Monday, October 8th
7:20AM GMT
Extensive Anaerobic
Group Workout
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Did you miss Zwift Academy 2018? Curious what it's all about? Or are you sad it's over and want some more of those awesome workouts? The 10 main Zwift Academy workouts will continue to run in Group Workouts until the Semi-Finals start on October 15th. No ZA credit, but here's your chance to learn about the program and continue to boost your fitness!
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
This 5th workout from the Zwift Academy program focuses on efforts 1min in length. These are high-power anaerobic intervals that are similar to what is required for a Kilo on the track or a short climb at the end of a road race. Think of them as race winning efforts. There is plenty of time to recover between each interval, to give you every chance of hitting the target power. The final 2 blocks don't have target wattages and ask you to give everything to see what you're capable of.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Kevin Poulton and Elliot Lipski are the coaches responsible for the Zwift Academy program. Coach Kevin has 15 years of coaching experience, with a focus on the successful implementation of indoor training. Under his guidance, athletes have won Paris-Roubaix, Grand Tour stages, World Tour classics, and numerous National and State Championships. Coach Elliot previously worked at TrainSharp Coaching where he designed the 2016 and 2017 Zwift Academy workout programs. He is now a coach for the Team Dimension Data U23 team.
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
ABOUT THIS WORKOUT
This 5th workout from the Zwift Academy program focuses on efforts 1min in length. These are high-power anaerobic intervals that are similar to what is required for a Kilo on the track or a short climb at the end of a road race. Think of them as race winning efforts. There is plenty of time to recover between each interval, to give you every chance of hitting the target power. The final 2 blocks don't have target wattages and ask you to give everything to see what you're capable of.
WORKOUT DESIGNER
Kevin Poulton and Elliot Lipski are the coaches responsible for the Zwift Academy program. Coach Kevin has 15 years of coaching experience, with a focus on the successful implementation of indoor training. Under his guidance, athletes have won Paris-Roubaix, Grand Tour stages, World Tour classics, and numerous National and State Championships. Coach Elliot previously worked at TrainSharp Coaching where he designed the 2016 and 2017 Zwift Academy workout programs. He is now a coach for the Team Dimension Data U23 team.
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.