Getting fit through indoor cycling
Just a short update today. I went on the bike feeling like I was going to suffer – but not in the sense of pushing myself into some new highs. Rather my legs felt so tight. I was expecting it to be a long and tough session, even at recovery pace. However that simply wasn’t … Read more
A week off the bike. Actually, just a little bit over. And boy, did I pay for that today? Turns out that sitting around in your dressing gown eating chocolate, mince pies, and drinking booze is not conducive to making exercise any easier. I wasn’t going easy on myself today. With a full week’s rest … Read more
Finally! The finish line approaches for the Zwift Academy 2023. This series has felt like a long and tough challenge, particularly in the last couple of weeks. The final ride – for me – was to tackle Workout #6, which according to the 101 TSS ranking put this one at third of the six. Now, … Read more
A little while back, Zwift revamped their workouts menu. Shortly after that, I noticed they had a variety of either new, or more likely more prominent Sweet Spot Training (SST) workouts available. Typically I will do the SST Short workout, which is: It’s a decent, sweaty session, but one that isn’t so taxing that it … Read more
Today’s ride was a choice between the Zwift Academy 2023 Workout #2 (Shorter) or SST. So I went with a third choice, two x 15 minutes at FTP efforts. I figured the SST ride would be beneficial for sure, but setting a baseline as to how it feels to ride at FTP at a lower … Read more