Tuesday, October 23rd
11:00PM GMT
Slowtwitch Indoors: Progressive HIIT
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
We take a break this week from the race-specific stuff to work on some targeted stimulus. It's a series of a 3x15min HIIT blocks. Each block, the power goes down on the "ON" part, but the duration goes up. Each interval is 1min in length, but we go from 1:2 (20s/40s) to 1:1 (30s/30s) to 2:1 (40s/20s) progressively each round of 15.
4min of easy spinning between rounds to let the legs recover.
ABOUT SLOWTWITCH INDOORS
Every Tuesday at 4pm PST, Slowtwitch.com will bring you a triathlon-focused workout designed and led by a guest 'coach.' We will include sessions from pro athletes and coaches, as well as the Slowman himself, Dan Empfield.
The workouts are about 60 minutes long and designed to add variety and interest to your weekly training schedule over the Winter.
For more workout information, check out: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Slowtwitch_Indoors_-_Group_Workout_Series_on_Zwift_P6533129Opens a new window
ABOUT GROUP WORKOUTS
Zwifters line up in the starting area just like a normal event and once the event starts, workout mode begins. Everyone stays together regardless of power output. That's right, if you're outputting 100W and another Zwifter is outputting 400W you will stay in exactly the same position relative to each other. Only if you stop pedaling and fall 6 meters behind the group will the rubber-banding stop.
HELPFUL HINT
We highly recommend doing one of the FTP tests as the estimated FTP can be inaccurate and make the difficulty level of the workouts too high for your current fitness level.
For more info on FTP go to: https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208083-What-is-FTP-and-how-is-it-used-in-ZwiftOpens a new window
We take a break this week from the race-specific stuff to work on some targeted stimulus. It's a series of a 3x15min HIIT blocks. Each block, the power goes down on the "ON" part, but the duration goes up. Each interval is 1min in length, but we go from 1:2 (20s/40s) to 1:1 (30s/30s) to 2:1 (40s/20s) progressively each round of 15.
4min of easy spinning between rounds to let the legs recover.
ABOUT SLOWTWITCH INDOORS
Every Tuesday at 4pm PST, Slowtwitch.com will bring you a triathlon-focused workout designed and led by a guest 'coach.' We will include sessions from pro athletes and coaches, as well as the Slowman himself, Dan Empfield.
The workouts are about 60 minutes long and designed to add variety and interest to your weekly training schedule over the Winter.
For more workout information, check out: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Slowtwitch_Indoors_-_Group_Workout_Series_on_Zwift_P6533129Opens a new window
ABOUT GROUP WORKOUTS
Zwifters line up in the starting area just like a normal event and once the event starts, workout mode begins. Everyone stays together regardless of power output. That's right, if you're outputting 100W and another Zwifter is outputting 400W you will stay in exactly the same position relative to each other. Only if you stop pedaling and fall 6 meters behind the group will the rubber-banding stop.
HELPFUL HINT
We highly recommend doing one of the FTP tests as the estimated FTP can be inaccurate and make the difficulty level of the workouts too high for your current fitness level.
For more info on FTP go to: https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208083-What-is-FTP-and-how-is-it-used-in-ZwiftOpens a new window
Getting started with scored races
You'll need to finish a few rides before you can join your first scored race. With more data we'll be able to recommend the best group for you to compete against.