With race season rapidly approaching for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, it is time to leave the Base Phase and begin adding in the supra-threshold efforts that the Build Phase brings.  A 30/30 workout is one of the most effective ways I have found to improve an athletes anaerobic prowess, lactate clearance, and ability to produce the necessary power during a criterium, twisty TT, or stochastic group ride / road race.

WARM-UP:

10 minutes gradually increasing your power and cadence, then 3x 30 seconds @110+ RPM @115% FTP with 30 seconds @Active Recovery to ready the legs, and finally 2 minutes free ride to ready the mind.

MAIN SET:

-3x (10 minutes alternating between 30 seconds @130% FTP @110 RPM, and 30 seconds @70% FTP @65 cadence).

– Stay in the same gear for the 30 second OFF interval, just slow the cadence down to produce less wattage. Then JUMP hard and fast to get back up to the 30 second ON interval wattages in the same gear.

-Cool-down then stretch!

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