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Reading and using a structured workout
Before diving into your workout take the time to read the structured workout. Zwift won't convey the nuance. Make the workouts your own.

Sans Chaine
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Endurance rides: the why and how
Many riders don't ever do real endurance training, finding it frustrating. But it is well worth developing that aerobic sysetm.

Sans Chaine
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Go hard or go home training didn't work
Once I got my first power meter I realized that an important part of riding was your work capacity. The thing was I took the wrong approach.

Andrew Randell
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Realizing that FTP wasn't the answer
Soon after hitting the first climb at Haute Route Adrian realized that his FTP based training wasn't the right approach.

Sans Chaine
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Getting fitter: it's more than just watts
Changes in your FTP or VO2 aren't the only way to get fitter and perform better.

Sans Chaine
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The myth of climbing at 100rpm is ruining your endurance rides
Riding at 100rpm may have worked for Lance Armstrong, but for the rest of us it is ruining your endurance rides.

Sans Chaine
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Pacing: how to manage that weekend where you can put in extra time
Sometimes the stars align & we get a weekend to do some extra riding. Make sure you figure out your goal and how to achieve it.

Sans Chaine
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Watts are not watts: heart rate, power and stress
The heart rate tells us how the workout is impacting us. We need to use it because watts are not watts.

Sans Chaine
3 min read
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You can't always chase the watts: how Marc changed his riding
Not every ride can be a yardstick to check in on your training. We need to enjoy our training, enjoy the rhythm and experience of it.

Sans Chaine
2 min read
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Train like the best endurance athletes in the world
No pain, no gain. If you want to get better as an athlete that is an idea you will have to leave behind.

Sans Chaine
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Checking in on your systems
We need to check-in periodically to keep an eye on how our aerobic and anaerobic systems relate to one another.

Sans Chaine
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Using heart rate and power: how do they relate?
Adding in a heart rate component to your training is important, but it can be confusing. Your power and heart zones may not align.

Sans Chaine
3 min read
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Training Peaks: analysing power and cadence in an 85% workout
Analyse the details of your 85% workout to get a sense of how well you did and whether to progress it.

Sans Chaine
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Manage your warm-up based on how you feel
You aren't going to feel amazing every day but it is important to try. Manage your warm-up by feel, you may end up having an amazing ride.

Sans Chaine
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Training Peaks: taking a look at a tempo workout
Using Training Peaks we can go in and look at the metrics - power, heart rate and cadence - to check if you did a good job on your workout

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Training Peaks: our three metrics power, heart rate, cadence and how to look at them in a workout
Three metrics define how to do a workout: power, heart rate and cadence. Take a closer look at your workouts in Training Peaks.

Sans Chaine
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Choose your own adventure: analyse your testing to decide how to train
Use your testing results, and some insights into what sort of rider you are, to figure out where to take your training.

Sans Chaine
3 min read
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Training hours: you can always add time at endurance
You can always add time at your endurance pace. Cycling is a sport that rewards time spent training, just be sure it doesn't fatigue you.

Sans Chaine
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The workouts don't change: who you are as a rider changes how you should do the workouts
Each ride has unique physical characteristics. Let’s look at how different types of rides might approach the same workout.

Sans Chaine
6 min read
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Respiration: don't forget to breathe well
Your breathing technique is one of those things you can improve to ride better without having to change your fitness.

Sans Chaine
2 min read
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