Author

Dr Garry Palmer

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Length

8 Weeks

Typical Week

2 Day Off, 4 Bike, 2 Other

Longest Workout

3:30 hrs

Plan Specs

cycling intermediate advanced masters weightloss hr based base period

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Summary

Includes Structured Workouts

This training plan has been put together by Dr Garry Palmer, and uses the training principles in his book Elite Performance Cycling: Successful Sportives.

The training plan uses a focus of heart rate based sessions (however for sportive riders who use power, the sessions can easily be switched to power based efforts), and assumes the rider has a reasonable base of fitness before setting out on their winter training plan (4-6 hours per week for a minimum of 6 weeks would be suitable).

The objectives of this plan are in increase endurance fitness, raise training volumes, and indirectly improved FTP. The plan follows a simple principle of using at least 2 rest days in a week, and has only one session per day.

Stats

Training Load By Week

Average Weekly Breakdown

Average Weekly Training Hours: 08:54

Training Load By Week

Average Weekly Training Hours: 08:54

Average Weekly Breakdown

Dr Garry Palmer

Sportstest

Sportstests' Dr Garry Palmer provides the ultimate personalised coaching & sports testing for cyclists, triathletes and runners. Whether you're a beginner or an elite athlete, knowing your personalised training zones will help you improve faster and to a higher level.

Testing provides a wealth of information such as your Vo2 max, aerobic threshold, lactate threshold, aerobic capacity and much more. Knowing how hard to train and where your weaknesses lie will help you become a better athlete.

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