Zwift Academy 2020

[jenic]

Anyone else doing the Zwift Academy?

I did the ramp test yesterday in preparation, I've lost serious fitness the last couple of months it seems, time to put that right!

I've made a video too, subscribe for more cycling content

View: https://youtu.be/wyWk29tWQv4

 

[jenic]

Week 1 complete, that workout was tough!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zar6C6bl_A

 

[mjd1988]

Keep meaning to, but keep getting sucked into race series! Are you doing the WTRL series?

 

[jenic]

Keep meaning to, but keep getting sucked into race series! Are you doing the WTRL series?

I'm just doing ZA for now, I wasn't intending to but after my trip to France I had a couple of weeks indoors to kill which is when I started looking into the series and did the first two videos, now I'm kinda committed 😂

 

[jenic]

Week 2 complete, the workout was easier but the race wasn't great!

View: https://youtu.be/2xQxzI7fKW4

 

[jenic]

Week 3 was an easy one, a tough workout but a well needed recovery group ride!

View: https://youtu.be/sPGjaHY2Bx4

 

[jenic]

Week 4 had the first segmented ride in for me, seemed to confuse a lot of people this one!

View: https://youtu.be/rJTRQilXZtI

 

[SWSteve]

I have a couple of the sessions left, but have done enough group rides. Making me wish I had committed earlier and got one or two done in the first week...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Week 2 complete, the workout was easier but the race wasn't great!

View: https://youtu.be/2xQxzI7fKW4

Headband, very 1970/80s!

 

[jenic]

I have a couple of the sessions left, but have done enough group rides. Making me wish I had committed earlier and got one or two done in the first week...

Even though it's just two sessions a week, it's been a pretty big commitment around work and life. Thank god for lockdown 😆

Headband, very 1970/80s!

😂 Indeed! I got it free with a charity rally I did, it's useful for Zwifting but it doesn't offer see public viewing!


Anyway, week 8, the final week, completed. Properly messed up the race, oh well!

View: https://youtu.be/_z1P2V-mZs4

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I'm taking part in ZA. I started really well (3 workouts in first week) then I was ill for 2.5 weeks. Now catching up. I've only got workouts 6, 7 and 8 left. I did my last group ride today. Looking good that I'll have it done by end of Tuesday (he says knowing something usually tends to crop up to stop him... although this time he plans on completing the workouts before wife and kids get up in the mornings).

 

[jenic]

I'm taking part in ZA. I started really well (3 workouts in first week) then I was ill for 2.5 weeks. Now catching up. I've only got workouts 6, 7 and 8 left. I did my last group ride today. Looking good that I'll have it done by end of Tuesday (he says knowing something usually tends to crop up to stop him... although this time he plans on completing the workouts before wife and kids get up in the mornings).

You'll wake them up with your crying at WO7 😆

Good work getting back on the bike and completing it though!

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

You'll wake them up with your crying at WO7 😆

Good work getting back on the bike and completing it though!

Riders on the group rides were saying how tough #7 is. Stubbornness vs. Stamina

 

[SWSteve]

Week 4 had the first segmented ride in for me, seemed to confuse a lot of people this one!

View: https://youtu.be/rJTRQilXZtI

I found workout 4 quite easy. other than the 180% of ftp I hit all the segment power, the 6 minute effort wasn’t a struggle at all either. Maybe something is wrong with my ftp....

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Workout #7 completed.

Probably the most difficult workout I've done. I can see the merits for developing VO2. I can see how each interval was designed to 'unlock your strong'.

That doesn't change the fact that the ZA coaches are evil. That final ramp test was a real kick in the teeth.

One more workout to do then I will have completed the academy.