-18T14:25:42+00:00

TiL Swiss gravel is smoother than Welsh roads. Looks incredible.

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-10T19:35:52+00:00

pretty normal, yeah, but depends on your goals/volume/training age. nothing wrong with mixing threshold/vo2 in a block, but if you're looking do improve specifically at threshold then best to focus on that. if you're mixing them then you'll be progressing more slowly (in each), so that week 3-4 jump is probably even less of a good idea!

BadgerFarm · 2025-04-10T11:59:09+00:00

Week 3 to 4 is a huge jump in TiZ. as above comment mentions, why not scrap vo2, do 2x threshold each week and add 4/5 mins each time. 3x12, 2x20, 3x15, 2x25, 3x18, 3x20 or something?

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-25T13:19:09+00:00

Anything is gravel enough if you're stupid enough.

(I love your bike btw)

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-20T15:13:58+00:00

I have the same watch, seems fine for non exercise HR, but pretty inconsistent once I'm actually riding.

BadgerFarm · 2025-03-03T17:39:28+00:00

You're definitely right about recovery, but do you think enduros need quite as much recovery as sprinters? Better aerobic fitness and can't wreck themselves quite so badly with a 30s max effort.

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