Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Week of the 2nd - Training

Still trying to play catch up with my training so I'm altering this weeks schedule a bit.  I'm still in the Build 2 phase so I need 8 hours.  I highly doubt I'll get that.



Monday: Off (woohoo)



Tuesday: Power Workout: Suppose to do spin but didn't make it.  Instead did a 1.5 hour ride on the road at moderate intensity.  No specific intervals, just got out and road.



Wednesday: Off



Thursday: Muscular Endurance: 1.5 to 2 hour intervals on the road.  Also 30 minutes of weight lifting at 5am.



Workout #1:  Threshold.  Ride 20-40 minutes in HR Zone 4-5a and at TT cadence.  Flat road, stay in aerodynamic position. 



Workout #2:  Criss-Cross: Ride 20-40 minutes on mostly flat road, alternating between HR Zone 4 to 5a every 3 to 5 minutes.  TT Cadence, aerodynamic position.



Friday: Off



Saturday:  Anaerobic Endurance: 1.5 to 2 hours, high intensity.



Road Riding:



Workout #1: on road, 6 intervals, 5 minutes each. Cadence should be higher than what is expected in mountain bike race.  HR Zone 5b.  Recover for 5 minutes between intervals. 



Workout #2: Pyramid: 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 minute intervals.  Recover is equal to the duration of the interval.  HR Zone 5b. Use flat road if possible.



Workout #3: Hill Intervals.  Find a STEEP hill that takes 3 minutes to climb, then do 3-6 climbs.  I will most likely do 3 since this will be the last workout.  Stay seated.  HR Zone 5b.  WORKOUT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 18 MINUTES.



Sunday:  Endurance:  2.5-3.5 hours on the road, medium intensity, which means HR Zone 3-4.  However, this is the first day of visitation for my mom so I doubt I will get on the bike. 

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