Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John B. Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Zwift is a cancer on bicycle riding, particularly racing. Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:05:26 +0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <5mduij1lju1umkcdqsaaf2eskac95nplbo@4ax.com> <9lhvijle8hho66fp5q7dj6kpt5vodeq7or@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:05:30 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="627cba8842cc5840ba22f5b39e925793"; logging-data="1586074"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19FWhMVh0jfNXpbUA3IEiEkr2d6P+TzpFI=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/7.10.32.1212 Cancel-Lock: sha1:a0dModZLrNnqISjPc6WUZ0SVIQw= Bytes: 2604 On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:46:35 +1100, James wrote: >On 10/11/24 07:52, Wolfgang Strobl wrote: >> >> Indoor trainers are about training strength and endurance, not about >> learning about riding a bike. >> > >Riding a bicycle or stationary trainer is not a good way to build >strength. Strength comes from lifting weights for a few repetitions >(usually less than 10) of a weight you can only just manage for those >few repetitions, and repeat for 2 to 3 sets in one session. While certainly Body Builders use the heavy weight/few reps routine successfully but the top runners who finish the Boston Marathon (42 Km) in a bit over 2 hours (record 2:03:02 ), don't. While they do lift it is hardly the same routine, in fact it usually includes a lot of body weight lifting with many reps. >Riding an indoor trainer is boring, which is why the Zwift product has >been a success for a group of people, because it makes riding an indoor >trainer slightly less boring. Some can stick it out for hours at a time >for endurance training, but that's not the forte of the indoor trainer. >Clearly endurance training is much easier on road where the scenery and >time passes more quickly. > >What indoor trainers are really about is training high intensity >intervals, and as we agree, not about learning about riding a bike. -- Cheers, John B.