30 minute cycling plans using a power meter?
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2020-04-17 7:37 PM |
50 | Subject: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? My current weekly plan is composed of balancing exercises and sandbag strength workouts with the culmination of my right knee rehab (at 95% of complete recovery now and I think I can do cycling workouts based on my FTP of 244 and that this would contribute to bringing the knee back to 100%). But I would like the entire cycling workout to last only 30 minutes and be 3 times per week. Would there be plans available to do this? (BTW, the cycling would immediately precede the exercising and strength workout) |
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2020-04-17 10:06 PM in reply to: lombardi3g |
Master 8248 Eugene, Oregon | Subject: RE: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? Last year when I was coming back from an injury (broken elbow) I used the Beginner Cycling Program (free on this website) for a while. They start at 30 minutes (which was about all my arm could tolerate at first) and work up slowly from there.The workouts aren't necessarily power-based but they do mention intensity levels and you can adapt them if you have a guess as to your current FTP. (Mine was about 200 but after several weeks of forced inactivity before and after surgery, I put it back to 160 and then slowly progressed from there.) The workouts are more frequent than 3X a week (I think 5 or 6) but again, you could adapt them and just work more slowly through the progression. The program says "Beginner" but as a 50 year old woman my size (about 115 pounds) with an FTP of 200, it should be clear I'm NOT exactly a beginner (and cycling's my weakness). But I thought it was quite good for rehab and rebuilding fitness. Or just do something more generic like 10 minutes warmup, 15 minutes at 70-75% alternating higher cadence/smaller gearing and lower cadence/bigger gear, 5 minutes cool down. I did a that at times if a particular workout didn't suit me. For a while I was unable to do big-gear riding on my own trainer due to the weird position I was using to keep weight off my arm, and I couldn't always get to a gym stationary to do those workouts. |
2020-04-18 2:47 PM in reply to: lombardi3g |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? 3x30min of cycling is not going to bring much bike fitness However if it's all you have, warm up for 10-15min and go the rest at 80% of FTP at 60 cadence. It will build strength. The low cadence and that specific power will mean very specific force that will recruit specific muscle fibre that will build strength. |
2020-04-22 7:08 AM in reply to: marcag |
Expert 4921 Middle River, Maryland | Subject: RE: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? Not sure if you use any programs for our indoor workouts, but Trainer Road has a time-crunched 30 minute plan out there. Note though: I've done a few of those shorter workouts and you will probably need a few more minutes to warm up and cool down. Some of them have you hammering at like 4 minutes in and finishing your last interval with about a minute left in the 30 minute session. |
2020-04-22 8:12 AM in reply to: jmhpsu93 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? Originally posted by jmhpsu93 Not sure if you use any programs for our indoor workouts, but Trainer Road has a time-crunched 30 minute plan out there. Note though: I've done a few of those shorter workouts and you will probably need a few more minutes to warm up and cool down. Some of them have you hammering at like 4 minutes in and finishing your last interval with about a minute left in the 30 minute session. I can see that. 30min is probably the time you need to do short intervals in a high intensity workout. For example 15x1min on, 1min off. Yesterday I did 6x(3min on, 2min off) which is exact 30min of interval work. But I needed 20min warm up and 10min cool down. At one point the value of a workout is mostly "load" which is time*intensity. If time is too short intensity has to be very high. Very high for a while is OK, will not be great long term. To properly do "very high" you need a decent warm up and at least a bit of cool down. |
2020-04-22 12:54 PM in reply to: marcag |
Expert 4921 Middle River, Maryland | Subject: RE: 30 minute cycling plans using a power meter? Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by jmhpsu93 I can see that. 30min is probably the time you need to do short intervals in a high intensity workout. For example 15x1min on, 1min off. Yesterday I did 6x(3min on, 2min off) which is exact 30min of interval work. But I needed 20min warm up and 10min cool down. At one point the value of a workout is mostly "load" which is time*intensity. If time is too short intensity has to be very high. Very high for a while is OK, will not be great long term. To properly do "very high" you need a decent warm up and at least a bit of cool down. Not sure if you use any programs for our indoor workouts, but Trainer Road has a time-crunched 30 minute plan out there. Note though: I've done a few of those shorter workouts and you will probably need a few more minutes to warm up and cool down. Some of them have you hammering at like 4 minutes in and finishing your last interval with about a minute left in the 30 minute session. That's about what I need, too, when crushing myself like in a Zwift race or Jorge's evil 6 x4' @ 105% workout in the BT winter cycling plan. For sweet spot stuff more like 10'/3-4'. I am notoriously slow warmer upper...always have been. |
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