- Setup:
- Use a stable 6% slope, approximately 100 meters long.
- Position the bike with the dominant leg’s crank at a 45-degree angle.
- Effort:
- These are “all-out” efforts, meaning you should exert maximum force.
- Gear selection:
- The goal is to find a gear that produces 70% of your Maximum Dynamic Force (MDF).
- Try different gear ratios in this order:
- 53×14
- 53×13
- 53×12
- 53×11
- CLIP (likely means to clip into your pedals if using clipless pedals)
- Pedaling:
- Perform 7 complete pedaling cycles (7 left pedal strokes + 7 right pedal strokes)
- Sets and recovery:
- Do 5 sets per session
- Allow 4 minutes of recovery between sets
- Frequency:
- Perform this training 2 sessions per week
Regarding foot positioning and usage:
- Both feet should be used. The procedure mentions “7 left + 7 right” pedal strokes, indicating that both legs are involved.
- Your feet should be positioned normally on the pedals, either clipped in if using clipless pedals or on flat pedals if using those.
- The mention of the “dominant leg crank at 45º” is just for the starting position. Once you begin pedaling, both legs will be working.