Top Ten Workouts on Zwift (Best Workouts To Do When Crunched For Time)

[@guyfisher2050]

Great video but you didn't mention in the description where to find these workouts, would be a great help for your viewers to specify this. As a relatively new zwifter I had to do some detective work and compiled this list: #10 - HIT 45sec #1 ▶ [4 week FTP Booster - Week 1 - Day 2] #9 - SST (Short) ▶ [Less Than an Hour To Burn] #8 - Micro Bursts ▶ [Hunter's Challenge - Week 1 - Day 2] #7 - Over/Unders ▶ [Zwift Academy 2016 - Month 1 - Session 8] #6 - Lactate Shuttling ▶ [Zwift Academy 2018 - 8] #5 - Race Day ▶ [Zwift Academy 2018 - 9] #4 - Hill Sprints ▶ [GCN - Power Climbs] #3 - Race Winning ▶ [GCN - Flat Out Fast] #2 - The Gorby ▶ [Less Than an Hour To Burn] #1 - Jon's Mix ▶ [Less Than an Hour To Burn]

[@cameroncox5253]

your a god send Guy Fisher! I was just thumbing through all of the training program trying to find these

[@guyfisher2050]

@@cameroncox5253 Glad you found it useful. I hope Chris Pritchard will edit and add this list to the video description.

[@samcoleman5359]

Legend!

[@thomaskranked562]

Great work!

[@kennethcamposano7535]

Thanks mate, this is great

[@hypstermyster]

#10 - HIT 45sec #1 #9 - SST (Short) #8 - Micro Bursts #7 - Over/Unders #6 - Lactate Shuttling #5 - Race Day #4 - Hill Sprints #3 - Race Winning #2 - The Gorby #1 - Jon's Mix

[@josephjones8609]

Thanks 😂😂

[@martialpottier]

1 : Jon's Mix whatsonzwift.com/workouts/less-than-an-hour-to-burn/jons-mix/ 2 : The Gorby whatsonzwift.com/workouts/less-than-an-hour-to-burn/the-gorby/ 3 : Race winning whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/flat-out-fast-race-winning/ 4 : Hill Sprints whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/power-climbs-hill-sprints/ 5 : 9. Race Day whatsonzwift.com/workouts/zwift-academy-2018/9-race-day/ 6 : 8. Lactate Shuttling whatsonzwift.com/workouts/zwift-academy-2018/8-lactate-shuttling/ 7 : Session 8: Over Unders whatsonzwift.com/workouts/zwift-academy/month-1-session-8-over-unders/ 8 : Day 2 - Micro bursts! whatsonzwift.com/workouts/hunters-challenge/week-1-day-2-micro-bursts/ 9 : SST (Short) whatsonzwift.com/workouts/less-than-an-hour-to-burn/sst-short/ 10 : Day 2 - HIT 45sec #1 whatsonzwift.com/workouts/4wk-ftp-booster/week-1-day-2-hit-45sec-1/ Bonus : Ramp Test whatsonzwift.com/workouts/ftp-tests/ramp-test/

[@meatmotorendurance]

Most Zwift workouts are a mishmash of randomness. Example: The FTP course is way off. When you try to target everything, you target nothing. What I've learned from Seiler, Couzens, and Dylan Johnson is how simple is typically the most effective. Want to build FTP.??? 2 or 3 of 10-20 minutes at FTP wattage with 1/4 or 1/2 active time recovery. If your Zwift workout looks like a rainbow of colors, ditch it.

[@Bartm85]

Correct - target 1 zone per day/training. Make all effort in that zone count (high quality efforts) and do no tire yourself needlessly in between targeted zone efforts.

[@LifeCycle1978]

I agree but the average Zwift user is a part time user at best. They are typically crunched for time and aren’t focused on any particular goal, just working out. Zwift workouts can help them cover their cardio without trying to add a training regime to their already full plate.

[@Bartm85]

@@LifeCycle1978 that's right, and having fun and keep doing sports is the most important! Quality of training sessions is secondary to that.

[@zaahierstanley955]

Good recommendations in the thousands of workouts to choose from. Thanx

[@alexeyalexandrov7583]

Great that couple of GCN's workouts are on the top 10. I personally love GCN's "Classsic 2 x 20" and "First flash of fast". But I cut their warm ups and cool downs for a bit.

[@jrclose3170]

Check out "the minute man" by tailwind coaching. It's absolutely brutal👍👌

[@-Bonobo-]

These are really good. There is so much crap on Zwift.

[@Robin_S78]

I just watched this video and a big thank you for this selection of WO's.

[@dul22]

The Gorby is my favourite!

[@jimwilliams2239]

Any advice on a typical training week of 6 hrs per week? What sessions and when to build fitness etc. That would be great. Cheers.

[@cycling2732]

Emily's Short Mix is my fav

[@chrisl.6158]

The HIT 45sec session was the hardest that I've done so far on Zwift. Going two times through the whole FTP booster workout, this was by far the toughest session for me. But there are definitely some other very inspiring sessions on this list that seem to be much harder! Hopefully I will be able to give em a try in like 8 to 10 weeks (after my ligament rupture will be healed). Thanks for this video!

[@callumu90]

Chris L. I’m doing the ftp builder, maybe 4 weeks in. I’m fairly novice ftp was 240 at 77 kg. How much did ur ftp improve by

[@chrisl.6158]

@@callumu90 Well, I did the FTP "Booster" which is only 4 weeks. In October I was completely new to the whole "training" thing. If I remember correctly the first 4weeks FTPbooster bumped me up from 255 to 278 W in Oct/Nov and the second try in January to 285 (at around 73-74 kg).

[@gesp5151]

Jon’s mix always seems to me like the beginning of a long grand tour stage as the breakaway establishes. You’ve got the sprints or surges but then still have to put in some longer solid intervals

[@Croydonjohnny]

Great video! I need to build up fitness first. 😊

[@velosports1988]

They certainly work these workouts. Lots of people i ride with have tried and had massive gains. TT Tune up works well...especially for zwift thursday night racing !

[@Teen_Spirit_91]

Thanks for this will try some of them out !!

[@stevenf4511]

Great vid Chris. BTW how do you switch off ERG mode during a workout?

[@MrSuicycle]

You can do it with the Zwift Companion App. Don't know about any Keyboard shortcuts, since I only have my phone nearby when on the trainer.

[@krohn27]

Click the up arrow on your keyboard, then it will give you the option to turn off or on.

[@jonask3745]

how is it possible to change erg mode on/off during a ride? And why are you always at the exact number of wattage?

[@mcfly10146]

he runs a simulation, for demonstation purposes

[@jonathanweatherill1029]

Power is so exact

[@djloverszn]

Whats the best roads to do these training on

[@dul22]

In my opinion these are not structured enough trainings, you got a bit of everything but nothing specific really to work on. And if you want to simulate a race... just race. By the way, how are you getting recovery by training at zone 5 in the Gorby ?? Recovery is zone 1 maybe 2 period. Cheers.

[@1timdog1066]

dul22 look at the Zwift graft and not the actual workout graft. They’re zone 1 recovery periods between the zone 5 intervals.The actual “workout” graft shows the person wasn’t able ride in zone 5 for the total 5 mins.

[@JK-wl5bx]

Agreed not really training specific zones although the corby is quite good as a v02 max session

[@dul22]

@@JK-wl5bx Gorby's my 2nd favourite actually :)

[@thepatternforms859]

Why take erg off I thought the whole point of erg was so u could just pedal and focus a certain goal wattage during a work out?

[@dan0368]

What climb is that during jons mix? I did my first wringer today, loved it!

[@itzMendoza]

What is erg mode?

[@chemo86]

Great video but why did you speed up the clips? :P

[@DanielMorales-tl9ou]

The Mc Carthy Special is my favorite but so hard. The 3 by 3 minutes is brutal

[@sevenrats]

I did the McCarthy Special today for the first time! I had to lower the FTP during the first set. There was no way I was going to make the whole thing. As it was I almost still didn't make it! It's a great work out

[@RileyTheChocLab]

I’m 6’2 104kg. 2.3w/kg. FTP of 273. Age 34 with max heart rate of 200. What workout plan should I use on Zwift to increase my w/kg? Thank you chris! Love the channel

[@chrispritch]

Depending on your level of fitness maybe the ftp builder or maybe the crit crusher... That was tough but helped me!!

[@RileyTheChocLab]

Chris Pritchard Cycling News thanks chris!! Looking forward to your next video. Are you doing a speed break down of the new bike? F12!!!!

[@ACECICLISMO]

Cordial saludo, quiero que otra persona o personas hagan un plan que he diseñado, como una quedada o meet inglés, como lo puedo compartir?

[@zedatomic8342]

Personally I like The Wringer. That's a totally brutal session for me.

[@chrispritch]

you sadomasochist!

[@jimwilliams2239]

What about tractor pulls? Low cadence, hard efforts kill me!

[@WTC999]

how the h#¤% can you keep the watts so spot on for every singel effort? even with erg mode mine is jumping all over the place, even with the right cadance, is this due to me riding with absoluteblack chainrings or something else??

[@chrispritch]

Are you using your trainer as the power source? If you're using pedals or crank power meter it will always spike

[@WTC999]

@@chrispritch i have been using my quarq power meter crank for the most part, sins i felt they where the ones giving me the most accurate power. but have tested both and having the same problem for both power units

[@ramsdale4]

The Wringer 😩

[@chrispritch]

I call that my warm up now.... 😂😂😂

[@troytalbot5746]

Can you list the music used

[@transontung90]

Classsic 2 x 20 = very hard

[@georgmtb9671]

I was a broken man after the wringer

[@6kmanu]

oh god micro burst maaaan

[@nadsim154]

Next time, don't put a bot to do these workouts instead of you dude !