Wednesday, February 14th
12:00AM GMT
Slowtwitch Indoors: Matt Lieto's Gravel Goodness
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT SLOWTWITCH INDOORS
Every Tuesday at 4pm PST, Slowtwitch.com will bring you a triathlon-focused workout designed and led by a guest 'coach.' We will include sessions from pro athletes and coaches, as well as the Slowman himself, Dan Empfield.
For this fifth edition, the workout will be led by professional triathlete, coach, and gravel aficionado Matt Lieto. Matt has recorded numerous top finishes at both the Ironman and 70.3 distance, but more recently he's turned his focus off-road with the advent of gravel and mixed-road racing.
The workouts are about 60 minutes long and designed to add variety and interest to your weekly training schedule over the Winter.
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
This workout takes you OVER THE TOP in homage to the unparalleled 1980s arm-wrestling film starring Sly Stallone.
This workout features progressive short blocks of low cadence efforts at and above FTP, perfect for the high-power-high-torque demands of gravel racing.
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
Every Tuesday at 4pm PST, Slowtwitch.com will bring you a triathlon-focused workout designed and led by a guest 'coach.' We will include sessions from pro athletes and coaches, as well as the Slowman himself, Dan Empfield.
For this fifth edition, the workout will be led by professional triathlete, coach, and gravel aficionado Matt Lieto. Matt has recorded numerous top finishes at both the Ironman and 70.3 distance, but more recently he's turned his focus off-road with the advent of gravel and mixed-road racing.
The workouts are about 60 minutes long and designed to add variety and interest to your weekly training schedule over the Winter.
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
This workout takes you OVER THE TOP in homage to the unparalleled 1980s arm-wrestling film starring Sly Stallone.
This workout features progressive short blocks of low cadence efforts at and above FTP, perfect for the high-power-high-torque demands of gravel racing.
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
Getting started with scored races
You'll need to finish a few rides before you can join your first scored race. With more data we'll be able to recommend the best group for you to compete against.