12 weeks to your best MTB race (with workout builder)
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12 weeks to your best MTB race (with workout builder)
Author
Dion Guy
All plans by this CoachLength
12 Weeks
Typical Week
5 Bike, 1 Day Off
Longest Workout
5:00 hrs
Plan Specs
cycling mountain biking intermediate advanced power based tss based
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Summary
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This plan is an intermediate to advanced plan specifically focusing on power development for MTB's. It can be used as a base plan before commencing with a specificity block if need be.
It is ideally suited for endurance cyclists specifically mountain bikers focusing on stage races and or ultra events leading to an event,
Time needed is between 9 to 11 hours per week to train.
Prior to this plan you should have a good level of fitness and have been training consistently for 10+ weeks for a minimum of 6 to 8 hours/week. The plan recommends a ramp test prior to starting the training plan.
This plan has been successfully used over the last year to place a number of athletes on the podium in ultra endurance events and stage races
The benefits of completing this plan will be:
• Improvement in FTP/Anaerobic Threshold
• Improvement in Aerobic Threshold
• Decrease in vlamax
• Increase in VO2max through increased training volume
• Increased fat utilisation/oxidation
Plan Features:
• This training plan starts on a Monday
• The plan is reusable an unlimited amount of times
• This plan works with power only (no heart rate zones)
• Designed with the new Workout Builder - offering you more precise training with power ranges calculated automatically from your threshold power (FTP) saved in TrainingPeaks settings
• Download each session automatically to your Garmin or Wahoo device
• Download each session in many different files formats compatible with Zwift, Wahoo, TrainerRoad, Rouvy and more
Purchasing this plan includes:
• Email support and access to our training community for the duration of the plan (tips on nutrition, race day preparation, emerging training science etc)
Please direct any questions to info@paincave.co.za
Stats
Sample Day 1
The Ramp Test is an assessment workout that uses gradual increases in Target Power to push you as hard as possible over the course of a fairly short but demanding, continuous effort.
The first half of the workout takes place at low enough intensities that you should not require any extra warming. It begins with a very light 5 minutes of easy pedaling around 50% of your FTP, and then Target Power slightly increases every minute, on the minute. Simply match your watts to the Target Power and hang in there for as long as you can.
Typically, the test lasts between 16-20 minutes and really doesn’t feel too uncomfortable until those final few minutes. At that time, it’s imperative that you really push yourself. Keep turning those pedals over until you simply cannot maintain Target Power any longer.
There is no requirement to finish your final minute in order to get a proper FTP estimate, and even lasting a few seconds into your final step will influence your new FTP estimate. Every second counts.
Stay seated for the entire test, and don’t worry about any specific cadence. Simply turn the pedals until you can’t reach the goal power any longer. The test is complete as soon as you are unable to pedal or your watts begin dropping, and there is no benefit to continuing once your watts start to fall.
Take 75% of the last fully completed block. This will correlate to your FTP
Please input your NEW FTP into the Zone settings of your account
Sample Day 2
Free ride (Low Zone 2)
This shouldn't feel hard, nice and easy
Make sure you do not eat carbs before or for at least 4 to 6 hours after the session
Sample Day 3
3 x 8 - 12 min tempo intervals at 70%. Focusing on Zone 2 aerobic development.
Do these sessions FASTED (So no food before or during,and try and remain low carb until your main meal of the day). This will improve mitochondrial development and get the body more efficient at using fat.
Sample Day 4
Free ride (Low Zone 2)
This shouldn't feel hard, nice and easy
Make sure you do not eat carbs before or for at least 4 to 6 hours after the session
Sample Day 5
3 hours LSD (zone 2) - steady NOT slow with 4 x 8 mins HIGH TORQUE/LOW CADENCE efforts. Full recovery in-between (min 8 mins)
Sample Day 6
Easy L1/L2
Sample Day 8
Mitochondrial development with steady state intervals.
4 x 45 sec short bursts (Passive recovery between!)
3 x 12 min Progressive SST intervals form 65% to 90%