Getting fit through indoor cycling
For this morning’s ride I tackled a short and sweaty Sweet Spot Training session. It’s still not really yet sunk in that my morning routine has changed from 6:10 wake ups, to ~8am wake ups. But my sleep pattern is still pretty messed up. After waking up at 5:25 (very typical), then snoozing till ~7.30, … Read more
In what was probably a Bad Idea™, this morning’s session was my first attempt at Sweet Spot Training at my (fairly) recently improved FTP (206w). The one difference between this and previous SST sessions would be that for this ride I opted for the Medium length session, whereas typically I would go for the short … Read more
Today’s ride was supposed to be the Tour de Zwift 2020 stage 2 race on Innsbruck. But instead I did the FTP Builder Week 9 Day 2 workout. I’ve no regrets here. There was no way I was up to another race so soon. However I didn’t want just a full blue ride either. This … Read more
For this afternoon’s ride I did an FTP Builder session, this time week 8 day 1. The were two reasons for picking this workout: length, and intensity. Due to some real world commitments I ended up late on the bike. I still wanted to get in an active recovery session but ideally one on the … Read more
For this afternoon’s ride I took on Emily’s Short Mix. This is the first time I’ve done a harder workout at my new FTP, so went into this one feeling a little apprehensive. How hard would it be, compared to previous attempts? I know Emily’s Short Mix is a series of ramps. And I know … Read more