Sweet Spot Part 3: Base to Race

• Begin to Build Your Base
• Increase FTP by 5 - 20% !
• Home of Sweet Spot training
  

With this plan, you can "sweet spot up the whazoo" and raise your threshold power output! This periodized plan will have you progressing your riding time to increase your Chronic Training Load (CTL) 40-60%. You'll start with a field test will set your training zones, especially sweet spot! A second test will measure your improvement after following the plan! Athletes can expect to increase their FTP by 5 - 20%!

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• Boost Your Base
• Increase aerobic fitness and power output
• Perfect continuation from Sweet Spot part 1
  

Build your base even bigger with our second six week training block of Sweet Spot and advanced aerobic training! Continue to work on increasing your threshold in about an hour a day during the week and 1 - 3 hours on the weekends. This plan begins with a 20-minute Field Test to set your wattage and heart rate training zones including Sweet Spot using the included FasCat Wattage and Heart Rate Zones Sheet! Then you'll test again at the end to see the fruits of your labors of a 5-20% boost in your FTP!

• Builds a Big Aerobic Base
  
• Complete 4 month Training Plan with 3 Power Tests
• new Professional Level with 18 - 26 hours / week

To begin your sweet spot base training you'll perform a Field Test to set your training zones, especially the all important sweet spot training zone!  A second test half thru your plan will measure your improvement and update your training zones and a third a final test will do the same. Athletes can expect to increase their FTP by 5 – 20%! 

 In the final mesocycle of this plan you'll be doing long sweet spot TSS rides on Saturdays and short structured 'wintertime intensity' during the work week.   Weeks 13, 14, & 15 have the 3 > 4 > 5 minute VO2 Max Interval Progression to push your threshold even higher 🚀💪

As an Optimize Subscriber, you will receive a FREE  Coaching Consultation after staying subscribed to Optimize for 3 months.  You will receive a coupon code to redeem the consultation for free and then be sent a calendar link to schedule. 

Our Coaching Consultations offers additional coaching advice on your data, which training plans to follow along with real world practical expert coaching advice from the FasCat Coaches!  

• ideal for summer training
  
• Increases FTP & Improves Endurance 
• Balance of Sweet Spot and VO2 Max work
  

Included in Optimize - our new training platform! Sweet Spot Part 4: Fresh and Fast is meant to be completed after Parts 1-3 or when you want to improve FAST.

The plan uses a “fresher is faster” approach with a progression of 3-, 4- and 5-minute VO2 Max workouts combined with long Sweet Spot rides on Saturdays and Zone 2 rides on Sundays. Listen to our podcast about the rationale behind this plan and watch the BigCat's video!