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A Few Healthy Tips for ERG Mode

We often find such situations where there is no chance for the bike riders to ride on their own choice. This could be due to bad weather conditions or pressed roads. Therefore, people use ERG mode for their indoor training. An ERG is the short form of the ergometer mode that has everything you need to to achieve a prescribed power output by adjusting the resistance you experience at your chosen cadence. In this mode, the training machine automatically selects the resistance for you. 

Focusing on your specific training goal is the key to becoming a successful, hardworking, and better cyclist. You can understand this by an example. If your training goal is a cyclosportive event such as a La Marotte, you will need to build the strength to conquer steep climbs and the enduring stamina to ride your bike. You must have enough stamina to cycle for 9 hours. Not only this, but a high aerobic threshold is also necessary to become a good rider. The high aerobic threshold allows you to ride at a fast speed and with better control.  In the end, if you increase Functional Threshold Power (FTP), it will be perfect. 

To reach your goal correctly, you must improve your FTP. There is a very genuine way to improve your FTP. All you need to do is to execute steady intervals at your functional threshold power. Yet, keeping all this information about ERG mode aside, here are a few healthy and useful tips about training in ERG mode. Since the weather, changes in wind speed, and direction of hills, etc. are not in your control, consider these tips as important for you. 

• Always keep your eyes on your cadence rather than your power, especially when you are on a ride. It is because you can control your cadence much better than your strength. 
• Since the drop of cadence takes too much strength to gain it again, you should not let the cadence slip away. Moreover, lower cadence increases your force per pedal stroke and also strains your muscles. So, stay alert of this torching condition.
• There is a slight lag in the resistance set by your smart trainer when you adopt a new cadence. Your smart trainer will be nearly unable to keep up with many fast cadence changes. Therefore, strive for a steady and consecutive cadence without any major change.
• Gearing is an essential cycling skill that ERG mode doesn’t teach you. So it is better to use ERG mode for specific training sessions only. Don’t ride all your workouts in ERG mode.
• It is very easy to train yourself in an ERG mode. Must use it to do some high-intensity intervals when you are up for the challenge. 
• Always stay active, hopeful, courageous, and positive! Since the ERG  mode does not know how you feel, it just keeps on adjusting. Always keep these tips in mind while using the ERG mode and enjoy your ride!