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Sweet Spot and Zone 2 Training Together, What?!

April 28, 2025 12:28
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In this training tip, I describe how to combine Sweet Spot and Zone 2 training together to leverage both for maximal physiological adaptations. In the last video, we talked about how Sweet Spot training drives more physiological adaptations than Zone 2 alone.

But — and it’s a big but — training Sweet Spot every single day? That’s wrong. ❌ Instead, the real magic happens when you blend these two intensities together in a smart training plan. You get all the mitochondrial gains from Sweet Spot and all the fat oxidation benefits from Zone 2. In this video I’ll go over 📅 What a training week looks like

🔥 Why combining both gives you the best adaptations

🚲 How you can even use Sweet Spot and Zone 2 in the same ride

📚 And of course, the science behind it all

00:00 Introduction 01:04 Weekly Structure with both Sweet Spot and Zone 2 02:54 Doing both in the Same Ride ?! 04:53 The Science Behind Zone 2 when Fatigued 05:58 Hawley & Morton Paper

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