Cardio Testing

Cardio Programme

Testing

Rower

Bike

Run

Speed endurance

5x1km (2min recovery)

5x1km (2min recovery)

5x1km (2min recovery)

3 min threshold

Furthest distance

Furthest distance

Furthest distance

500 metre best effort

Fastest time

Fastest time

Fastest time

*Each testing is done using either rower, bike or run for day 1. Then the next testing will be using another machine etc. depending on what coach specifies*

What we’re looking for here is consistency across the board on the speed endurance testing.

Time & levels:

BIKE: elite 1.05 to 1.10, sub elite 1.10 to 1.20, intermediate 1.20 to 1.35 and average 1.35+

Sessions

Session Number

Warm Up

Session

1.

3 min total

10x500m (90 sec rest)

2.

5x1km increasing effort

5x1km (best effort)

90 sec rest between

3.

5 min total

500m (90 sec rest)

1km (90 sec rest)

1.5km (90 sec rest)

1.5km (90 sec rest)

1km (90 sec rest)

500m (90 sec rest)

4.

5 min total

5km (best effort)

3 min rest

1km (best effort)

5.

5 min total

5x3min threshold (90 sec rest)

6.

5x100m (60-70% effort)

30 sec rest between

15x100m (95% effort)

30 sec rest between

7.

5 min total

5x200m (90% effort)

60 sec rest between

5x400m (90% effort)

60 sec rest between

8.

5 min total

20sec on 20sec off x 5 straight through (90% effort)

2 min rest

Repeat 2 more times

9.

5 min total

15sec on 15sec off x 8 straight through (80% effort)

2 min rest

Repeat 2 more times

10.

5 min total

3km @ 70% effort

*Sessions can be done using either bike, rower or running – depending on what coach specifies*

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