Getting fit through indoor cycling
Spurred on by Philip’s comment I decided to stick with Zwift’s 12 week FTP builder exercise plan for today’s ride. Truth is, I also wanted to get the 21km on the board to reach my weekly riding goal of 100km, but I also wanted a fairly light ride as whilst I haven’t done too much … Read more
Exercising for 1 hour 25 minutes? Oof. Full on. Particularly a day after doing my first FTP test that was itself the most full on workout I think I’ve ever done. In my entire life. It seems like the only way I’m going to improve on my FTP – currently 195w – is to go … Read more
For yesterday evening’s ride I opted to repeat Week 3 Day 3 of Zwift’s 10-12 Week FTP Builder program. This is a light exercise, spinning at a low wattage but at a high cadence. I like it as it feels like a decent exercise without being overly taxing. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, I could not … Read more
After yesterday’s ride, I wanted something a little less intense for today. I figured a longer, yet easier workout would be just the ticket. As such I opted for Marco Pinotti’s Zwift 12 Week FTP Builder workout, and in particular Week 3 Day 3. In short, it’s 6 repeated blocks of: 7 minutes at 135w … Read more
These last few days I have been absolutely knackered. On Monday my legs felt thrashed. On Tuesday, they were just starting to feel a bit better. And this morning, they felt alright, but I wasn’t ready to ride on them. Later in the afternoon I decided to take a gander at Zwift’s workout options, and … Read more