Thread by @Alan_Couzens

Some more tips for building your #AnnualTrainingPlan:

Winter = Work
Summer = Work Rate

If you currently have your power meter set to display watts, you're on the wrong screen!

A thread..

One @feelthebyrn1 nugget that burrowed it's way into my brain when we were working together was:

"Work before work rate"

Time and time again, I'm reminded of how important and powerful this simple principle is..

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While a VO2max of 80 is great and all, IMO, a more impressive physiological quality that elite endurance athletes possess is their pure capacity for daily work

In the range of 3000kcal/day. Every day!

I don't think most amateurs appreciate what a metabolic marvel this is! 3/x

And it doesn't just happen!

Slowly, over time, with the right training, athletes are able to push out the kcal/day that they can absorb.

This comes from things like:
* Teaching our body to use fat as fuel
* Improving the durability of our muscles to sustained work.

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Winter is the time to focus on building these qualities that improve your #WorkCapacity.

So, forget pace, forget watts.

Instead, focus on things like..

How many total kcal of work did I do this month?

How many meters of vert?

How many tons of load did I move?

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By keeping the focus on building your general #WorkCapacity through the Winter months, when the time comes for a Work Rate focus in the Summer, you will have a huge 'Work Base' to draw on & your tolerance for specific load will be that much greater!

#TrainSmart

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