Today is simple, ride the prescribed time in your Endurance Zone. Vary your cadence throughout the ride and work on your pedaling form. Practice "coming over the top" and "pulling through the bottom" of the pedal (try pretending there is glass in your shoes). Try to aim for a cadence between 85 and 105.
Begin with 20 one-leg pedaling efforts. Switch immediately from one leg to the other until you have completed all 20 efforts. Then ride at Endurance for the next 15 minutes. Complete 10 x 1-minute HIGH CADENCE FAST PEDALS targeting 135+ RPM, with 2-minute rests between intervals. Finish with 10 minutes at TEMPO. Focus on keeping your cadence between 85 and 95 RPM.
Endurance ride. Set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
Endurance ride. Set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the next 2.5 hours. Throughout the ride, do 10 x 8 second out-of-the-saddle bursts into your Neuromusclar Power Zone (MAX). Make sure your cadence stays high.
The goal today is to get in low rpm, high strength work. If you can't use the gearing suggested, that's OK! Go by the cadence and follow the spirit of the workout.
After a 15 minute high cadence warmup effort, set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
After a 15 minute high cadence warmup effort, set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the next 2.5 hours. Throughout the ride, do 10 x 8 second out-of-the-saddle bursts into your Neuromusclar Power Zone (MAX). Make sure cadence stays high.
Spin for 1 minute with rpm > 100 and then keep that pace while standing out of the saddle. Repeat this 5x for 10 minutes total. Then, spin at a moderate pace while listening to your body for 10 minutes. Follow this with 10 minutes of alternate one-legged pedaling.
Begin with 20 one-leg pedaling efforts. Switch immediately from one leg to the other until you have completed all 20 efforts. Then ride at Endurance for the next 15 minutes. Complete 10 x 1-minute HIGH CADENCE FAST PEDALS targeting 135+ RPM, with 2-minute rests between intervals. Finish with 15 minutes at FTP. Focus on keeping your cadence between 85 and 95 RPM.
8 x 3 minutes at 50 rpm, pushing a big gear at 90% of FTP. The goal is to create more torque than watts. Stay seated for the entire effort and pull on handlebars to be able to push harder. If you need more resistance, increase the wattage.
After a 15 minute high cadence warmup effort, set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
After a 15 minute high cadence warmup effort, set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
Complete today's workout at 80 rpm. Complete warm up and cool down in 39x15. The main set of the ride will be completed in 53x15. If that is not possible then use different gears. Get in work in a single gear that simulates you riding outside over varying terrain.
We're building endurance today! Warmup followed by 3 sets of fast pedals (as fast as you can pedal without bouncing in the saddle) to open up the legs, followed by a long endurance ride. Focus on staying relaxed on the bike while keeping your cadence between 85 - 105 rpm. During the ride, you will complete 2 x 20 minute intervals at FTP. The last half hour of the ride keeps it at Tempo pace. This will help boost your stamina and late race performance!
We're building endurance today! Warmup followed by 3 sets of fast pedals (as fast as you can pedal without bouncing in the saddle) to open up the legs, followed by a long endurance ride. Focus on staying relaxed on the bike and vary your cadence.
Today is a day to push yourself! During the workout try to keep your cadence above 100 rpm for the hard efforts, dropping to an easy spin during the rests.Warm up to Tempo, followed up by 5 minutes at FTP. Next up, 5 x 1 intervals at V02 Max for a one minute out of the saddle effort with 1 minute rest. Follow up with 10 minutes at Tempo,and some one legged efforts. Which leg is stronger? Which leg is smoother? Finish up with an easy cooldown in the 39x17 gear at Active Recovery.
15 minute warmup working into Endurance with 3 x 1 minute fast pedals to wake up legs followed by FTP builder intervals. Complete 3 x 15 minutes at FTP with 5 minute recovery between each effort at Endurance. Keep your cadence at 85 - 105 rpm. Once complete ride easy for 10 minutes. Complete 2 x 3 minutes in your VO2Max with 3 minutes of rest between intervals. Finish with 10 minute cool down.
Today is an Active Recovery day targeting ONLY Acitve Recovery. Focus on relaxing on the bike and enjoying the ride. Today is about recovery, so go for an easy spin!
We're building endurance today! 10 minutes working into Endurance with 3 sets of 1 minute fast pedals to open up legs. Then ride in Endurance. Focus on staying relaxed on the bike and spinning circles while keeping your cadence between 90 and 100. During the ride, complete 2 x 20 minute FTP intervals, with 10 minutes of rest between each interval. Finish with 15 minutes of cooldown in Active Recovery.
15 minute warm up working from Active recovery to Endurance with 2 x 1 minute fast pedals to wake up legs. Set a pace at Endurance and hold pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence. Finish with 10 minutes of cool down to Active Recovery.
You get faster when you are resting and recovering, not when you are working hard!! Rest days are about going easy enough to really allow your legs to recover.
SST Intervals. On the trainer, out on the road, or in a group, SST intervals are part of our continued effort to build and maintain base. Complete 3 x 20 Minute Intervals in the "Sweet Spot" zone with 5 minutes recovery in-between, Ride all other time in Endurance zone
Active Recovery - you get faster when you are resting and recovering, not when you are working hard!! Rest days are about going easy enough to really allow your legs to recover, so no efforts over Zone 1 today. Take it easy and lookat the scenery.
Building Endurance today! Once warmed up, ride in your ENDURANCE zone. Focus on staying relaxed on the bike and spinning circles while keeping cadence between 90-100. During the last hour of the ride complete 5 FORCE reps of 3-5 minutes each (5 minutes rest in-between) at Threshold Power. Force Reps are a big gear, low cadence effort targeting a cadence of 55-65 RPM.
Endurance ride. Set a pace at Endurance Power and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
You get faster when you are resting and recovering, not when you are working hard!! Rest days are about going easy enough to really allow your legs to recover so no efforts over Zone 1 today, take it easy and look at the scenery.
You get faster when you are resting and recovering, not when you are working hard!! Rest days are about going easy enough to really allow your legs to recover so no efforts over Zone 1 today, take it easy and look at the scenery.
Endurance ride. Set a pace at Endurance and hold this pace for the next 2.5 hours. Throughout the ride, do a 10x 10 second out-of-the-saddle bursts into your Neuromusclar Power Zone (MAX). Make sure cadence stays high
Endurance ride. Set a pace at Endurance power and hold this pace for the prescribed workout time. Focus on riding smooth and staying relaxed. Vary your cadence.
Active Recovery! You get faster when you are resting and recovering, not when you are working hard!! Rest days are about going easy enough to really allow your legs to recover so no efforts over Zone 1 today, take it easy and look at the scenery.