This is a group training plan developed collaboratively by the Peloton Data Junkies group. We now have Peloton Tread training plan in addition to the bike.
- Challenge start date: 9/3/2019
- Duration: Tread 8 weeks, bike 6 weeks
- Choice of schedules:
- Bike: Denis-only PZ plan and variety plan with Denis for PZ; both plans are 6-ride plans with Friday and Sunday being optional
- Tread: 5, 4, and 3 tread workouts per week
- Combining bike and tread:
- Tread schedule is meant to gradually build up, so there is extra two weeks at the beginning
- Bike and tread schedules are meant to be independent but you can combine them and do both at the same time. If you want to keep them synchronized there is a few options:
- Start tread early, then two weeks into it start bike
- Skip first two weeks of tread and do both at the same time
- Start both at the same time, and then do tread for two weeks after the bike plan ends
- To do both at the same time, we suggest you pick the 3-day Tread plan, and sub Wednesday, Friday and Sunday bike workouts for thread workouts. Don't overdo it though!
- Substitutions: rides can be substituted for any ride of your choosing as long as it is of the same or similar type. Outdoor endurance cycling events count. Outdoor runs count. Substituting instructors is fine too. Just don't cheat yourself. See this guide for recommended substitutions.
- Strength work, cross-training, and stretching: you do you, no specific requirements! Enjoy the outdoors, luge lessons, rowing, go hiking, do cross-fit, go horseback riding, kayaking, or lawn mowing. Whatever rocks your boat.
- Cycling FTP test: optional, but it is helpful to get the most from the challenge. You need it for Power Zones on the tablet and to have better insight into your heart rate zones. Knowing your Power Zones can help to inform your efforts in other classes and also is a great way to assess fitness gains during the challenge, so we recommend going for it!
- Order of the rides: more art than science, but it is designed to have hard days and easy days in a certain order.
- Post graphs for accountability and discussion. Or don't. It is up to you. The #GraphertyMcGrapherson "topic" in PDJ will take you to that day's thread quickly.
See this guide.
Schedules for this challenge are available in both mPaceline and Power Zone Plus under "Data Junkies Training".
If you want to see the source spreadsheet and import it into your own tool or make your own printables, it is available here.
Printable PDFs are available here :