Getting fit through indoor cycling
Christmas Jumper on, lights on the trees, and finally a bit of feeling returning to my legs. All in time for a nice rest day (tomorrow) and the new Star Wars film to enjoy. Fantastic. OK, so it’s been a high stress week in terms of bike activity. On Tuesday I did my second ever … Read more
Twenty four hours after my second FTP test I was back on the bike. What was I thinking? Well, in truth, I was thinking the same thing I’m always thinking: It’s hard to form a habit, and very easy to break it. So, tired legs or not, Wednesday night is a workout night. Being completely … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. Last week consisted of four rides. I started the week on Tuesday with an Active Recovery session, then moved into Wednesday for the first of two Sweet Spot Training sessions. Thursday night was the most interesting … Read more
For tonight’s ride I opted for another blast of the Sweet Spot Training (Short) Zwift workout. Typically I find when I know I have a harder workout to come home too, I do over think it on the drive home. And then when I get home, get changed, and get on to the bike, things … Read more
For tonight’s ride I opted for a repeat of one of the previous FTP Builder sessions I’ve done before: 6 minutes @ 130w 2 minutes @ 100w Repeated 6 times. After Sunday’s ride I was in too minds all day as to whether to take on a more intensive session (likely SST), or go for … Read more