{"id":16008,"date":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/?p=16008"},"modified":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","slug":"red-walters-on-cycling-winter-training-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/red-walters-on-cycling-winter-training-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Walters on cycling winter training strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the new cycling season moves ever closer, Red Walters will be wanting to hit the ground running with his new team\u00a0Ribble-Weldtide\u00a0in 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Walters begins his winter training, he\u2019ll clock three to five hours per day and around 20-25 hours on average per week, but as a self-confessed fair-weather cyclist he\u2019ll reluctantly spend more time on the turbo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_1.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_1-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_1-1024x284.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_1-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I try to stay outdoor as long as possible and put off going on the turbo because I find doing endurance on the turbo regularly gets a bit grim, it&#8217;s uncomfortable. So, I try and go outdoors as much as I can tolerate and then usually by mid to early\u00a0January\u00a0I&#8217;ve had enough of it when it gets to like two degrees, and it just stays there every day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Walters revealed that last winter\u00a0he spent\u00a0the whole of February pretty much indoors on the turbo, which\u00a0was far from\u00a0ideal.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I&#8217;ve got Raynaud&#8217;s [phenomenon] as well, so my hands and feet get really, really cold. But this winter, I&#8217;m hoping to go to Calpe in Spain for at least January, so a month there of sunny weather should improve things.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every year for the past five years Walters has gained two to three kilos of natural weight as his body has matured. This winter, as he combines strength training with time in the saddle, he\u2019ll have to be careful to find the right balance. If he gets it wrong, he\u2019ll gain too much mass and risk jeopardising his race performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI don&#8217;t necessarily need to get more explosive power in my sprint for example. It&#8217;s more about being able to get over the hills,\u00a0get through the race and then having that sprint.\u00a0It&#8217;s a good question about balancing\u00a0because\u00a0it is\u00a0definitely something\u00a0I need to talk with my coach\u00a0about, because I&#8217;d rather not put on any more weight. It&#8217;s a balance and we just need to figure out exactly where it is.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_3.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_3-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_3-1024x284.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scienceinsport.com\/sports-nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Red_Walters_Cycling_Winter_Training_SiS_Blog_Resize_3-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the coming months, with the help of his coach, Walters will work on acquiring the endurance he needs to get through five-hour-plus races next season. Power is his greatest natural attribute, but he knows that power is worthless unless he has plenty left in the tank to utilise it after a difficult effort.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think I&#8217;ve just been lucky, in that I started with a pretty good sprint and high fast twitch muscle fibre percentage. But for the last probably two or three seasons I&#8217;ve had a\u00a0really good\u00a0sprint, but I just didn&#8217;t have the engine to back up.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">MONDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5>Rest day: 45-60 mins of stretching and foam roller massaging<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 94px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 94px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">TUESDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 94px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5>3hrs riding with some sweet spot (Z3\/Z4) efforts, 15 mins core work in the evening<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 86px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 86px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">WEDNESDAY<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 86px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>4hrs riding steady Z2, 15 mins core work in the evening<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 109px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 109px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">THURSDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 109px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>3hrs riding with some mixed efforts, 1hr squat session in the evening (typically 8&#215;8 squats as the main session, followed by a few sets each of a couple assistive exercises)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">FRIDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>Recovery day: 60-90 mins easy spin, 15 mins core work<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 92px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 92px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">SATURDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 92px; text-align: center;\">\n<h5><strong>4 hours with local chain gang. 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