Getting fit through indoor cycling
A short and sweet sweaty one today, with another bout of Emily’s Short Mix. This is by far and away my “favourite” workout when time is short, and I want to put in a good effort. And time was short today as it took me over an hour to get home. I think the sat … Read more
I’m not sure if there’s better “bang for your buck” in terms of workouts on Zwift than riding Emily’s Short Mix. It’s 30 minutes of 3 repeated intervals, each time at slightly longer duration. Given that I’m extremely pushed for time this week – and rather tired too boot – I need to get as … Read more
Welp. So much for a restful evening. Having had to start work two hours earlier than normal today, I finished one and a bit hours earlier than usual, which meant… bike time! I didn’t have a huge amount of time to ride this evening, and also didn’t want to do too much. After all, Monday … Read more
This morning I rode Emily’s Short Mix at my current FTP: 153w. There are two workouts on Zwift that I’ve found by named people which Zwift does a bad job of explaining just who they are. A little Googling tells me: Emily is Emily Mullen, head of brand and marketing at Zwift Jon (from Jon’s … Read more
Yesterday I made an attempt at Emily’s Short Mix, thinking I was smarter than Zwift (hey, I’ve been riding for 2 solid weeks, I’m practically pro!) and bumping the FTP up to 165w. I failed. Epically. Today, I decided rather than admit defeat, I would try Emily’s Short Mix at my Zwift guesstimated FTP, 127w. … Read more