Doing long sweet spot intervals used to be really challenging for me. I’m beginner (have been riding for 1.5 years) and I think I’m naturally sprinter cause I can sustain 700-800 watts sprint for 15-30 seconds, but my ftp only about 160. While I’m doing long sweet spots my legs starts quitting after…

Hey, You will find plenty of info here [image] Sweet Spot Progression Training What is the optimal way to progress sweet spot duration? Assume the cyclist has completed a couple seasons of structured training and is just coming off their current season and a couple week …

He’s been riding for 1.5 years. I wouldn’t think that is long enough, particularly without any structure to know whether he actually is a natural sprinter or not. I think he needs to start at the basics.

His FTP is 160. If it was 260 and his sprint was 5x his FTP, I might agree, but almost everyone starts with a stronger anaerobic component because we’re stronger than we are fit. Regardless, he’s going to need to be able to do longer than 3 minutes at sweetspot to be able to get to the sprint.

If you struggle with sweetspot workouts, it’s likely that either your FTP is set too high, or that you are simply trying to do sweetspot at too high a % of FTP. If you set your ftp with the ramp test, it’s quite common for people who are strong at short-duration high powet too overtest, that is, to…

Before this thread goes down an odd path of anti-SS, @hardcore - what are your cycling goals? Knowing this could help figure out the right plans for you. To your original question, you may find it easier to start with longer endurance rides at lower intensities and/or shorter SS intervals for now -…

Are you currently following a TR plan or just picking workouts with long intervals? Assuming you started with the right plan for your experience level, TR plans usually start with some short endurance workouts then add short Sweet Spot intervals of 2-3 min with short breaks between, then intervals …

I can sustain first part for 13-15 minutes, then I have some drops. Like this [image]

My first cycling goals is triathlon, now I’m in the middle of preparation to sprint, so my first goal be as fast as possible at 20km TT.

Average cadence about 90. When I got dropped I need to relax 1 minute or so, I think its bad to do it

Im sticking to basic plan for 2-3 workouts per week

How to survive long sweet spot intervals?

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MadTuna August 18, 2021, 4:23pm 2

Hey,

You will find plenty of info here

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How to survive long sweet spot intervals?

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