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Hill Workout No.

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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

Hill Workout No. 2


Warm-Up 5:00 - Pedaling easy with cadence above 90 rpm, Zone 1 to 2. 5:00 - Alternate 0:30 seated, 0:30 standing at Zone 2 to 3. 6:00 - Seated, alternate 80-percent of the workload between 1:00 right leg, 1:00 left leg at Zone 1 to 2 intensity. Main Set 4 x 3:00 - Seated at 70 rpm, slowly ramp up to maximum effort by the last three-minute interval. Effort ranges from Zone 2 to 5. Take 1:00 of easy spinning between each effort. 2:00 - Spinning at Zone 1 to 2 intensity, 90+ rpm 4 x 3:00 - Begin with 2:00 seated, using a bigger gear or more tension than in the first set. After 2:00 seated, bump up the tension and stand for the last 1:00. Effort ranges from Zone 3 to 4. Take 1:00 of easy spinning between each effort. Cool-Down 7:00 - Easy spinning recovery, Zone 1 60 minutes total

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