Is rampup, is evil!

:05 2 x 6s HCLR:1
:10 2 x 7s PG+12 SS L,R:3
:16 2 x 8s PG+8 RS (80, seated):3
:22 2 x 7s PG+8 SS (L,R, seated):3
:28 2 x 8s PG RS (90, seated):3
:34 2 x 7s PG+12 SS L,R:3
:40 30s PG-4 RS r/up 10:110, 10:130, 10:max

Such was the plan, anyway. However, as presaged last week, I decided to make up my own training plan (because I'm a super-advanced bike-God, that's why!) and went with PG+17.6 and PG+11 rather than PG+11 and PG+5.2, or PG+11 and PG+11 as I did last week. Did I pay for it? You bet!

HCLRs were good, up to 189 this time, and then it was straight down in to the business of strength work. Standing starts on 53x14 gave results of 145/69.3, which is pretty good - lower revs, but comparable speed. The +11 RSes were a bit low, only getting up to 146/65.2. The +11 SSes, same as last week, were also a little lower with a peak of 70.6, perhaps from fatigue already. The PGRSes, from 90 rather than 80, only got up to 64.4, lower than the +11RSes! The final +17.6 SSes however gave similar numbers to the start of the session, with a top of 143/68.7.

As for the evil, evil rampup? Well, it was evil. I was absolutely tanked by this time, and couldn't even make it up to 130RPM; hell, even getting up to 80ish RPM to begin the effort was nearly too much for me! A top of 124/47.3 is so bad it's only worth mentioning to point out how bad it is.

So, perhaps we could say that in overreaching myself, I overreached myself, and should have stuck with the +11/+11 setup of last week. On the other hand, I'm still alive and able to walk without significant assistance.

Thursday? Weights for me. Thank Druw I don't have to lift them at 145RPM...