Back to base...
Back to base...
If you want to build fitness quickly, then why shouldn’t you skip base training and get stuck straight into sweetspot sessions?
Well, the answer is that you want to retain your type IIb muscle fibres as quickly as possible and base training will help you do that.
Base and sweetspot training give similar benefits and while sweetspot may get you there slightly quicker, there are downsides in that can lose your explosive power. This can make the difference between winning and losing at the end of a race.
Don’t get me wrong, sweetspot is a very important training tool. However, as I mentioned earlier, it is no magic bullet and needs to be used alongside other elements of training.
The amount of sweetspot you need to incorporate into your training plan depends on what type of rider you are and where you want to improve. If, for example, you are aiming to ride criteriums which include lots of short explosive efforts then sweetspot training should be limited, however if you are aiming for longer time trials and riding in the Alps then sweetspot training is exactly the type of training you need to do.
Read on for more about when you should including sweetspot sessions into your training schedule.