Designing a Training Program Worthy of Indoor Cycling 2.0 Carl Foster, Ph.D., FACSM Department of Exercise and Sport Science University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Training Goals What do you want to achieve Health Fitness Event challenges Competitive performance What price are you willing to pay? Time Energy Injury risk
Training Load The Driver of Adaptation Frequency 5-7 days/week 2-4 days/week Intensity Moderate 50-85% HRR Zones Time 30 min min >2.5 distance weekly TRIMPS ?
Exercise is Medicine
An Apple a Day & An Hour a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
I’ll Bet You (or your clients) Want More than Good Health & Basic Fitness
Building the Program Be healthy Have a comfortable routine baseline Add single ‘harder’ days up to 3 Mix intensity and duration to make ‘harder’ Analyze your goal task Build up to it Remember: Training is routine Competition/Goal achievement is special
Be Healthy Don’t start training off the dregs of last season Don’t start training while nursing an injury
Have a Comfortable Baseline 4-7 days per week ~30 minutes/day Recovery days Cross training Good recovery days
Progression
Periodization
Use Zones Right
Building a Training Program Start healthy Progression Periodization Training Zones Massed vs Distributed Hard day vs easy day