Cycle schedule

  • MI = Maximum intensity = As fast as possible
  • % of MI = The % shown speed of Maximum intensity
  • % PI = The % vise pulse intensity = % of VO2max or pulse reserve.
  • (x)km= If you can cycle x km without a break, you should start at that level.
  • +(x)km.= If you can cycle the x km in a fast / good time, you should start at that level
  • Fartlek =A training where the pace changes, in different conditions measured by time or distance.

This video about the running schedule will also be able to explain how to use the cycling schedule.

Example of a overload cycle

If you desire 3 workouts per week, go to the third column, if you want 1 workout per week, go to the first column, etc.

  • 7 week cycle as a guide to training load, in addition comes the injury prevention and performance-optimizing training you should do, regardless of level.
  • Level = You must find a training session at the level you find yourself comfortable with in the cycling schedule.
  • Under Level = You must find a training session that is below the level you find yourself comfortable with in the cycling schedule.
  • IMPORTANT! This cycle is a guide, and should not be a measure of the load you are training with. It should, however, follow the following load advice.

Planning

Below are 5 safe and transparent ways to think about stress and planning. Of course, there are many other ways and more streamlined, but in the end, it’s crucial how you feel about the day, not what the plan says. These points are very straightforward, and take into account that injuries are not part of the training. Thereby you can end up with greater progress than those who drive hard. The points are weighted below so point 1 is more important than 2 and 2 than 3 and so on.

  • Feel how you feel, do not train harder than you actually can. Think about how much you have slept, eaten and drunk in the last 24 hours.
  • If the training is to be made harder, increase only one parameter at a time, either distance / time or intensity / load, never both at once. Preferably increase distance / time before intensity / load. Thus you train longer in the individual workout or train several times, rather than increasing the intensity / load.
  • When you are up to the time or the number of times you want to train per. week, the intensity / load can be increased quietly training for training.
  • An easy day can be followed by a hard day, while a hard day should be followed by an easy day. Likewise, a hard week must be followed by an easy one, etc. If you choose two hard days in a row because the shape is for it, then they must be followed by two easy days, the ratio must always be 1: 1.
  • If you have planned a workout but feel like something else, then do what you feel like. Coercion ends in a stressful situation which results in less progress.