Tag: Turbo Trainer Workout

Research shows that intervals with a range of intensities develop greater training benefits. This session has intervals at Level V initially before settling at Level IV to generate these benefits. This session is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.

FTP is a key determinant of your ability to maintain a high effort. The short rest of with in this workout doesn’t allow you much recovery and assists to develop your FTP. This session is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.

Developing your VO2max is a key physiological variable that will determine your capability to perform well in aerobic orientated events. Boosting your VO2max will pay dividends to all cyclists, particularly road cyclists and mountain bikers, but also short course triathletes.

Riding at a sustained pace below your Threshold is referred to as Tempo training. This session builds 36 minutes of riding at your Tempo intensity into it. This is great for triathletes, especially long course athletes, but also road cyclists and mountain bikers who intend to ride solo to victory.

Low cadence efforts develop muscular force within the muscle fibres. Tempo training is a great training tool and when done at a low cadence will help build strength. This type of training will benefit longer more sustained efforts road cyclists that will attempt to break away for a solo ride to victory, half Ironman and Ironman distance athletes, as well as Mountain Bikers doing longer events.