Week 32
Hopefully many of you were able to ski on snow during Thanksgiving week and get used to the subtle differences between snow skiing and rollerskiing. With higher volume last week we want to use the beginning of this week to make sure we feel recovered while still incorporating some specific strength workout and one new velocity strength workout.
As always with new strength plans use this week as a "D Load" week (decreased load). This allows your body more recovery and allows you to go lighter in the gym to get used to the exercises.
The L3 interval recommendation, Reverse Natural Intervals, is a really great workout to do during the first week or two on snow. This session helps us practice carrying speed through different terrain and helps us train a race specific pacing strategy .
NOTES:
- We begin velocity strength this week - a 4 week phase of lighter weight and snappy movement
- See the entry December Threshold for more info on the Reverse Natural Intervals