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.
EN outseason: 0:45 at 80/85 intensity
I created this workout as an Endurance Nation Ironman Advanced training Wednesday "outseason" ride. The ride is 0:45 long.
Warm-up:
10' at 65-70% of FTP.
Main Set:
Spend as much time at 80-85%.
Cool-down:
5' Easy spin.
4 x 4 Minute VO2 Max intervals
These are going to hurt a bit :) Luckily they are over quickly. 20 minutes warmup in Zone 2, then 4 minutes at Zone 5 wattage or HR. 4 minutes recovery, then repeat. This is one set.
Rest (spin easy) for 8 minutes, then a second set.
Cool down for at least 20 minutes. DON'T make the mistake of starting these off too hard and tapering off - the last should be just as intense as the first. Enjoy :)