Episode 193: How to Choose The Right Cycling Workouts at the Right Times

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

Questions/Topics Covered In This Episode:

• Strategy #1: General fitness, picking from a "workout buffet"
• Strategy #2: Performance training, specific duration/workout goals
  • Threshold workouts: ~30-60min of Time in Zone (TiZ), 8-60min interval durations, 2:1 work to rest ratios, 91-105% FTP, RPE: 7-8, extensive or intensive
  • VO2 Max Workouts: 10-25min of Time in Zone, 1.5-5min interval durations, 1:1 work to rest ratios, 106-121% of FTP, RPE: 9
  • Extensive Anaerobic Capacity workouts: 4-12min of total time in zone ,30-60s interval durations, 1:2 and up to 1:10 work to rest, RPE: 9-10
  • Intensive Anaerobic Capacity workouts: ~1-2min TiZ, 10-20s interval durations, full rest (~7-12min), RPE: 10
• Strategy #3: Other Goals
  • Specific workouts for weight loss goals,
  • Specific workouts for metabolic flexibility
  • Specific workouts for gaining mass

RESOURCES
- An Introduction to the New iLevels in WKO4 | TrainingPeaks
- How to determine workout targets using WKO iLevels
- Episode 168 - Zone 2: Testing to personalize your Zone 2 and improve base training
- Episode 169 - Sugar Burner vs. Fat Burner Cyclists in Lab Testing, Training, and Competition
- Episode 46: Periodization, Training Modalities with Tim Cusick
- Episode 8: Deciphering Training Methodologies with Tim Cusick
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Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.
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1. Episode 193: How to Choose The Right Cycling Workouts at the Right Times (00:00:00)

2. Optimizing Cycling Training Intensity and Goals (00:00:07)

3. Anaerobic Workout Training Guidelines (00:07:56)

4. Training Tips for Cyclists (00:18:42)