Home
Articles
Books

 

 

 

 

 

San Diego Cycling Coach Sean Burke

 
45 Minute Trainer Workout for the Time Challenged Rider

  We all get stuck on the trainer occasionally.  Next time you find yourself stuck riding on the trainer, give  one of these  workouts a try.    Try workout A first, and then if want something a little harder, try workout B the next time.  The work Intervals are too short for HR to accurately reflect effort, so  I  based the intervals on a 1-11 RPE Scale. 

Workout A              Workout B

 

Workout A Sprint Intervals

Minutes:
1-10                    Start out very easy at an RPE of 1 and slowly build to an RPE of 7.
 
10-14                  Easy  RPE 2
 
14-15                  1 minute as hard as you can without fading RPE 10
 
15-19                   Easy RPE 2
 
19-19:30              30 seconds all out RPE 11
 
19:30-23:30         Easy RPE 2
 
23:30-24              30 seconds all out RPE 11
 
24-28                   Easy RPE 2
 
28-28:30              30 seconds all out RPE 11
 
28:30-32:30          Easy RPE 2
 
32:30-36:30          30 seconds all out RPE 11
 
36:30-40:30          Easy RPE 2
 
40:30-41              30 seconds all out RPE 11
 
 41-45                  Easy Cool Down RPE 2

 

Workout B Pyramid Intervals

For each work interval. Go at intensity that is maximally difficult, but where you won't pop before the end of the effort.  This workout is great to do on rollers

Minutes:
1-10                    Start out very easy at an RPE of 1 and slowly build to an RPE of 7.
 
10-14                Easy  RPE 2
 
14:00-14:15     15 seconds  RPE 10
 
14:15-15:00     Easy RPE 2
 
15:00-15:30     30 seconds all out RPE 10
 
15:30-17:00      Easy RPE 2
 
17:00-17:45      45 seconds all out RPE 10
 
17:45-20:00      Easy RPE 2
 
20:00-21:00      60 seconds all out RPE 10
 
21:00-24:00      Easy RPE 2

24:00-26:30      90 seconds all out RPE 10

26:30-31:00       Easy RPE 2

31:00-32:00      60 seconds all out RPE 10

32:00-35:00      Easy RPE 2

 
35:00-35:45      5 seconds all out RPE 10
 
35:45-38:00        Easy RPE 2
 
38:00-38:30       30 seconds all out RPE 10
 
38:30-40:00       Easy  RPE 2

40:00-40:15      15 seconds all out RPE 10

40:15-45:00      Cool Down

 

I would like more information on Coaching

Name:   Email:  

Who am I?

Coached Athlete Profile: Rich Pearson is a 50+ racer who is a good athlete, but just needed a little guidance to take his racing to the next level. Rich has had a great season so far. Go to the coached athlete blog to read a little more about Rich, or contact me if you are interested in having me work out a training program for you.