Most endurance athletes would love to spend a lot of time training, but the realities of life, work, and family commitments mean that we must train in the time we have. Try these sample Time-Crunched tips from VeloPress books to get the most out of your training time. If you like what you see, please buy the books!
An active ingredient of The Time-Crunched Training Program is high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts. There are 9 different kinds of workouts in The Time-Crunched Cyclist. Here are some of the workout types, so you can see what you’re in for.
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This workout is from Workouts in a Binder® for Indoor Cycling by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson.
This workout is from Workouts in a Binder® for Indoor Cycling by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson.
This workout is from Workouts in a Binder® for Indoor Cycling by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson.
This workout is from Workouts in a Binder® for Indoor Cycling by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson.
This workout is from Workouts in a Binder® for Indoor Cycling by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson.
Grab your trainer and you can turn prime time into better base fitness.
Crosstraining is also useful when it isn’t possible to run or ride outside.
No sport benefits from leg speed like running does.
Try this one-hour ride from One-Hour Workouts!
This is a great workout to bridge the base and tempo phases of your training.
Long runs need to be 90 minutes or more, which isn’t good news if you’ve got only an hour. Don’t despair. You can get similar benefits in one hour with some long hills.