Why does it start on a Saturday? Some people like to do FTP on a weekend, rather than during the week. The schedules all run Monday-Sunday, however.
Improve FTP, general health, have fun, and enjoy life
This challenge has been structured in such a way as to offer variety and joy while improving fitness. It gives us an option to cross train -- use Peloton Tread, run outdoors, cycle outdoors, shovel snow, swing the hammer at the drywall, floor exercises with your cat, swim, ride a horse, etc. (In case of horse rides, it is the horse that gets credit for a PZ class, not the rider :) )
There are 4 options to choose from, depending on how many days a week you are willing to commit to riding. All schedules are Power Zone based with some fun extras:
6 days: You only get one day off, but you get to try every single Peloton instructor!
5 days: You get to try every single instructor, have one day off, and an opportunity to make your favorite beyond the ride activity count!
3 and 4 days: Fewer cycling instructors but more days dedicated to your other favorite fitness activities!
1) Pick a schedule that you like best
2) You can substitute any class for a more recent or live version of same type of a class, just be accountable to yourself
3) Post graphs in our Peloton Data Junkies group for discussion. Include your off-Peloton workouts too!
4) Cross training workouts can be tracked using your favorite fitness tracker. mPaceline 2.8 now supports cross-training and tread workouts (see below).
5) Percentage complete in mPaceline will be same for everyone, which means you can always substitute for classes and activities from other schedules. For example, 3-ride schedule has a Cross-train followed by a stretch while 6-ride schedule has a ride followed by a stretch on the same day. Both participants will have the same % complete at the same point in the challenge.
All schedules -- the source spreadsheet plus printable PDFs are here.
The schedules are also available in both mPaceline on iOS and PowerZone Plus on Android.
mPaceline added support for non-Peloton workouts just in time for the start of the challenge. It will use HR to calculate hrTSS as an estimate of TSS so your BTR workouts can contribute to your advanced training metrics. As part of the Tread feature pack (optional paid add-on) it now supports running (indoor and outdoor), walking, and circuit training (Tread bootcamp type courses). You can even use a trainer bike or treadmill at a hotel gym and track it as Indoor Cycling class and you will get TSS credit.
If you track your workouts using Apple Watch (or any other tracker that reports to Apple Health in a similar manner), the following workouts will be imported into mPaceline: Indoor Cycling, Outdoor Cycling, Indoor Run, Outdoor Run, Indoor Walk, Outdoor Walk, and Cross-training (shows up as Circuit in mPaceline). To track Cross, start “Other” workout on the Apple Watch and when done select “Cross Training” : the watch will remember for next time, and you can then pick “Cross Training” going forward.
For hrTSS to be accurate, you need to configure your resting HR and max HR under Settings:Profile. I recommend using your average resting HR for the past six months from Apple Health, and the max HR from your last FTP test rather than age-based calculations. You should also configure HR zones in Settings accordingly so the zones in the graphs match.