No posts for a bit, sadly reflecting a lack of training. Not no training at all, but no training with stats availalable, so it didn't really count! We did a 21m, 310m ascent ride last weekend from Arisaig (including four climbs of a very steep little hill), and then I did an hour on the trainer on Tuesday, apparently at a little over 200W.
Today, though I came across this site, which provides calculators for power output. So I thought I'd put in some figures from the hill climbs on today's ride just to see how much power I'm generating. The answers are a bit inconclusive, as they show an uncanny ability to increase my power output by 30% while dropping my heart rate. However, with a bit of averaging, they indicate that with my heart rate around 170bpm I can produce around 250W.
I also came across this site, with lots of excellent hill climbing tips. It points out that a good climber's weight should be no more than twice his height in inches. That gives me a maximum weight of 9st 8lb. So I've got six weeks to either lose 2 stone, or grow by over a foot. Frankly, neither seems likely, but I think I'll focus on having a growth spurt.
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