How Long Can You Stay at the Summit?
Below you'll find Week 2 of December's @ or Above Threshold Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile.
Workout Basics:
- 7 minute warmup
- 1 minute recovery
- 4 minute interval increasing wattage or intensity each minute
- 5 minutes holding the 4th minute's wattage
- 1 minute recovery
- 6 x 1 minute intervals increasing wattage or intensity for the first 4 intervals and "meeting or beating" the 4th minute's wattage or intensity on the 5th and 6th.
- 1 minute recovery
- 3 minute interval increasing wattage or intensity each minute
- 3 minutes holding the 3rd minute's wattage or intensity
- 1 minute recovery
- 6 x 1 minute intervals increasing wattage or intensity for the first 4 intervals and "meeting or beating" the 4th minute's wattage or intensity on the 5th and 6th.
- 1 minute recovery
- 2 minute interval increasing wattage or intensity each minute
- 3 minutes holding the 2nd minute's wattage or intensity
- 1 minute recovery
- 4 x 1 minute intervals w/30 second recovery after each
Workout Goal:
- How long can you stay at the summit?
7 minute 24 second warm up
- Soft pedal for 3:24. Get comfortable on bike. Discuss fit and console.
- Slowly and steadily increase HR and/or Average Wattage each minute, for 4 minutes, keep intensity below threshold.
- 1 minute recovery
9 minute ride up to peak and hold interval goals and specifics:
- Slowly and steadily increase HR and/or Average Wattage each minute, for 4 minutes, find an intensity that can be maintained for an additional 5 minutes.
- Ride seated with a RPM of 80-11o
- 1 minute recovery
6 x 1 minute intervals ride up to peak and hold interval goals and specifics:
- Increase HR and/or Average Wattage for each one minute interval, for the first 4 intervals then hold peak intensity for the last 2 one minute intervals.
- Ride seated with a RPM of 80-110
- 30 second recovery after each one minute interval.
- 1 minute recovery at the end of the set.
6 minute ride up to peak and hold interval goals and specifics:
- Slowly and steadily increase HR and/or Average Wattage each minute, for 3 minutes, find an intensity that can be maintained for an additional 3 minutes.
- Ride seated with a RPM of 60-80
- 1 minute recovery
6 x 1 minute intervals ride up to peak and hold interval goals and specifics:
- Increase HR and/or Average Wattage for each one minute interval, for the first 4 intervals then hold peak intensity for the last 2 one minute intervals.
- Ride seated with a RPM of 60-80
- 30 second recovery after each one minute interval.
- 1 minute recovery at the end of the set.
4 minute ride up to peak and hold interval goals and specifics:
- Slowly and steadily increase HR and/or Average Wattage each minute, for 2 minutes, find an intensity that can be maintained for an additional 2 minutes.
- Ride standing with a RPM of 60-80
- 1 minute recovery
4 x 1 minute w/30 second recovery after each interval goals and specifics:
- Repeat four 1 minute intervals, increasing HR and/or Average Wattage with each interval
- Ride all intervals standing with a RPM of 60-80
- 30 second recovery can be done in any position or RPM
Cool Down
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Trainer Road Profile
Recording of me teaching this profile on a Stages SC3 (Please contact me if you are interested in the SC3)
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Originally posted 2015-12-27 20:18:46.
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