The Everesting 12-Week Plan is written by myself, Lee Rodgers of CrankPunk.com, the Official Coaching Provider for Everesting.cc, with input from the founder of Everesting.cc, Andy Van Bergen.

The 12 Week Plan works on improving your climbing, stamina and endurance, as you'd expect, but also pays attention to higher-end VO2 max work through short High Intensity Training (HIT) to increase your all-round fitness, in-ride recovery and muscularity.

You'll get fitter and stronger quicker with this plan and also see an increase in the all-critical endurance needed for an Everesting. The plan as written here is designed for the rider with 5-7 hours in the week to train, with weekends more or less free to ride anywhere from 3-7 hours per day. It takes into account the fact that many of us have families and lives off the bike, and is designed to work you where you need but to also leave you rested enough to function off the bike. Every plan is designed to be as interesting as possible, mixing up workouts in a way that ensures optimal improvement but ensures it's all as non-boring as can be.

Accompanying all the CrankPunk Coaching Systems Everesting Plans are notes on how to adapt the plan to your schedule and terrain, including how to manage the daily plans as and when changes need to be made. The plans are designed to work with FTP %ge and on the same Perceived Rate of Exertion (PRE, some say RPE)) as used on the Sufferfest (now SYSTM on Wahoo).

You needn't be familiar with PREs as the plans work on this in the first few rides, and I strongly advise riding the PRE in the beginning 2-3 weeks and to become familiar with feel as well as riding to watts. At times, watts work great as a guide, however as with an Everesting ride, there will be times when riding to *what your body can deliver at that moment* is critical to success.

Which level rider is this plan suited for?

Rookie to intermediate ideally, or an elite rider with a long term goal. *NOTE: When you purchase the plan you'll then receive the Plan Notes in your inbox. I am also available for a chat via email if necessary, at lee@crankpunk.com, to help you hone the plan to fit your schedule, free of charge, and we can have another chat closer to your EV Day to be sure the run in is as optimal as possible.