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Start From Scratch Heart Rate (5 weeks)

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Start From Scratch Heart Rate (5 weeks)

Includes Structured Workouts

Structured Workouts automatically sync with compatible devices and guide you through workouts in real time.


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Author

Christian Williams

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Length

5 Weeks

Includes Structured Workouts

Structured Workouts automatically sync with compatible devices and guide you through workouts in real time.


Learn More about Structured Workouts.

Plan Description

Are you totally new to the sport, but know you want to have a structured plan to get started?
Do you have experience, but it's been a long time since you've actually ridden?
Do you have experience, but let yourself go, and are ready to get back in the groove?

This is the plan for you. It starts gradually and builds. It will give you the proper start to build training upon.

This 5 week plan is written as a "road" plan, but it is just as effective for mountain bike, gravel...any endurance-based cycling discipline starting from scratch.

How it Works

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Strength x9
—— ——
Bike x5
04:09:00 01:30:00
Walk x3
01:30:00 00:30:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Strength
—— ——
Bike
04:09:00 01:30:00
Walk
01:30:00 00:30:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor

All supported devices

Christian Williams

Williams Racing Academy

~Full-time cycling coach since 1999.
~Served as director for Slipstream Sports (Garmin-Sharp, but now EF-Education First) directing the development team.
~coached riders to over 100 national championship podiums (we've stopped counting) and over 20 gold medals there.
~ I've coached 15 riders to compete at the world championships, including a podium performance there.
~www.WilliamsRacingAcademy.com
~check out our podcast, The Second Echelon
~3 grown kids


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  • Track your weight, sleep, hours, fatigue and stress while you train.
  • Completed workouts sync with popular apps like Garmin and Wahoo. Learn More
  • If plan includes Structured Workouts, then planned workouts sync to compatible devices and guide you through workouts in real time. Learn More

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