Although designed for Mountain Bikers, the ability to ride tempo for long durations is also beneficial for road cyclists and triathletes (especially 70.3 and Ironman distance triathletes. If doing this session on Zwift heading up Alpe du Zwift or Ven-Top are good routes to consider.
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 Lynda Wallenfels from lwcoaching.com which she wrote about in an article on Training Peaks. Read the full article here.
MtB Climbing Endurance
- 10min WU Level II;
- 30-90min Level III;
- 10min CD Level II;
- 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.
The main set is made up of one single long effort at Level III. Start with this being 30 minutes long and increase it progressively over a number of weeks to build to 90 minutes duration.
Conclude the workout 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.
I am the Head Coach & Director of Qwik Kiwi – Endurance Sports Consultant.
I specialise in assisting first-timers and recreational athletes to achieve their sporting goals. I can be contacted at coachray@coachray.nz and 021 348 729. Make sure you sign up for my informative newsletter.
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If you enjoyed this workout, here is a similar session I published previously.
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