Tuesday, January 16th
8:15PM GMT
The Original VO2
Group Workout
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EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT

This workout is the tried and true original VO2 max workout that many pros use as a top up leading into races to prepare theirs bodies for the shock of hard racing.

3x8min of 40/20's. Lots of power in the 40sec and a descent "relax" in the 20sec. This will lift the HR early and lift it high however the recovery interval is just enough to make the efforts sustainable and repeatable

The other thing I love about this workout is that it helps develop power, lactate tolerance and VO2 all in the one exercise.

Length: 56 minutes

WORKOUT DESIGNER

Greg Henderson. Over the years Greg earned a fair amount of respect due to his longevity as a professional athlete in a pretty unforgiving sport. As a pro cyclist, he won or placed in road and track events in various countries for 20 years. He had 13 pro wins, 11 grand tours and 8 classics to his credit. Even after suffering a bad knee injury in a crash during the Tour de France in 2014, he didn’t let it keep him down for long. He’s ridden for Health Net, T-Mobile, Team Columbia, Sky Procycling, Lotto Belisol and he spent his final season representing UnitedHealthcare. Teammates he raced with most often were Andre Greipel, Marcel Sieberg and Adam Hansen.

ABOUT GROUP WORKOUTS

Zwifters line up in the starting area just like a normal event and once the event starts, workout mode begins. Everyone stays together regardless of power output. That's right, if you're outputting 100W and another Zwifter is outputting 400W you will stay in exactly the same position relative to each other. Only if you stop pedaling and fall 6 meters behind the group will the rubber-banding stop.

HELPFUL HINT

We highly recommend doing one of the FTP tests as the estimated FTP can be inaccurate and make the difficulty level of the workouts too high for your current fitness level.

For more info on FTP go to: https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208083-What-is-FTP-and-how-is-it-used-in-ZwiftOpens a new window