Hi,
I m doing zwift now for 6 month, and i m in div D.
I m doing twice a week a race between 35/60km.
But i never do a training or something else,i want to get beter should start training and race less?
Greets
Yes you should.
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Probably if you want to see the biggest improvement.
is twice a week races all you do?
that’s fine but really more easy riding on top of that will also bring benefits
I go twice a week in zwift and 1 time on the bike outside 50/60km.
What for training is good to start with?
Start with an FTP test or do the new route that includes the Grade hill climb to get an FTP number. Most people think “build me up” is the best training plan on Zwift.
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Ty i Will try that
Hi @Danny_Van_Hee, thank you for posting in the forums!
I’m Fernanda, from Zwift.
I couldn’t miss the chance to put my two cents on your enthusiasm for improving your rides! If you are ready to get your cycling to the next level, training will be better because you will meet fitness goals, and with specific goals, you will improve faster.
In your case, the first step will be to decide if you want to train for racing or to improve your FTP, if you choose racing, the best training plan for this goal will be “Zwift Racing”, but if you want to know and improve your FTP, I recommend you the “Training plan FTP Builder” this one is great if you are starting on this training world and will level you up!
Keep the enthusiasm and get your rides to the next level!
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It depends on how hard those races are and how hard the outdoor time is. If there’s significant intensity in all of those efforts then what you probably need is more hours at low intensity (and assuming the races are at relatively high intensity, I suspect that’s a given). Adding a training plan won’t help unless the volume of low intensity riding relative to hard efforts is correct. A typical balance is 80% low intensity and 20% high intensity. Think about that in terms of how you spend your existing hours on the bike. It’s not as fun as riding hard or moderately hard all the time, but it does work better at making you faster. If you can gradually increase your low intensity training volume that would almost certainly help. The down side is it’s not nearly as fun and interesting. That’s the discipline required.
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I’d say train just enough to get to the top of your category then stick to racing. But the move to results based ranking will put an end to that.
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Ty , i Will try The ftp builder
Of couese! Hit them intervals 