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Bike Packing - Prepare for Adventure! Specific Build Phase

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Bike Packing - Prepare for Adventure! Specific Build Phase

Author

Peter Glassford

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Length

12 Weeks

Plan Description

This is a 10 week plan that builds your specific fitness for a bike packing adventure.

This plan has been used by people who have finished 1-2 week bike packing trips, long weekend trips and even higher intensity 'FKT' or fast-bike-packs.

Is This Plan For You?

This plan assumes you have some fitness base coming into these last 2-3 months but it is flexible to add time/challenge depending your ability/experience AND the demands of your trip.
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If you are planning something very extreme or very new and nervous about a first bike packing trip then please consider a phone consultation and/or a custom 3-Month Training Plan to better address your ability and goals. (see below)

What Does It Include?

Structured Workout Downloads are included for most bike workouts ( for Garmin / Zwift Etc ). Some workouts do not have download to keep thing simple and provide freedom from focus and devices! (e.g. ride endurance for 3 hours).

Because this is the last 2 months before your event/adventure it is assumed you will aim to get outside on your bike packing bike at least 1x per week.
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A basic core routine and 1-2 weekly yoga sessions are provided and encouraged throughout the plan
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You can use this plan by HR, Power or RPE - You can use a structured download or you can read the description and complete the workout by Feeling or using HR.
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The plan ranges between 6-16 hours a week depending on whether you extend workouts and do optional workouts (or not!). Options to extend are are noted and are your description based on your schedule, fitness and goals.
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Do you have an Irregular Schedule or Want a Custom Training Plan?

Consummate Athlete offers a 3 months Made For You Plan, which eliminate much of the friction of pre-made plans because it takes your schedule, goals, equipment, and abilities into account

Learn about 3 Month Plans

Please feel free to Email Peter for more details


How it Works

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Bike x5
06:51:00 04:00:00
Strength x2
00:17:00 00:10:00
Custom x1
00:25:00 00:30:00
Other x1
00:02:00 00:30:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Bike
06:51:00 04:00:00
Strength
00:17:00 00:10:00
Custom
00:25:00 00:30:00
Other
00:02:00 00:30:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor
  • GPS

All supported devices

~ Peter Glassford - Cycling Training Plans & MTB Coaching ~

Consummate Athlete - Off Road Cycling Coaching

Peter Glassford is a full-time Chartered Professional Cycling Coach specializing in off-road cycling disciplines including mountain bike, gravel and cyclocross. He's also a Registered Kinesiologist and has been coaching since 2000.

Along with author Molly Hurford, he operates Consummate Athlete:a website, podcast and coaching business that helps busy adult athletes balance life and big adventures by focusing on Consistency, Confidence, Cross-training and Community!


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  • Completed workouts sync with popular apps like Garmin and Wahoo. Learn More
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This plan is protected by our Refund Policy and may, with the author's approval, be exchanged for a plan of equal value from the same author.

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