According to the current popular "polarized" model (very generalized) advice is to have no more than 2 hard workouts per week. So maybe two days of the 5x5, then (if you have time) would try to do 1 or 1.5 hrs in zone 2 the other days (ideally 3-4 per week). Do this for 3-4 weeks, then back off a bit for a week. If you have a training goal in mind, share it. Ideally you would periodize your training throughout the year too, so not always the same pattern
i.e. just the zone 2 rides through the winter, with maybe 1 5x5 every 10 days or so. Then as spring approaches, build endurance with making the hard efforts more zone 3, but building to something like 2 x 20, 2 x30, 2 x 45. Then as event/race season comes, do the zone 4 5x5's. This is a traditional model. You can adapt to your goals, but if you do the same thing year round you'll burn out and/or stagnate
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Thanks for the insight! That’s some good information for me to consider. My current goal is weight loss and cardio improvement, I would like to do a triathlon sometime next year as well
For triathlon, those longer threshold (rather than Supra threshold) intervals will be more event-specific
it's all bullshit.
what is your goal? fitness? weight loss? sprinting in crit races? hill climbing? touring?
you pick a goal and strain for it. heart rate zones are just bullshit for fitness trackers.
Yeah I’ve been confused due to seeing so many conflicting articles online. My goal right now is weight loss and cardio improvement. I would like to do a triathlon sometime next year as well. In terms of cycling specifically I’d like to be able to do longer rides up to 15-20 miles. Lots of nature trails around my area and most have some sort of incline involved