The idea that Zwift is focusing on here is essentially that you can complete the workouts on whichever days you want within that time period (a week), as long as you get them done. Within that phase you’ve got two workouts you can choose from immediately (and one more I’ll talk about in a second). You’ll notice that initially you’re within the ‘Prep’ phase (seen at the bottom). You’re now presented with the available workouts for your plan. Ideally you’d be aligning this to a specific race day. Or, you can shorten it with some plans as well.
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You can then shift the end-date of the plan, which in the case of some plans will extend out the full duration of weeks. In any event, once you’ve selected a plan to follow, go ahead and tap ‘Enroll’. Again, there’s some very legit training workouts in these libraries, but there’s also a healthy dose where I feel like they’re just phoning it in. To actually look at some of this stuff with a critical eye. Of course, it may sound like I’m picking on things…but that’s kinda why you come and read here. It suggests a wattage of 146w for me for this workout, which wouldn’t generate fast breathing unless I fell off the trainer. Zone 2 is generally considered endurance. After all, Zone 1 by every definition I’ve seen is basically just pedaling along. Am I working hard or trying to have a baby? I don’t know what ‘Fast Breathing’ even means on a Zone 1 ride. But the description for the ‘Zone 1 Ride’ is a bit confusing. Which isn’t to say every workout needs to be tough, or even super structured any coach will tell you that. And then there’s ones in the middle like the “Split 2/3”. For example, the one below that basically just says “pedal your bike for an hour” (technically called ‘Zone 1 Ride’). While others seem to have absolutely no thought applied to them. Some workouts appear to have legit foundations in structured training (e.g. In any case, you can view and scroll through the workouts that make up the plan by clicking on ‘View Plan’:Īlong the bottom, there are prep workouts, as well as the individual weeks specified (1-8 in this plan’s case).
Other icons focus on FTP, endurance base, etc… Fast today, faster tomorrow.”įinish line flags: “This plan incorporates a taper and is designed to help you peak specifically for an event.”Īs you can see, some of these icons are useful…and some are a bit gimmicky. Speed gauge: “Run like a kid again, racing across Watopia, until your heart leaps out of your chest. For example, in the above image, those three icons mean:Ĭlipboard: “Full coverage for the competitive Zwifter looking to round out their skills for race day” On the right is a bit more detail, along with some icons that depict what specifically the training plan is looking to achieve or include. On the left are the various training plans and the time commitments of each of them. Next, simply click ‘Plans’ in the upper right, which brings you to this colorful spot, the Training Plans landing page: You’ll need this value for the training plans piece to be correct, so ensure that it’s at least in the ballpark of reasonableness. Most notable though (and what is important here) is the FTP value you’ve set in the lower right corner. It’s also where various partnerships show up as well, such as the GCN ones or Hunter’s Challenge from the Peaks Cycling Group. Sure, there are full training plans in there, but it doesn’t track you through those plans. After that’s done, you’ll tap the ‘Training’ button next to Ride Type, just like you would have to previously have accessed the one-off workouts:Īt this point you’ll be on the on the ‘Workouts’ tab, which is where the one-off workouts are.
You’ll start Zwift like you normally would, pairing up sensors and such.
I tried it starting a couple weeks back, and now that it’s fully rolled out to folks, I thought I’d take a quick run (or cycle) through it.
Still, Zwift is clearly laying the groundwork for deeper plans and more integration with partners, and what the company has put together is actually pretty solid. Zwift’s entrant into the training plan realm sits somewhere in the middle between where they were before with almost-nothing, and where TrainerRoad/Sufferfest are with highly structured and fairly advanced plans. This was in contrast to players like TrainerRoad and The Sufferfest, which have fairly advanced training plans and structured workouts that kept you in line. That meant you had to pick and choose to try and cobble something together. Previously the workouts were mostly just in a giant folder structure of sorts. Zwift continues to expand its platform, and this week was no exception when they rolled out interactive structured training plans.
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