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Cycling · Threshold

4 × 10 THRESHOLD

4 × 10 min at 100–103% FTP, 4–5 min easy

Time · 1 h 15Difficulty · Difficulty 3 of 5 — HardHard

WHAT IT TRAINS

Threshold power at or just above FTP, broken into focused chunks.

WHO IT'S FOR

Riders of all levels; a good first threshold session.

HOW TO DO IT

  1. 01Warm up 15 minutes.
  2. 024 × 10 minutes at 100–103% FTP with 4–5 minutes easy between.
  3. 03Cool down 10 minutes.

SCALED VERSION

3 × 8 minutes at 95–100% FTP.

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TARGETS THAT FIT YOU

Every target is a percentage of FTP. Your Garmin applies it to the FTP saved on your device or in Garmin Connect, so the same workout fits every rider — keep your FTP up to date.

THE WORKOUT, STEP BY STEP

CYCLING1h 23min

4 × 10 Threshold

4 × 10 min at 100–103% FTP, 4–5 min easy · Fit File Forge Workout Library: www.fitfileforge.com/workouts/library/4x10-threshold

WARMUP15 minTarget: 50-75% FTP

Build from 50% to 75% FTP.

4×Repeat

INTERVAL10 minTarget: 100-103% FTP

RECOVERY4m 30sTarget: 48.5-51.5% FTP

Easy.

COOLDOWN10 minTarget: 48.5-51.5% FTP

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