How to Adapt a Cycling Training Plan When Short on Time?

Question

Should my work commitment allow me limited time, ie 10 hours or less in a week, which cycling training sessions should I prioritize?

Answer 1

Should there be time limitations, focus on the most vital key sessions which are the threshold and the anaerobic workouts. These are the sessions which will yield the highest provision of fitness over the training time. Other sessions that are less important can be ignored including but not limited to a long duration of recovery time when 2nd recovery ride or an endurance ride is too far apart. Always rest or have an easy day before key sessions in order to avoid fatigue during your intended workouts.

Comments

Thnaks guys - looks like a great program for people with limited time. Cheers

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any chance to hear how to mix that with gym sessions? I'm not a pro cyclicts so I still want to have upper body...

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Very nice and helpful. I’m someone due to limit od time able to ride one 1.5h and one long weekend ride. Each time I get on the bike I need to maximize the effort I spent on it for max gains.

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Great content but I couldn’t help but keep thinking where to do strength training during this schedule?

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Which day would be ideal to add some weight training? I really enjoy to do some gym work also. Thanks!

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It would be interesting to hear what would be hes recommend week structure with between 8-12 hour riding in a week + 2 gym sessions.

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Hi Tristan, thanks for another great content. Being a little bit tight on schedule, do you reckon it would be a good idea to remove the "activation day" and make it a 5 day training week?

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For a triathlete, with 3 trainings on the bike per week, should I do 2 key sessions + endurance ride or 1 key session, 1 recovery and 1 endurance (with maybe some few intervals in it)?

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Is this training plan tailored more towards beginner cyclists? 3x10s seems a little too easy for those who've done structured training before, but I'm not gonna argue with a WT coach if he says this plan works for cyclists of all levels who have under 10 hours a week to train

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What if I want to go to gym to get swole also, how can I fit that in or is that just a waste of time.

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How would adding strength training at the gym fit into this 7 day plan?

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What days would be best for gym in here??