Each Sunday I’ll post a Smart Trainer session that you can do in about 60 minutes to enhance your cycling.
Build your VO₂ max with Testing is Training, Training is Testing, a challenging 58-minute smart-trainer workout. Progress through Level III, Level IV and Level V before tackling six maximal one-minute efforts, developing high-intensity cycling fitness while discovering how much power you can produce when the real challenge begins at the end.
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Stop watching the clock during hard indoor cycling intervals. Constantly counting down the seconds can make challenging efforts feel even harder. Instead, break intervals into manageable sections and focus on cadence, breathing, technique and power. Learn how directing your attention towards the workout can make tough sessions more manageable.
View More Stop Watching the Clock: How to Make Hard Indoor Cycling Intervals Feel More Manageable
Build your VO₂ max with this time-effective 45-minute smart-trainer workout. Jesper Medhus’ Time Effective VO₂ Max Intervals -2 combines a progressive warm-up with two sets of short Level V efforts, challenging you to repeatedly produce high-intensity power while recovering quickly and maintaining consistent quality across all ten hard efforts.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Jesper Medhus’ Time Effective VO2 Max Intervals -2
Smooth cycling isn’t just about producing more power. Developing a controlled pedal stroke, stable upper body and adaptable cadence can improve efficiency and help you maintain good technique as fatigue builds. Discover how indoor cycling provides the perfect environment to practise smoothness and become a stronger, more capable cyclist.
View More Ride Smooth, Not Just Hard: Why Better Pedalling Makes You a Better Cyclist
Build cycling-specific strength with Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3. This 41-minute smart-trainer workout features three five-minute Level IV big-gear efforts at 65–75rpm, challenging you to produce greater force through each pedal stroke while maintaining controlled power, consistent cadence and good technique as muscular fatigue progressively builds throughout the session.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3
Stop judging your indoor cycling workouts by average power alone. Chasing higher average watts can compromise recovery and reduce the quality of your key intervals. Instead, focus on executing each part of the workout at the prescribed intensity and achieving the session’s purpose to become a stronger, smarter cyclist.
View More Stop Chasing Average Power: Focus on What Your Cycling Workout Is Actually Trying to Achieve
You don’t get fitter simply by training harder. Recovery allows your body to adapt, manage fatigue and prepare for your next quality session. Learn why sleep, nutrition, easy days and appropriate rest are essential parts of triathlon training, helping you train consistently, perform strongly and keep progressing over time.
View More Recovery Is Part of Training: Why More Isn’t Always Better for Triathletes
Build recovery and cycling efficiency with this 40-minute smart-trainer session. Recovery Ride with Technique combines easy Level I-II riding with controlled higher-cadence efforts, helping you practise smooth, efficient pedalling without adding unnecessary fatigue. It’s an ideal session between harder workouts when recovery remains the priority while maintaining purposeful movement.
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Your fan is more than a comfort accessory—it’s performance equipment. Without adequate airflow, heat can make indoor cycling feel harder and reduce your ability to sustain power. Discover why effective cooling helps you execute quality workouts, manage heat stress, and get more from every session on your indoor trainer.
View More Your Fan Is Performance Equipment: Why Cooling Matters for Indoor Cycling
This 50min Variable Power Cycle smart-trainer workout combines short, powerful surges with changing recovery intensities to develop your ability to repeatedly produce power under fatigue. With five varied ten-minute blocks, you’ll challenge your aerobic fitness, high-intensity power and recovery while practising smooth transitions between different cycling intensities throughout the session.
View More Sunday Smart Trainer Session: 50min Variable Power Cycle (1:10min total time)