(Day 11 – off)

Day 12 – time goal
The effort for today was just to boost time.  It was kind of a bold move to double from 40’ to 80’, but it actually was not a big deal.  I wasn’t going for any wattage or cadence records so maybe it wasn’t so efficient.  One of the rate limiters to my workouts on PCs has to do with what my sit bones can handle.  So, 80’ was close to the limit for them, if not it, but I still can’t stand and pedal so well, so riding outside is likely to have to wait a bit.  Here in the winter season grows large potholes and the roads hide black ice which could be hazardous for the beginner PC rider.  Still, as I can get in more time training on the PCs, this leads eventually to higher wattage goals and then rpms.  I think that my progress is very good for only two weeks. 
Stats:  1h20m AvgP = 123; Avg rpm = 68

Day 13 – outside, but lockout.

D14 – Rest

D15—coached ride on hills, no PCs.  The pedal stroke doesn’t feel stronger on the hills so far.  It should be stated that my goal when doing hills is not speed, but rather volume vs fatigue since I’m mainly using the time to build muscles on the pedal stroke.  I believe that in some sense PCs breakdown or stall the progression of the large muscle groups, and focus the development of the smaller muscles that can vitally contribute to both pedaling efficiency and total force.  I noticed this trend in my pre-PC days when I was training using one-legged drills.  This process leads to what appears to be a “lateral” progression where total and average power do not increase, but rather the contributions of various muscles to produce the same amount of work shift.