Thursday, March 29
6:00 PM UTC
Kristin Armstrong's Lactate Threshold Workout
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
LACTATE THRESHOLD DEVELOPMENT
In this session, we will begin to build upon the strong aerobic foundation that you have. This session will help us begin to improve our upper limit that we can sustain. We will be working between 90-100% of our FTP. If we go over 100% we will begin accumulating blood lactate. We want to make improvements where we are now so that we can push forward in the coming weeks. Fuel and energy efficiency are critical, whether it is putting out a sustained effort in a Time Trial or having matches left on that last climb when it really counts.
ABOUT KRISTIN ARMSTRONG
Kristin Armstrong is the most decorated U.S. women’s cyclist of all time. She is a 4x Olympian, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x World Champion & 6x U.S. National Champion.
Kristin made Olympic history in Rio by being the only U.S. female athlete to win the same event in three consecutive Olympic Summer Games – 2008-2012-2016. She also because the oldest cyclist in history to win an Olympic medal when she won gold in Rio, one day before her 43rd birthday.
She graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. Since retired she spends her time being a mom, public speaking, coaching and recently has accepted the role of high-performance director at USA Cycling guiding our next generation.
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
In this session, we will begin to build upon the strong aerobic foundation that you have. This session will help us begin to improve our upper limit that we can sustain. We will be working between 90-100% of our FTP. If we go over 100% we will begin accumulating blood lactate. We want to make improvements where we are now so that we can push forward in the coming weeks. Fuel and energy efficiency are critical, whether it is putting out a sustained effort in a Time Trial or having matches left on that last climb when it really counts.
ABOUT KRISTIN ARMSTRONG
Kristin Armstrong is the most decorated U.S. women’s cyclist of all time. She is a 4x Olympian, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x World Champion & 6x U.S. National Champion.
Kristin made Olympic history in Rio by being the only U.S. female athlete to win the same event in three consecutive Olympic Summer Games – 2008-2012-2016. She also because the oldest cyclist in history to win an Olympic medal when she won gold in Rio, one day before her 43rd birthday.
She graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. Since retired she spends her time being a mom, public speaking, coaching and recently has accepted the role of high-performance director at USA Cycling guiding our next generation.
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.