So as we count down the days until Christmas, it's also time to count the number of days left in the current year - and therefore look forward to the new year and planning what events to take part in and how to tackle them.
In this short five-part piece we'll look at the five key training areas to concentrate on to get through any event!
Threshold Training
Why?
Your lactate threshold is the point at which your muscles start to become overcome by fatigue, therefore stands to reason that increasing the amount of work you can do before your reach it is extremely important.
In sportives this is likely to occur on long steady climbs, and in races having a higher lactate threshold will enable you to stay with breakaways or smash those time trials. Training at 15-25% below your maximum heart rate allows you to increase your threshold, as this will be slightly above your current lactate threshold.
What?
Beginners
30 minutes at a constant intensity of 81-85% of your maximum heart rate once a week.
Advanced
20 minutes at a constant intensity of 85-90% of your maximum heart rate three times a week.
Missed out on the other parts of this New Year training? Check them out from the links below:
Hill Training
