Week 2

Often times the first week of the training year can feel a lot harder than expected. Strength sessions tend to get us more sore than normal, our legs might not be used to running or cycling loads. These are all reasons why it's important to listen to the body and also why our Week Two suggestions are very similar to week 1. 

This time of year it's all about absorbing the training load and gradually increasing volume and intensity. Below are examples of training weeks you can click on to download. 

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- Very small increase in hours from week 1. approx. 1 hour or less

- Added quality at the beginning of the week with running mechanics and leg speeds

- Additional focus on running efficiency on Saturday with L3 running intervals. If you are not a runner just supplement with a different mode. For those of us who are running we are using these early interval sessions to work on running technique, leg speed, and efficiency with the goal of improving our overall running pace for our summer distance and over distance workouts. The terrain suggestion is flat in order to work on turnover, keep heart rates controlled and below threshold L3. 

- Optional first Rollerski of the year. light specific strength 

- Two Anatomical Adaptation strength routines. Try to gradually increase weights from the week before and gauge muscle soreness.