Louis Passfield

I fell off my bike in August. I'm starting a vlog of my training as I try to get fit again, starting with how unfit am I? youtu.be/BEEcVxA09Qk

@Andy_G_Collie I build it myself using the Zwift customers workout feature. You should be able to do the same using the warm-up ramp. Or DM me and I can send you the file.

@trainalytics Great test. This sounds like a ramp test but without the 20w jumps. Is this a training workout/teat on Zwift or would I need to build this workout myself?

I fell off my bike in August. I'm starting a vlog of my training as I try to get fit again, starting with how unfit am I? youtu.be/BEEcVxA09Qk

Vlog 6: Can I progress from 10-min to 100-min sessions, improvising as I go? youtu.be/bPSat_D6MJQ

@newkarl1 @USW_SPEX Sorry for the typos. I just finished a ride. Yes it’s a long standing interest of mine. Scientists tend to talk of statistically significant gains. Cyclists typically want to know how much fitter they can get.

@newkarl1 @USW_SPEX Karl. Great to hear you

Hi Louis, hope all is well. I was in a few @USW_SPEX lectures where you discussed that with us 🧐

Are two weeks long enough to see any progress in fitness from my training? youtu.be/JoPKgo0AslE

@StephenSeiler I agree. I downloaded this yesterday and haven't had a chance to read it yet. But it looks very interesting.

This is a very comprehensive study, chock full of data from Pro cyclists, and taking on some problems in the quantification of "training load" with existing methods. Worth digging into I think. mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2…

@DajoSanders @INEOSGrenadiers @TeamDSM Congratulations on your new role Dajo.

Excited to say that from today onwards I will start a new chapter as coach for @INEOSGrenadiers. Thanks to @TeamDSM for the opportunity and the experiences over the past 3 years. Onwards and upwards.

@jamesbarlow300 @gcntweet @si_richardson You could print that on a T-shirt!?

As discussed on @gcntweet this week with @si_richardson, here I am riding for an hour at my predicted FTP. youtu.be/fKAk2JkaG2I

@b477rj @gcntweet @si_richardson Yes, indeed. FTP is one of a few different ways to approach this. Actually I'm going to include a 5-min effort in my training vlog soon.

@yarivyos @Petegun Thank you for your encouragement. Not only for me but anyone who goes or had been through something similar. It means a lot.

@trainalytics @Petegun 10 years ago, road race, the pack went down at speed. Lung, ribs, everything but the collar bone, mearly seperated shoulder. Short term I tried to come back 2 fast. But longer term, I'm 54, and as fit as ever, other then minor loss to age. Keep it up and you'll get there.

@WangXiuliw Thank you Xiuli. Great to hear from you. I’m feeling much better now. 😊

@trainalytics Wish you are recovery well from fell in August.

@GavinAtkinsUK @hunterpeaks @GavinAtkinsUK thanks for sharing this. There are a number of specific protocol points highlighted by @hunterpeaks. But, does it need to get more complicated to be helpful?

@trainalytics Anyway here it is from the man himself, @hunterpeaks twitter.com/hunterpeaks/st…

Time to exhaustion at FTP varies according to performance level, with pro's lasting 16 min (45%) longer than recreational cyclists on average. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsam…

@ConsultingCso @gcntweet @si_richardson The influence of mental fatigue on tasks like this is probably very important. @SamueleMarcora has done great research on this.

@Spragg_Perform @GavinAtkinsUK @gcntweet @si_richardson I agree. CP needs a few (one or two+ ?) more data points. But I was thinking of looking at CP with my vlog too.

@GavinAtkinsUK @trainalytics @gcntweet @si_richardson Since you can use CP to estimate FTP (does this admit they are the same?!) and since we understand CP much better from a scientific and physiological point of view, why not just use CP!?

@sethstarkadder5 @gcntweet @si_richardson I will also gives some comments on what I am doing and I hope that the whole process provides some useful food for thought.

@sethstarkadder5 @gcntweet @si_richardson Thanks @sethstarkadder Watching myself back I seem to have a bigger suffering grimace than I realised. I'll try and smile more. :-) I don't think there's one "right" way to improve FTP or durability. I will continue to vlog what I do in training - not necessarily an endorsement

@Petegun Oh boy, I was going a lot slower than you and managed to avoid fracturing my skull and scapula as you did. I'm glad to hear you've recovered. Thanks for letting me know about the comments, I think I've fixed that now.

@trainalytics Hi, it will be interesting following your return post accident. Couldn't leave a comment on YouTube. I also recovered from an accident recently, well in Feb 2021 I was racing in a crit when I came off at 55kph, I fractured my skull, C7, clavicle, scapula, 3 ribs and pneumothorax.

@AxelFinke @TaterificGaming Thanks I’ll take a look.