Zwift workouts

[dojo]

Been trying a few different ones.

The Gorby was tough but doable, tried the Wringer on Monday, totally ruined me, couldn't finish it -maybe I was tired after work but it seemed insane!!!

What workouts does everyone else like/worth doing??

Thanks

[dogbucket]

I cannot help other than say I find them way harder than Trainerroad. I am used to having rests at 60-70w, they dont seem to do that in Zwift for example the sweet spot has no rest periods and I normally die half way though.

[anonymous-user]

Individul workouts are all well and good, but for maximum benefit it is better to follow some sort of structured plan

Zwift has some good ones these days

https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/#zwift-plans

[wemorgan]

My favourite is:

Lionel Sanders Intervals
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/tri247com-pro-wo...

But also enjoy:

SST (Med)
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/60-90-minutes-to...
High Intensity Recovery
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/60-90-minutes-to...
Random Lengths
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/power-climbs...

Typically do 2 per week, then easier Z1/2 all other times.

[shatter]

I have been downloading the Tri247 workouts to mix things up recently, but I hadn't used the whatsonzwift.com website before thanks for the recommendation

[jesusbuiltmycar]

dojo said:

Been trying a few different ones.

The Gorby was tough but doable, tried the Wringer on Monday, totally ruined me, couldn't finish it -maybe I was tired after work but it seemed insane!!!

What workouts does everyone else like/worth doing??

Thanks

"The Wringer" was horrible - I was very tempted to give up just over half way through but I managed to rough it out...

I started doing the "Build Me Up" training plan at the beginning of the year and tonight's workout is "The Purple unicorn" - 1h 45m so I am really not looking forward to it.

[ukbabz]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

"The Wringer" was horrible - I was very tempted to give up just over half way through but I managed to rough it out...

I started doing the "Build Me Up" training plan at the beginning of the year and tonight's workout is "The Purple unicorn" - 1h 45m so I am really not looking forward to it.

I still remember that one as one of the hardest ones I've done on zwift.. enjoy!

Then again I've just restarted the build me up plan as it has shown some improvements

[gl20]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

dojo said:

Been trying a few different ones.

The Gorby was tough but doable, tried the Wringer on Monday, totally ruined me, couldn't finish it -maybe I was tired after work but it seemed insane!!!

What workouts does everyone else like/worth doing??

Thanks

"The Wringer" was horrible - I was very tempted to give up just over half way through but I managed to rough it out...

I started doing the "Build Me Up" training plan at the beginning of the year and tonight's workout is "The Purple unicorn" - 1h 45m so I am really not looking forward to it.

I’m in week 10 of build me up now. Pre Xmas I was only getting about half the sessions done but have been doing them all in Jan... until this week. The sessions have been getting tougher which was fine for a while but now Im feeling a bit worn out by it, like I’m not recovering from one to the next. Plus I’m off skiing at the weekend.

Would be good if there were a way of pausing these schedules if you’re struggling to recover. I see a thread on the feedback page proposing this (with a lot of others supporting this) and its being looked into.

Was tempted to just try an FTP test now then call it quits.

[Daveyraveygravey]

wemorgan said:

My favourite is:

Lionel Sanders Intervals
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/tri247com-pro-wo...

But also enjoy:

SST (Med)
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/60-90-minutes-to...
High Intensity Recovery
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/60-90-minutes-to...
Random Lengths
https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/power-climbs...

Typically do 2 per week, then easier Z1/2 all other times.

How can you have a session called "High Intensity Recovery"? Surely you're either recovering or doing something at high intensity?

[anonymous-user]

Over / unders is another way to describe high intensity recovery as far as I can see from the power chart of the workout

[Dannbodge]

I must be doing something wrong. I've never struggled with the gorby or wringer (and yes my FTP is correct)
McCarthy special and Minute man though jeeez they are tough

[keith2.2]

I'm in week 2 of the 8 week Grand Fondo programme. Some are tougher than others but I haven't done anything particularly miserable yet. I like the way the workouts are targeted towards "ride at race pace then break then make it stick then back to race pace" type riding.

I do need to sort my FTP though - I keep boosting the workouts to 110% and I'm still finding parts of them a lot easier than the messages on the screen would suggest. Even when I did one the same day as the Alp stage on TdZ.

I do find the structure and ERG really helpful - I've never done structured training on the bike before. I'm already finding that exactly as the workouts, it's helping my ability to kick near the top of a climb and then recover more quickly. Quite possibly a mental thing as well.

I'll look forward to trying more (probably an FTP builder for a nice helping of Wattage Pie).

Only concern - as mentioned earlier by someone else - I'm going away for 5 days before I finish this programme. This means I'll definitely miss one, and I'll have to do a lot of making up the day I get back.

[wemorgan]

Daveyraveygravey said:

How can you have a session called "High Intensity Recovery"? Surely you're either recovering or doing something at high intensity?

Agreed. The name is misleading. it's a tough sessions, very similar to a 2x20min @ FTP, never feels like a recovery to me.

[Usget]

wemorgan said:

Daveyraveygravey said:

How can you have a session called "High Intensity Recovery"? Surely you're either recovering or doing something at high intensity?

Agreed. The name is misleading. it's a tough sessions, very similar to a 2x20min @ FTP, never feels like a recovery to me.

I think they mean that you are recovering from efforts slightly above FTP whilst still maintaining a relatively high effort - not that the whole workout is designed for recovery.