Introduced in April of this year, the Zwift Club Ladder League has quickly exploded into one of the most unique, and fun, racing formats on Zwift. It is the most exciting format I have been a part of and is a borderline addiction for me. The captain of my team has us racing 3-4 times per week and I often find myself volunteering to race in all of them. While I haven’t done a true gauntlet yet, I usually do two Ladder races per week.
Here’s why I absolutely love the Zwift Club Ladder League:
What is the Zwift Club Ladder League?
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Some recent reading and self experimentation has led me to this idea: are there effective alternatives to standard VO2 Max intervals?
It all started with a video about short intervals by Dr. Stephen Seiler.
“The Rønnestad” Workout
Dr. Seiler gave examples of shorter interval workouts designed to reach various outcomes. The first one he mentioned was the Rønnestad. At its core, the intervals are 30 seconds on/15 seconds off. The sets are quite long; 13 reps in this case. It’s similar to a Tabata style workout, except rather than all out it’s a VO2 effort. The workout came from the study: Superior performance improvements in elite cyclists following short-interval vs effort-matched long-interval read more...
We need to change the verbiage of one of the oldest cycling training methods: Long, Slow, Distance (LSD). I’m a fan of keeping the acronym, but its (new) meaning should be “Long, Steady, Distance”. Agree with me now, and you can stop reading. However, for a full explanation, enjoy read more...
Over the past few years, riders like Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, and Wout van Aert have become the center of debate about traditional base training versus a mix of training and racing cyclocross. All three riders have found incredible success on the road, while still being very successful read more...