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Hill Workout No. 1: Rate of Perceived Exertion
Hill Workout No. 1: Rate of Perceived Exertion
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Warm-Up 5:00 (five minutes) - Spinning at Zone 1 intensity 5:00 - Alternating between legs, each leg carries 80-percent of the load for 30 seconds before switching legs. Make perfect circles and eliminate any dead spot at the top of the pedal stroke. The "resting" leg can remain clipped in or unclipped and resting on a chair. (Zone 1 to 2) 5:00 - Spinning at 90+ revolutions per minute (rpm), Zones 1 to 3 Main Set 3:00 - Seated climb with the bike tension set so your rate of perceived exertion (RPE) is Zone 2 to 3 (Heart rate may or may not respond accordingly, depending on several factors. Use RPE for the main set.) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 2:30 - Seated climb (Zone 2 to 3), then increase tension and stand for 30 seconds (Zone 4 to 5b, keeping it on the low end of the range if you're just starting hill work.) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 2:00 - Seated climb (Zone 3), then increase tension and stand for 1:00 (Zone 4 to 5b) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 1:30 - Seated climb (Zone 3), then increase tension and stand for 1:30 (Zone 4 to 5b) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 1:00 - Seated climb (Zone 3), then increase tension and stand for 2:00 (Zone 4 to 5b) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 0:30 - Seated climb (Zone 3), then increase tension and stand for 2:30 (Zone 4 to 5b) 1:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 3:00 - Stand (Zone 4 to 5b) Cool-Down 7:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 45 minutes total