Below you'll find Week 3 of October's @ or Above Threshold Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile.
Workout Basics:
- 4 minute warmup
- 15 minute benchmark ride to find "Maximum Sustainable Wattage"
- 2 minute recovery
- 6 x 1 minute interval w/30 sec recovery after each
- 2 minute recovery
- 12 minte interval at higher wattage than the 15 minute benchmark
- 2 minute recovery
- 3 x 1 minute interval w/10 seconds recovery after each
- 6 minute interval increasing intensity throughout
- 4 minute 40 second cool down
Workout Goal:
- "Can you increase your average wattage for each of the long intervals and for each of the short intervals?"
4 minute warm up
- Slowly and steadily elevate the HR or Wattage to above threshold
- No recovery, roll right into the next interval
15 minute "Maximum Sustainable Wattage" Test
- Settle into a sustainable intensity, HR or Wattage
- Ride for 15 minutes and let the songs dictate the terrain
- 2 minute recovery
6 x 1 minute w/30 seconds recovery after each interval goals and specifics:
- Ride for 1 minute in any position and with an RPM above 60
- Complete the every interval with a higher average wattage than the previous interval
- 30 second recovery or reset
12 minute @ Threshold Ride
- Settle into a sustainable intensity, HR or Wattage
- Ride for 12 minutes and let the songs dictate the terrain
- Try to finish with a higher average wattage than the 15 minute interval
- 2 minute recovery
3 x 1 minute w/10 second recovery after each goals and specifics:
- Ride for 1 minute in any position and with an RPM above 60
- Complete the every interval with a higher average wattage than the previous interval
- 10 second recovery or reset
5 minute interval goals and specifics:
- Increase intensity every minute until end of song
- Cool Down
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Recording of me teaching this profile on a Stages SC3 (Please contact me for information about the SC3)
Click here for a great article explaining the different zones.
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Originally posted 2015-10-30 12:03:23.
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