Training Hours per Week and Strength Training Cycles- see Velonews articles by Joe Friel

Date

Period

Week

|-------Women's B---------|

|--------Women's A--------|

Weight Phase

|-----Men's C/D----|

|------Men's B-----|

|------Men's A-----|

Newbie

Advanced

Yearly Hours-->

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

600

650

700

AA

AA

Oct.11

Prep

All

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

|

|

18

Base 1

1

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.5

14.0

|

|

25

2

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.0

14.5

15.5

16.5

|

|

Nov. 1

3

5.5

6.5

8.0

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.5

14.5

16.0

17.5

18.5

|

|

8

4

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

|

\/

15

Base 2

1

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.5

11.5

12.5

13.0

14.5

|

MS

22

2

5.0

6.5

7.5

9.0

10.0

11.5

12.5

14.0

15.0

16.5

17.5

\/

|

29

3

5.5

7.0

8.5

10.0

11.0

12.5

14.0

15.5

17.0

18.0

19.5

MS

|

Dec.6

4

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

|

|

13

Base 3

1

4.5

5.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.5

13.5

14.5

15.5

|

\/

20

2

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.5

14.5

16.0

17.0

18.5

\/

PE

27

3

6.0

7.5

9.0

10.5

11.5

13.0

15.0

16.5

18.0

19.0

20.5

PE

|

Jan. 3

4

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

|

|

10

Build 1

1

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

12.5

14.0

15.5

16.0

17.5

|

|

17

2

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

12.5

14.0

15.5

16.0

17.5

|

\/

24

3

5.0

6.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

12.5

14.0

15.5

16.0

17.5

\/

ME

31

4

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

ME

|

Feb. 7

Build 2

1

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.0

14.5

15.5

16.5

|

|

14

2

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.0

14.5

15.5

16.5

|

\/

21

3

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

10.5

12.0

13.0

14.5

15.5

16.5

|

PE

28

4

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

|

|

Mar. 7

Peak

1

4.0

5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.5

11.5

13.0

13.5

14.5

\/

\/

14

2

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.5

SM

SM

21

Race

All

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

|

|

28

|

|

Apr. 4

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\/

11

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