This Training Plan is for the cyclist who wants to prepare for a mountain bike race and has between 7 and 10 hours available for training per week.

What monitoring equipment do you require to get the most out of this training plan?

A POWER METER is essential for the cycling sessions as the training zones are expressed in %FTP (%Functional Threshold Power)

Why use this training plan?

Base training is perhaps the single most important training phase of the year. Many athletes never reach their full potential because they neglect this critical phase of training

This training plan should form the first phase of your preparation and is meant to improve your aerobic fitness and sport-specific strength.

Base training prepares your body for the rigours of the next training phases which will include more training Volume and Intensity.

What can you expect?
This plan starts at 7 hours and 02 minutes and builds up to a maximum of 10 hours and 01 minute per week.

Week 1: Test Week
Weeks 2 to 5: Block 1 of Base Training
Weeks 6 to 9: Block 2 of Base Training
Week 10: Re-test Week

Access to Facilities
For the Bike Test, an indoor trainer or WattBike would be great, but access to a flat continuous riding circuit will suffice.

What is included with the training plan?
Included with this plan are sport-specific flexibility and core strength plans.
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