I’ve used sauna for heat acclimating the past two seasons. I’ve started accounting for the additional stress by manually adding an “other” workout in TP which I assign an arbitrary TSS value of 10 for a 30 minute session. This way the stress is accounted for in my acute training load. Whether or not 10 is an accurate value, I don’t know, but at least I can show an uptick in ATL for those days.
Had a race at fort yargo in ga and it literally was the first hot day of the year. Almost everyone was way off pace from the last year. I didn't feel good at all about my performance. I was just flat dying and I knew I was feeling overheated. I was super surprised to end up on the podium. I guess everyone else was feeling it too. Even if you live in the area where its hot don't forget if you sit in an office all day in the a/c your still gonna struggle more in the heat than someone who works outside. You don't have to be exercising the whole time but just spend time outside. Go on walks cut your own grass whatever it takes.
Another question regarding heat. If I put in the exact same time and effort, will I then get much better result if I move from Sweden to Spain/Arizona/Kenya? For example, would Froome have been a slower biker if he was born and raised in UK, instead of Kenya/South Africa?
Remember that heat will bring about a specific set of adaptations, but it also poses the challenge of limiting your ability to work at peak output due to the work required to cool your body. "Catch 22s" like this are present in many training stimuli. For this reason, it's best to be strategic about these stimuli and include them only when their specific adaptations outweigh any detractions they may cause.
Hi TrainerRoad coaches!. I do not get it. Do you talking about indoor cycling/exercize in sauna/heat, or just doing a sauna time? Sitting in the sauna and solving life problems for a while post ride?
The benefits of heat adaptation come through training in hot conditions as well as strategically spending time in hot conditions outside of training. In most cases it is recommended to train in cool conditions to allow greater fulfillment of capacity and then spend post-training time in a hot environment like a sauna to maintain and build upon the elevated core temperature from training.
I’ve used sauna for heat acclimating the past two seasons. I’ve started accounting for the additional stress by manually adding an “other” workout in TP which I assign an arbitrary TSS value of 10 for a 30 minute session. This way the stress is accounted for in my acute training load. Whether or not 10 is an accurate value, I don’t know, but at least I can show an uptick in ATL for those days.
Currently sitting in 120 deg after a 45 min z2 ride. I’ve been turning the a/c off for the last ten mins to ramp up core temp.
Move to South Italy!
Good food
36 degrees
Beautiful landscapes 😅
Had a race at fort yargo in ga and it literally was the first hot day of the year. Almost everyone was way off pace from the last year. I didn't feel good at all about my performance. I was just flat dying and I knew I was feeling overheated. I was super surprised to end up on the podium. I guess everyone else was feeling it too. Even if you live in the area where its hot don't forget if you sit in an office all day in the a/c your still gonna struggle more in the heat than someone who works outside. You don't have to be exercising the whole time but just spend time outside. Go on walks cut your own grass whatever it takes.
Another question regarding heat. If I put in the exact same time and effort, will I then get much better result if I move from Sweden to Spain/Arizona/Kenya? For example, would Froome have been a slower biker if he was born and raised in UK, instead of Kenya/South Africa?
Remember that heat will bring about a specific set of adaptations, but it also poses the challenge of limiting your ability to work at peak output due to the work required to cool your body. "Catch 22s" like this are present in many training stimuli. For this reason, it's best to be strategic about these stimuli and include them only when their specific adaptations outweigh any detractions they may cause.
Hi TrainerRoad coaches!. I do not get it. Do you talking about indoor cycling/exercize in sauna/heat, or just doing a sauna time? Sitting in the sauna and solving life problems for a while post ride?
The benefits of heat adaptation come through training in hot conditions as well as strategically spending time in hot conditions outside of training. In most cases it is recommended to train in cool conditions to allow greater fulfillment of capacity and then spend post-training time in a hot environment like a sauna to maintain and build upon the elevated core temperature from training.
@@TrainerRoadSo the TAKE HOME MESSAGE is to train in ‘comfortable’ situations to the power target and possibly spend time in the sauna
Is Pete sitting on the floor?
Must be the reason so many guys into roofing are good at cycling. The are def heat acclimated.