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I have a great solution for avoiding negative people: I train alone. It keeps me on track with every workout, and I’m 49 and getting fitter too.
I’m lucky enough to have a few cyclists my age that have the same focus as me. I still do a lot of my training on my own though because it’s hard to get them together. Keep on keeping on.
I ride solo too, and it works for me at 54.
@@jtb-southphilly Thats dedication.
To be honest, training alone is the best way for me to free my head as well much better….it‘s some kind of meditation for me..
Music, can go whenever I want and do whatever I want. I never train with others, but I never got into cycling for any social aspect. Group rides just look to me like the most inefficient way (meeting up, waiting around etc) to do a workout.
At 70 I rode across country self supported and when I returned to my home base and riding routes I discovered that I was much stronger than the gents I regularly ride with! Yes, consistency, over 50 miles a day for 16 weeks, and intensity when I had to, seems to be the key. I'm fitter and stronger than in my thirties, but probably not faster!
@@blackjock953cycling is an aerobic sport which uses mainly long twitch fibres. Only sprinters mainly use short twitch fibres to their benefit.
I am 72 yrs old. I can still average over 20 mph on group rides even with lots of hills. . I am also deaf. And have over 83,000 outside bicycle miles on Strava.
That’s super impressive 👍🏼
#Respect
Good advice! 👍 to all that are still riding past 50 and beyond. I believe the greatest strength for most of us is the love for riding. Love it more now than I ever did. Racing and training was great even during the suffering but nothing beats the long solo ride just for the sake of riding.
Love this. 👍🏼👌🏼
I agree with what you are saying. I am 58 years old (where did the time go) and only a few years ago I was starting to believe that I would never get KOMs or even get top five Strava segments. My winter indoor training is quite intense, a bit like interval training on the bike and this seems to work quite well for me as preparation and to stay strong. I have been in the same cycling group for the last 20 years and I enjoy it as the guys are all my friends now. Most of them are roughly the same age as me, but they are getting slower and slower. I refuse to submit to this mindset, so I have recently joined a fast group, who go out once a week and do around 23 miles in an hour. Being part of this group gives me the drive to push myself and it gives me a reason to train harder. I’m sure that one day I will be too old to push myself this much, but I am enjoying it at the moment, and as I said, a few years ago, I was resigning myself to the fact that I won’t be breaking any records. Keep training, stay strong, eat healthily but live your life and enjoy your rest days.
I love this. Keep going. I reckon you’ll hold on to it longer than you think and much longer than your age related mates not doing what you’re doing. 😎
Brother, I'm 53, finally got a high end road bike and have never been so fast on a bike. I'm in the process of losing weight as I'm 236. 190 is my ideal weight. Just got my first KOM in my area out of about 1300 people that have ridden on this segment. Sunday my best buddy and I rode 100km and had a lot of fun pushing each other. I saw 69.9km/h down a hill with an on saddle sprint! My fastest speed ever on a bike. It can be done, so much room for performance and fun in your 50's. Best of luck to you and keep pushing the envelope!
@@davisd5203 Love this, keep on keeping on and show others whats possible.
I'm 57, a veteran of bike racing since 1988. I focus mostly on my diet to stay bike fit, doing Keto. Lost 25 pounds and am at my lowest weight since I got married, in 1996
46 now, started cycling when 13. Stronger now than when younger as I understand my body way more. Age is just a number!!
I’m probably stronger now than when I was 15. However I could go up hill far faster and easier on a far harder gear. Could have something to do with being about 65kgs then which I’ll never see again 😢
I'm 68 and still feel the ability to get faster. I regularly ride in a B group, most mire than half my age. Heck, there are a few in there early 70's
Love hearing that 😎
I am 65 and have very good firness. I ride between 30 to 80 miles over the season. I don't do any weight training at all. Just the bike. I ride over very hilly and steep climbs that really hurt. That's my key to fitness. But, I do require naps afterwards and a day or two off the bike for recovery. Thanks for the tips.
Going touring is a great way to see the countryside while improving your base fitness. We’ve just ridden 6,000 km between Gibraltar and Nordkapp; great training ride.
That sounds wicked.
Excellent and correct. We respond to training well past 50. Most important training: five sets a day of don't eat so damn much.
I have been involved in sport since my teen years and 18 years in the Army plus 25 years in the police I have had to stay in good shape. I come from a rugby/running/rowing/gym background but, injuries over the years brought me in to cycling about 10 years ago. Since then I have seen some vast improvements in my results and even now at 67 I'm still producing PB's. At around 83kgs I'm never going to be the fastest climber but, on races I still show a lot of youngsters a clean pair of heels. I cycle around 250-300 kms a week and spend at least 20-30 mins a day doing body weight and resistance band exercises which keeps me in good shape. I have no intention of slowing down any time soon and still work on the old cliche that age is really just a number.
I’m a 55 year old group rider who has been too heavy for the last 12 years. I’m easily 40 pounds overweight. It’s time to finally address this
I’m 59 and for the last two years I’ve concentrated on getting fitter and faster on the bike. I’ve increased my mileage, joined a gym and because basically being addicted to cycling, ridden when I should of been resting. I’m 6’ and 73kg, I cycle all year round and live in the Peak District. Long story short I’m climbing faster then ever before and the decline hasn’t yet set in. The main thing for me is recovery, it’s not what it used to be obviously and can be frustrating. I cycle for fitness, wellbeing and because nothing makes me feel as good as being on my bike. Great video and thank you. 👍🏼🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️
Thank you. Keep on keeping 🚴♂️💨
Recovery is definitely impacted with age. Probably why consistency and nutrition need to be on point.
I really appreciate your videos having turned 51yrs of age. Looking forward to learn a little more about Velo performance.
Thank you. 😎
Great vid! I’m 61 & do everything you mentioned & ride with people half my age. Cycling, weight training & the right mental attitude is the secret to longevity, stay safe out there, new sub here from Philadelphia, Pa!
Thank you. Keep training 🚴♂️💨
Wow, its nice to read stories about people my age. I'm 55 and love riding. I work two jobs so no time for daily outdoor riding but shooting for indoor quick cylcing and jogging. Thank you for the motivation and tbe comments from fellow seniors. Lol.
Love hearing this. Keep focused, stay specific during the week and enjoy the rides at the weekends. 🚴♀️💨
51, and after getting kids raised and gone, back into bikes. Last bike was a 98 Gary Fisher mtb. Now on Salsa Warbird and Ibis Ripley. Really needed this, feel like I’m starting from less than zero…but, man I love to ride. Thanks for posting!!!!
Thank you. Keep 🚴♂️💨
The nice thing with starting from 0 is you can quickly make huge gains!
@@syrus3k very true. 😎
Thanks for this... Great video.
Thank you. 😎
Love your video
58 and really appreciate finding this! Love staying strong and fast, despite times pull!
It's either an e-bike or not ride since I have COPD with only thirty percent of my lungs! I exercise the best I can, as recommended for those with this illness. Next June (2024), I will be eighty years old. So, fast is not necessary to me. I purchased the e-bike in March this year and started riding in late April. September 2023, and I rode nearly 1300 miles with pedal assist. It is becoming too cold for me here in the U.P. of Michigan. So when I return to my home in Virginia, which is in a warmer climate, I'd like to turn 2,000 miles for the present year (2023). Next year, I turn eighty years old, so you youngsters in your fifties, you have an excellent thirty-plus years of riding!
Encouraging video. I'm 38 and used to ride a lot (long distance tris etc) but kids and work have eaten in to my bike time so I focus on running more now. However I've just come back from a summer just outside Calpe and I'm feeling reignited to ride more and build my bike fitness back up again so I'm able to get back into racing when I have more time!
Totally agree, there are so many other variables that effect how fit you can get/be. Age has less to do with it than we are led to believe. Nice to see you putting this out there and showing what is possible. Thanks
Thanks for the comments 😎
Great video. You’re an inspiration for a 48y/o expecting to decline. Thanks man
Thank you. 👍🏼
Great video, just hit the 1/2 century mark myself last December. I like your approach with the VO2 training in winter. I’m going to try that in ‘24. Ride on!
Thank you. Let me know how you go.
Thanks!
No problem!
Just come across your page and like it so far....I'm 60yo and 62kg and I see myself as relatively fit on the bike. The one thing I suffer from is bad knees, my joints are worn through playing football for 25 years so getting faster is not so easy as a lot of training hurts them...As for strength training, I can't squat so basically just do core exercises using my own body weight..What I try to do is just keep the fitness I have. Losing your mojo can be a thing as you get older as well, sometimes I have great plans but you wake up feeling crap and make excuses not to train.
Looking forward to more of your content 👍
Stay focused. Keep that mojo strong 👌🏼
Your bike is awesome mate!
Thank you. 😎
Great advice in here. Well done. Strength + VO2 👍
Thank you.
I'm 53 now and I didn't have much time to ride to begin with, maybe one or two rides a week, if I'm lucky. So, I know I don't have time to put in more training just to maintain my fitness. I've noticed with lack of riding and age that I have gotten considerably slower and can't go much faster no matter how much I tried. I've lost muscle mass due to hormone changes and loss of testosterone, and of course lack of exercise. But I've come to the conclusion that I don't need to go fast. Even when I was more fit I was killing myself to push harder and go faster and further to the point where I wasn't enjoying my rides, but for what? I wasn't training for anything, no rides, no races, was it just to keep in my group rides? So, I threw all that out the window and have started doing shorter, slower rides, and I've enjoyed my rides a lot more. I've had to overcome the competitive side of me and not try to grab the wheel of anyone passing me. Once I was fine with that and not being a slave to the numbers, riding became so much more liberating, much like when I was a kid and why I got into cycling in the beginning. I'm fit, I'm healthy, I'm just doing it at a slower pace now, and that's fine.
I’m 35 and half of the riding group here is 60+. Two brothers are in their 70s and insanely fast. They don’t have the endurance I do, but they are beasts on 30-ish mile rides, like we spring together at 30+ mph
Love hearing that. 😎
Beware the older cyclist. Anyone who's been cycling long enough would have had an old dude whizz past them, I find it very reassuring and kinda awesome.
Good subject! This is pretty much what my channel is about.
I’m 50 and turning 51 next year. And yes.Consistency is the key combined with proper rest and nutrition.
I’ve been riding since 1995. Stopped and started again at 2006, stopped again because of injury (hit by a car) and started back 2012 but was not consistent.
Started again 2019/2020 and have been holding on since than. 😂
Fitness is getting better but not as like the time I was 20 but it’s good for my category. I’ve reached podium twice last year 🎉
And yes. You have won another subscriber
Glad all ok after car incident. Love that your riding strong. 👍🏼😎
Great video. And yes, it's not easy. At 56 I ride solo, I don't have a long history of road bikes but my goal is to constantly target and push for new PB, and in doing so I have several KOMs and top 10s. Los Angeles is my playground and my motto is "Get comfortable with being uncomfortable" and you will be surprised with what you can achieve.
Thank you. Stay uncomfortable. 🚴♂️💨😎
just found you in my feed...probably because i'm 55 ..and a lifetime of riding, will check some of your other videos but makes sense so far...only observation is that being over 50 doesn't excuse you from not adjusting the music volume down to a better background level...;-)
you can still stay fast within reason in older age. I was third fastest scratch first claim member in our cycling club's evening TT series, when i was 61. Thinking about having another go this year at 65. Still in training.
Sounds like you’re doing great. Keep on keeping on. 👍🏼
I'm feeling pretty old at the moment... back is sore, legs are sore, and don't have a ton of energy. I don't turn 50 for another year. But then I remembered, two days ago I did a 112 mile, 12k vert gravel ride in 8 hours. I guess I'll give it a few more days before getting back on the bike. ha ha! Age is just a number.
Great riding 😎👌🏼
What the Game Changers film. Plant based heavy in starch nutrition is the best
Weight lifting and intensity on the bike sounds like the PERFECT strategy to delay any fitness loss, and even improve performance. Thanks for including details about your training.
Thank you. 😎
Great information and great motivation. I don't do gym work but I can see how it would help. Hill work is a must and at 56 it's not easy but I can still punch out 4.32 w/kg for an hour standing.
Standing training I find really supports core strength.
Go the Fossils !! Alpe de Zwift is always a challenge!!
Those are great numbers. Keep on keeping on. 😎
I’m 56 got a hardtail and hybrid, hybrid for work hardtail for weekend trails , bikes and riding are the best things ever 🚴🏼🚲 such freedom 👍
At 75 I ride for pleasure, not fast, at a slow speed of 12 + or - MPH. I like to enjoy the scenery, smell the roses ;-) I also enjoy sharing my 'Old Man' rides via my ad free videos.
Totally agree its the mindset. Losing the hunger to go deep on interval work or long rides compared to younger years. But if you're consistent then you can train more wisely and hold form.
Love this 😎
Absolutely agree with sentiment to ignore the negativity (it serves no purpose); emulate those who have what you have not those who don’t. There is no shortage in our society of out of shape people with deleterious opinions on fitness and how they are slaves to their situation (age, whatever).
You look bloody good if you are in your 50s!
I’m 52 and my biggest struggle is the slow recovery.
Thank you. 100% high carb high protein within calories has helped me stay strong in the bike and looking lean. Most of my diet is whole food with the odd bit of cake and a few extra treats after big riding days.
Hitting 56 been using zwift constantly last year ,,,low impact that will keep me motoring into my 60s and beyond tbf look and feel great. ,I really love zwift
Good stuff 🚴♂️💨
Loving the content, Simon! As a 55-year-old cyclist who likes to push himself hard on the bike -- along with doing strength training and eating healthily -- I'm picking up loads of really useful advice. Keep the videos coming! By the way, what bike(s) do you use for your training?
Thank. You. I have a BMC Roadmachine and a Giant Propel
And my winter bike is a Orro.
Great video 71 here& start my year similarly, but generally train alone. Too hot, too late(start time), too long, so I generally train alone. But can actually out sprint if there. Gym work(Kbs) 2-4 times a week.
Love you are hitting the gym. 👌🏼
thanks very much for sharing, but I am telling you 52 is not old at all .Wait until you get to 70 it's about that time when you start to slow down appreciably, if you don't keep training or even if you do. What I am really trying to say is you can have years off in your 50s and in your early 60s and get back on the bike and you've still got a lot of strength there but when you get into your late 60s it's just not the same. I hope this makes sense. In other words the money that you've got in your bank loses interest a lot quicker. in the late 60s that it does in your late 50s.
I think that’s why it’s important to not stop doing what makes you fast. How many 50 year olds keep working at it consistently through the decades. The ones I’ve seen that do are still killing it mid 60s on a bike.
Iam 59 Its in you mindset never let anyone ride away from you for more than 100 meters before gaining back the space ..sit on them for while then give them same treatment wont be keen on put hammer down anymore
If you enjoy what ya doing, ya will well. Keep good in shape, and discipline, your health and strength will take care of your expected performance 😊😊
I been exercise since grade school I’m 51 now still enjoy cycling just for fun no fast here
Sound like you need a bit more structure. Great you’ve been riding so long. 😎
Hey I want to tell you the man on video. I'm 36. I love to ride my bike. Even in winter. My legs cut up. I'm strong on legs.
That is awesome!🙌
Brother, I'm 53, been riding since I was a child, finally got a high end road bike 2 years ago and have never been so fast on a bike. I'm in the process of losing weight as I'm 236. 190 is my ideal weight. Just got my first KOM in my area out of about 1300 people that have ridden on this segment. Sunday my best buddy and I rode 100km and had a lot of fun pushing each other. I saw 69.9km/h down a hill with an on saddle sprint! My fastest speed ever on a bike and I'm looking to find out what else I can do. It can be done, so much room for performance and fun in your 50's. Best of luck to you and keep pushing the envelope!
Thank you. That’s so good to hear. Keep showing what’s possible. 🚴♂️💨
There seems to be a preponderance of people who believe that fitness is just a hobby and people inevitably get weaker and fatter as they get older. And this attitude is the number one reason they are in the deplorable shape they are. So much is possible in one's later years as long as one doesn't surrender and one realises that a fitness regime is absolutely necessary to maintain one's body.
58 here and just started cycling proper. I'm still improving and heading for over 1200 miles this year. I just completed a 54 mile 4000ft gravel ride and loved every minute. I want to go into my 60s being able to do 100km, plus rides enjoy cycling for cycling sake. Tackle those grinds and hills head on If your dreams don't scare you........
Keep it up
At 61, I’m definitely not where I was at 31. Leg strength (power) has diminished considerably and ability to recover has diminished as well. That said, I don’t often get passed on my training rides … usually only by the super thin under 30 dudes.
I believe I peaked around age 32 for cycling. At 40, there was a small but noticeable decrease in performance. My performance levels throughout my 40s was pretty constant but at 52-53, I encountered a significant decrease in performance and my ability to recover quickly really fell off. It was at this time, I found myself in an overtrained state for the first time. At 59-60, another drop in performance and ability to recover was realized.
I think optimal performance is promoted with training persistence but also with awareness of one’s ability to recover to avoid over training.
I’m 62 and only started when I turned 60. My fitness and speed have massively improved. But I still suffer badly on climbs as my legs turn to wood and I need days to recover. Maybe because I’m pushing myself to keep up with semi pro athletes? But in my solo rides I mentally beat myself up for not giving my all. Context I live in Switzerland so it’s rather hilly. Doing alpine passes is fine for me. I just such slow and steady up and over. It’s more on the training rides that I cook my legs on hills. On flats keeping pace at 40km/hr not an issue until we hit a riser. Any suggestions? Nutrition ? Recovery strategies?
Nice content, I don't ride at all but am always looking at other sports to further my own journeys, surfing and judo.
My take is to rate yourself to people younger than yourself otherwise you'll get caught in the myth of "getting old" when you talk to your peers
Well said!👍🏼😎
I do a VO2 max session once a week, year round. I also ensure to keep it going during my down time between training. If you totally slack over before resuming training, then you’ve got a bigger hill to climb, when you restart, and your peak fitness may not exceed the previous year. What I’ll now do is halve my volume but maintain intensity and frequency of sessions. I call that fitness maintenance.
The consistency and volume also matter for me. The needle of my fitness moves at 8 hours average and above a week, mostly Z2.
I’m 57 and my Z2 average speed has risen approx 6 km/h (3.7mph) since Nov 21. All since I got consistent with volume, frequency, intensity mix, progressive overload and recovery etc. I’m interested to see where I can take it next year.
That’s good practice. 😎
I'm looking forward to hearing more. I'm 55 and a mid pack club rider. There are guys in my club who are in their 60s and as fit as fleas. I struggle to keep up with them, so I spent last winter following a training program but I peaked too early (March) and then nose dived. In May we went to Mallorca and my goal was 45 mins for Sa Calobra, but in the end I felt fatigued and could only manage 59 mins. Intensity, volume and recovery are somethings I just can't get right. Maybe you could share more specifics about your training?
Thanks for the comments. I’ll make a video about that then.
I've had so many issues on Sa Colabra - I PB'd it in May though a bit slower than my target (wahoo died so I had to ride it completely without any numbers) but the best bit of the plan was Simon scheduling it right at the start of the holiday to minimise risk of fatigue. I'll hopefully be back next May with a fully charged head unit to have another crack at it
@@nobbycycles Know if you keep focused a much quicker OB is on the caeds. 😎
60 and a half.Cycle 15 hours a week,program based.Two gym sessions of 45 mins each a week with a PT focusing on core.Also train alone.Train hard,race easy.
Love this 👍🏼👏🏻
I am 65 I have been riding for 8 years .... and I am going strong .
7 years ago I was diagnosed with Amalidosa AL. This is a form of cancer . My stem cells makes an abnormal protein. That damages the heart arthritis, keddeny s digestive system and nerves system .
I have been on chemo for 3 years every wensdsy ....
The great thing I won't let it stop me . I got more aggressive in my cycling ..
The day I get chemo . I ride 40miles to comprehensive cancer center . Get my chemo and do another 40 total 80 miles the day I get get chemo ...
I ride between 60 and 100miles on Saturday. And ride with the guys at south west bikes .group ride . AND THEY ARE FAST . I HANG ON THE WHEELS .sometimes I and after sometimes I get dropped. OK I keep going and finish in time to meet everyone for coffee at the bike shop.
A great group of guys I respect them all ..
So it doesn't matter if your 50 60 70 or 80 keep cycling don't stop .and have fun . AND Some days are good and some days are great .
But it's much better than a good day doing nothing .....
No excuse. If I can keep cycling and training with Amalidosa AL and chemo. . You can go for it at 65.....
Keep cycling
If anyone is in vegas . Come join us Sunday morning group ride 6 :45 am Sunday mornings . Love to have you ride with us !!!!!!
Keep riding. It sounds like it’s your energy tonic. All my best 🚴♂️💨
I’m 48 and I been hearing it all the time. The oh you’re gonna get slower as you age. It can be very discouraging
Stay consistent you can stay and get fast.
Hitting plateaus is a regular thing as you age, so constant adjustments to training regimes and dealing with weakness in areas previously ignored.
I'm over 60 , time trials went fine this season a few personal bests (now slightly faster than 5yrs ago) but finding speed and physical ability in cyclo-cross has decreased over the last year so having to adapt training to increase that explosive power and agility needed, this is difficult to achieve as you age. In your 30's you take it for granted but older athletes are dealing with damaged knees and the like... Takes some thought. Cheers.
Love hearing cyclists hitting 60 still working at it. 😎👍🏼
Your no nonsense approach is decent.
Thank you. 😎
Exactly.a few consistent training sessions and good zone 2 fun long rides .I'm 54 .still 22 pints a week lol cheers 🍺
22 pints a week 😆 keep on keeping on. 🚴♂️👍🏼🍺🍻
Just a good piece of advice: The background music is a bit too loud and it makes it hard to comprehend what you are saying-at least for me. Would be better w/o music when you are talking.
Others have said. I’ve taken this on board for future videos. 😎👍🏼 (still learning how to make good videos. It takes time)
Hi thanks for the positivity. For your hill reps what do you consider “Threshold” as % of FTP or max HR ? Thanks
Gen ride at 10 watts over threshold for those types of efforts. Use power as a metric and look at HR data later alongside but power is the key metric.
I'm 57 yrs old, and returned to cycling during covid after several decades of being away from it. My biggest motivation for the past couple years has been what turned out to be a highly inaccurate power meter reporting an average of 90-110 watts. I seriously thought I was producing far below average power output. At 60kg, my goal was to eventually average 180, 3 watts per kg. Anyway, I bought a new pair of power meter pedals a few weeks ago, jumped on the bike and began riding at what I thought was a nice and easy comfortable pace. 260 watts! What that means is I've actually been averaging around 4 watts per kg for quite a while. I've been training pretty hard for the past few years believing that I was a below average cyclist. Now, I find that I've got nothing to be embarrassed about. But, what will I continue to use for motivation? 😅
Great numbers. Keep on keeping on.
Good day velo . For hill vo2 training what sort of grad hill are we looking at it . And yes leg training is good . Even though i run too. Still important.cheers . Thankyou
Between 6/7%
“I’m nothing special on the bike”… apart from my 35mins up SaCalobra 😉
Joking aside, really liked this vid, subscribed. How much above ftp do you do your 4x8 mins intervals?
I’m looking more at z2 + VO2 max training over sweet spot, as now I’m the big five-oh I don’t find I can recover enough between sessions to get through a sweet spot program
Thanks for the sub! Depends on the session. But for longer ones like the 8 mins I can hold 10 watts above threshold. Makes it hard but not impossible.
Ps. That’s 31.33 up Sa Cal not 35 😆😎
@@veloperformance even more "nothing special" then lol ;)
Just ride your bike if your racing days are over enjoy it don't complicate health.I've raced for 20 odd years rode a bike all my life still ride at60 at a good pace enjoy solo rides going out with others but I don't complicate it. In my 40s working shifts and caring for a disabled son training was my escape until it all caught up with me and suffered from extreme overtraining which manifested itself in irregular heart rythms.Now I ride on feel rest when tired ride hard when feeling good.Helps taking early retirement I can pick my days.
Just ride your bike is like saying just eat food to diet. 🤦🏻♂️ just riding your bike sounds like it’s made you over train?
@veloperformance was nearly 20 years ago and I lived for the bike it was an escape from serious stress but it's easy to over do it. I knew I was burning the candle but it was hard to back off. Now I know my body and still push it but back off when I need too.
Good to hear, love that you're loving the bike still 😎 @@paulbatson7881
@@veloperformance I seriously miss racing .
Yeah it’s addictive and that’s why I do self challenges now or long race events on bikes. Gives the same buzz less chances of losing skin 😆
I like your video. I'm 66 and wondering if 4X8 minute repeats are too strenuous?
Thank you. I’m glad you like the video Elliot. To answer your question. That depends on what you’ve done before? 4 x 8 is hard so you need to work up to it in a sensible progression.
nice video 👍....take music little bit down, having problems to hear you 🙏
Noted for the future 👍🏼
Garmin VO2 Max accuracy? I have seen CZcams comparisons with lab test as close as 1-2%.
I am fast approaching 64, I took this road cycling malarkey up in Aug 2018 after being made redundant, I went on to cycle 13,500 miles in 2019. Covid, I got into mountain climbing on Rouvy. I focused on that exclusively through winter and Covid summers with 1 to 2 Z2 weekly sessions up a consistent 6% climb (on Rouvy). The previous two winters Garmin reports post winter max of 71. Got Covid last Sep, long Covid for 3 months, came out with VM of 59. Joined a cycling club that provided group ride up to 25+ mph over 40-90 mile rides, VO2 max currently 66 going into winter training.
I use it as a guide, I find I am not as breathy on climbs as my peer age group for sure, but training aside, what is your opinion on "apps/devices" compared to lab tests?
Lab test is the gold standard.
Now at 67 (and still riding fine 50 year old bikes) the challenge is to ride with my friends who have decided they are old and have sold their souls to the e-bike Dark Side. ( Love it when their battery occasionally runs out.)
Keep on keeping on.
At 47 years old I raced a full season of cx. Dropped all the volume and did a mix of 1 VO2 max session, 2 sessions of zone 2 and one 60 min cx race per week. Never felt so strong on the bike.
Love that. Perfect for cross 🚴♂️💨
Im 52 my secret is I enjoy ride my bike, love long uphill climbs, and set proper times on my strava mates 😅
Love this. Keep doing that 😎👍🏼
What sessions do you do on the bike that you find keep you fit?
1. Sundays - Club ride which is normally 3-4 hours in the morning
2. Wednesdays - Gym Session which includes 1.5 Hours on a spin Bike
3. Thursdays - Turbo Trainer for 1 Hour
Have a good Infrared Sauna at home great for recovery sessions.
55 years old and getting _cycling fit_ again ☺
Hopefully doing the 205 mile Chase The Sun next year then the 185 mile Dragon Ride in Wales with some crazy hills the year after !
@@blaze1148 Keep on keeping on!
If you get fitter in your fifties than you were in your 20's there is no doubt your VO2 max will be higher.
Jaromir Jagr still plays Pro Ice Hockey. Just saying. Tony Hawk still skateboards at a high level...Tinker Juarez still mountain bike races at a high level...he is almost 60...
Jagr still banging 18 year olds?
2-3 Zwift races every week, also joined a e-cycling team. Periods with volume on holidays and vacations. Consistency is key. Has a hard time managing recovery so I added Yoga as mobility training on recovery days. What is your take on e-cycling for consistency?
I’m not a fan of only Zwift racing for improving cycling performance. In my mind it’s not specific enough. That’s not to I don’t include a Zwift race in training for the cyclists I coach however from experience cyclists rarely see major improvements focusing on just Zwift races. If e cycling / Zwifting is all you can do for fitness it can build fitness for sure if structured and specific. Nothing beats riding outside for learning real life climbing cadence, standing and seated climbing and handling skills. You don’t learn that inside.
@@veloperformancethe Weather during winter is not that nice in Sweden. Zwift is my main platform oct-april. When it is short, cold and wet days.
I get the consistency that I need. Also do strength training all year around but more legs on winter.
Great tip with specificity. Will consider more structured workouts pushing VO2 .
Love the thing you do targeting all of us going above 50.
@@petereriksson9163 Thank you.
Mate, big miles and two gangs a week, im 64 doing 250 a week went to filey from donny 153 miles round trip 7hours 30mis average 20.3mph 4000feet of climbing loads of bollox talked on u tube
Super impressive. Nice one 😎👍🏼
@@veloperformance apologies for being a knob your just trying to make a buck
I am three months shy of my 69th birthday. I plan on trying 4X8’s. Uphill power is my weakness. Would low cadence threshold efforts be helpful? If so, how many times a week?
No not really. To improve power hit the gym. Low cadence helps improve power distribution pedal efficiency when climbing but doesn’t have the same adaption of strength that lifting weights does for improvement no power on the bike.
@@veloperformance Thanks! Step ups, weighted lunges and leg presses?
That’s a great place to start yes 👍🏼I have a video of my strength session on my channel 😎 czcams.com/video/Bu8PKSY82Oo/video.htmlsi=SzekTqLJ2LoNnSz1
At my Golden years, going faster is not my goal, the goal is how can I sustain cycling as long as I can, if I want to go faster, then I would ride a Ducati :D
4x8 minutes above ftp is a big ask 🥵are you doing these intervals two times a week for 8 weeks?
No once a week twice is way too much.
As far as I am concerned I am doing 3 series of 13 X30 /30 s @ 120 %ftp every 10 days all year long,then 2 times a week if I enter a period of VO2 max training.
8 min hill? That's a big hill
So, I know you aren't doing VO2 training on every session. How much base/Z2 work do you do? I'm 42 and been experimenting with the 80%Z2/20%Z4/5 and it just isn't working for me. The Zone 2 stuff just doesn't raise my floor or my ceiling. Feels like a waste to do so much. I feel like I respond better with only 2 sessions of Z2 and the rest at a much higher intensity.
I do a couple of hard sessions a week. Hit the gym 2 x a week. The rest of my training is steady Z2.
owhh damn. you're 53!! I'm jealous! i'm 48 and i look like schittttttt! haha
If I could loose weight I’d be getting faster at 43. You don’t look 53 keep at it 👍💪🏼
Thank you. Keep working at it. The consistency plays off. 🚴♂️💨
@@veloperformance wiring my jaw shut would be helpful 😂😂
I’m 70 and cycle. Does recovery time take longer as you age?
From what i understand. We recover at the same level as our younger counterparts parts it just takes us 24/48 hours longer to do so. To be honest there isn’t much research on older (70) year old masters training populations.
What about being 4 weeks (today) from 65 years on planet earth experience - who is doing 45 to 60 minutes every morning on an exercise bike (the beast) - 60 minutes isn't long but to me its twice around the planet :-) .........oh and I am positive someone swapped my birth certificate to say I am 20 years older then I 'might be' - I'm still 45
Wait, I get all the bike stuff you are saying. Most important question is how are you avoiding male pattern balding? You have a full head of hair and it is not even greying significantly.
Lols, defo got some grey but none of my family are bald.
Why don't you do squats instead of leg press as LP isn't the best functionally.
True but as I say if you’re a beginner it’s a good way to start. Plus it’s great for building strength. If you watch any of my other videos you’ll see that I do lots of funcutunality work.
Intensity .. increases more information .. thus more + brain chemicals in2 the cells
great video but the music is SO distracting, IMHO, music is completely unnecessary
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll be had people say this so that n future videos after this I took the music out. 👍🏼
Feedback… lower down the music because it’s a bit hard to understand what you are saying… or speak louder
Thank you. Noted for future 😎
50s isn’t old I’m in my 70s that’s old
OF COURSE!!
I'm faster now at 56 than when I was a youngin but recovery is a bitch
Train with younger people and have a training plan on paper
Yeah training with younger people keeps you striving. Plan is on Training Peaks. 😎
Hi, I thought your content was good but really struggle with the music. I just couldn't continue watching. I hope you find away that doesn't distract or detect from the delivery. Sorry, I really tried to get through but just couldn't.
Thank you in subsequent videos there will be no music. 😎👍🏼
@@veloperformance I love your work and effort you go to. I appreciate that you can't make everyone happy. Your proactive response got you another subscriber and like for the video. I will even work to overcome my sensory issues and try and pick up where I left off and watch to the end. You chose a great topic. I just finished reading The Midlife Cyclist by Phil Cavell and Fast After 50 by Joe Friel. I am now working my way through Joe Friel's The Cyclist Training Bible. These have motivated me to get my Mojo back. Not as easy as it has been in the past but I think I am enjoying the challenge more and like being more strategic in my approach instead of just jumping on my bike and punching out kilometer after kilometer, I am enjoying mixing it up with efforts, training cadence instead of just grinding. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I will share your channel amongst amongst my fellow pedal enthusiasts.
@@liquuid007 Thank you, keep on keeping on!