TEMPO 3X10
TEMPO · 55 MINLENGTH55 MIN
LOAD50
STEPS8
HARDESTZ3
Three ten-minute blocks of tempo: harder than endurance, well short of threshold.
THE STEPS
- WARM-UP10 MIN FROM 45 TO 72 % · 85 RPM
- TEMPO3 × (10 MIN AT 82 % · 90 RPM, 4 MIN AT 58 %)
- COOL-DOWN3 MIN FROM 55 TO 40 %
Percentages are of your FTP.
TIME IN EACH ZONE
- Z1RECOVERY21 MIN
- Z2ENDURANCE4 MIN
- Z3TEMPO30 MIN
THE COACH SAYS
- 10:00 Tempo. Deep breaths, steady rhythm.
- 15:00 Halfway through this one.
- 20:00 Ease off.
RIDE IT
In Pedal Mania: open WORKOUTS, then OURS, and pick Tempo 3x10.
.ZWO.ERG.MRCFor other apps. .ERG is in watts at 250 W: sign in to have it at yours; .ZWO and .MRC are in percent.