Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is integral to training. This workout aims to improve your ability to repeat strenuous efforts with minimal recovery. This session is great for triathletes and road cyclists and can benefit mountain bikers; it will help enhance your VO2 Max.
Each Sunday, I’ll post a Smart-Trainer Session 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 Shayne Gaffney of GC Coaching; it is a popular sub-30min workout on Zwift.
Shayne Gaffney’s 2 By 2
- 8min WU Level II;
- 2min Level IV, 2min Level II;
- 4x
- 1min Level V,
- 1min Level V+,
- 2min Level II RI;
- 2min CD Level II;
- 10min Stretching
Start the workout with an eight-minute Warm Up (WU) riding at Level II. I personally recommend a minimum of ten minutes, but if you are pressed for time, then eight minutes is ample…..just.
The first rep is two minutes of riding at your Functional Threshold Power (FTP), Level IV, followed by two minutes of riding at Level II.
Next up are four reps. Each rep is two minutes long, with a minute at Level V, then a second minute at Level V+. After each rep, take a two-minute Rest Interval (RI) at Level II.
Complete a Cool Down (CD) for two minutes at Level II. I would recommend extending this longer than simply the two minutes of the Rest Interval (RI) from the last rep and then two more minutes…but if you are pressed for time, the two minutes keep the session to 30 minutes.
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 in achieving 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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