Riding at a sustained pace below your Anaerobic Threshold is referred to as Tempo training. This session builds 25 minutes of riding at your Tempo intensity into it. This is great for triathletes, especially long course athletes, but also road cyclists and mountain bikers who intend to ride solo to victory.
Each Wednesday I’ll post a Windtrainer Workout that you can do in about 60 minutes to enhance your cycling. See a previous post about training intensity (Levels) to know how hard to work. If you are working directly with Coach Ray he will in most cases prescribe either a Power Zone or Heart Rate Zone to work within if you are training with these tools.
The inspiration for this session comes from Watts On Zwift. I’ve modified it a little bit. You can read the full article here.
Zwift Academy Tri 2020 Aerobic Threshold Development
- 10min WU Level II;
- 4x 2min Level III, 2min Level II RI;
- 3min Level I RI;
- 3x 3min Level III, 3min Level II RI;
- 5min Level I RI;
- 2x 4min Level III, 4min Level II RI;
- 10min CD Level I;
- 10min Stretching
Start the workout with a ten-minute Warm Up (WU) riding at Level II. Keep your cadence above 90Rpm for the warm-up.
This workout has three main sets, all riden at Level III. The first one is made up of four, two-minute reps, with two minutes riding at Level II for your Rest Interval (RI) after each rep.
Take a three-minute Rest Interval (RI) between sets, riding at Level I.
The second set is made up of three, three-minute reps riding at Level III, with a three-minute Rest Interval (RI) riding at Level II after each rep.
Prior to the final rep, take a five-minute Rest Interval (RI) riding at Level I.
The least set is made up of two, four-minute reps at Level III, with four-minutes riding at Level II after each rep for your Rest Interval (RI).
Conclude the intervals with ten minutes of riding at Level II for your Cool Down (CD).
Finish with ten minutes of stretching to assist with your recovery.
If you would like further advice feel free to contact me.
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