Public Workouts by Rating
Indoor Stage Race
From http://cadencecycling.com
CADENCE INDOOR STAGE RACE!!
10:00 Warm Up and Calibrate
STAGE 1 - Prologue TT (uphill - use climbing blocks)
STAGE 2 - Road Race, Breakaway, and Race Winning Attack
STAGE 3 - Criterium with Sprint Finish
Cool Down - 10 min
Technique, Perceived Exertion
From http://cadencecycling.com
Goals of workout:
Technique
Application of Perceived Exertion
Warm Up and Calibrate
Fast Cadence/Over Gear
SubLT - Zone 3 Effort
VO2 Max Effort - Zone 5
Lactate Threshold/SuperLT Effort - Zone 4a and 4b
SubMax Effort - Zone 6
Cool Down
Micro Intervals and Attack Intervals
From http://cadencecycling.com
Technique and Drills
8 minutes of 15 sec. Micro Intervals
4 x 4 minute Attack Intervals
5 minute VO2-Max Intervals
This is a classic workout for all endurance sports. I used it for rowing where 5 minutes is close to the race distance but it's a staple for cycling, XC ski and running when building aerobic capacity is the goal.
During the warm-up do some accelerations and several one minute periods at LT intensity.
Short VO2 Max Intervals
From http://cadencecycling.com
10:00 Warm-Up
Goals for the Workout
1. Increase Leg Speed and Pedaling Efficiency
2. Increase Muscular Strength
3. Increase Upper End of Aerobic System
4. Increase power above Lactate Threshold
12:00 minutes of Sub-LT with Fast Cadence efforts
4:00 Minutes Recovery
Super-LT Intervals
5 x 1:30 Super-LT intervals with 1:00 minutes recovery between each. Watts/HR @
zone 4b with Cadence @ 90 - 100.
5:00 minutes recovery after set
VO2 Max Intervals
3 x 3:00 minutes @ zone 5 watts with 3:00 minutes recovery between each. Cadence @
upper 90s low 100s.
Criss-cross Threshold
30 minutes of 2 min intervals alternating sub-LT, LT super-LT and back down.
3-2-1 Lactate Tolerance
A difficult workout of the lactate tolerance variety. From the program USRowing National Coach Hartmut Buschbacher used to train the US women for Atlanta 1996.
2 X 3,2,1 minutes with 1 minute of rest, hard as you can go.
A good warm up with accelerations is essential.
TheSufferFest.com's Hell Hath No Fury
Bring this workout to life. Get The Sufferfest's Hell Hath No Fury training video. Available at www.thesufferfest.com/video-sufferfests/hell-hath-no-fury
Start workout clock when words "Hell Hath No Fury" appear on the screen (@ 1:22)
T-Max Ramp Test
This is a Ramp Test used to determine your Max Power which is essentially your max power @V02 Max.
Perform a 10-15 minute Warm Up of your choice then, proceed through the Ramp Test in self selected cadence that feels normal for you.
The Ramp begins at 120 watts and increases resistance by 10 watts every sixty seconds until the conclusion of your test.
Your Max will be the highest wattage that you are able to maintain for a minimum of 30 seconds.
Once you've determined your Max power cool down for 15 minutes .
Enter ERG mode and ride your Max power as long as possible to determine your T-Max (Time @ Max Power).
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T-Max workouts are ridden at 50% time that you were able to ride your Max Power = T-Max.
Example:
You finished your Ramp Test at 400 watts for 45 seconds: This is your Max Power.
You were able to ride at your Max Power for 4 minutes.
Take 50% of the time that you were able to ride at your Max Power: 50% of 4 minutes @ 400w = T-Max of 400w x 2 minutes.
When performing T-Max intervals the rest interval is 50% of the work interval and you would perform them until your power drops by 10%....these suckers are tough but, are well worth the pain...enjoy!