

Not for the faint of heart, CMI consists of a challenging mix of intervals in zones 3 and 4 (note that our 80/20 intensity zone scale is slightly different from TrainingPeaks’s default system). What does a Mixed-Intensity Workout Look Like?Ī good example is what we call the Cycling Mixed Intervals (CMI) workout. Incorporating mixed-intensity workouts into your training will help you correlate your subjective perception of effort with objective measures of intensity. Can you shift accurately from Ironman 70.3 run pace to Olympic-distance run pace to sprint triathlon run pace-by feel? Most triathletes can’t. Yet another benefit of mixed-intensity workouts is that they help teach effective pacing. For example, if you’re at a point in your training where you can benefit from a little work at VO2max intensity-but only a little-why set aside an entire day for it when you can incorporate that work into a session focused on an intensity you need more of-say, lactate threshold? Dial In Your Pacing

These workouts are also a good way to get appropriate doses of different intensities. Keep Things Interestingįirst of all, mixed-intensity workouts are a literal change of pace, and as such, they’re an effective way to keep your training fun and interesting. These are all effective workouts, but there is something to be said for the occasional workout including a range of different intensities.

Maybe it’s an interval session featuring a certain number of repetitions of uniform length or duration, all targeting the same high intensity. Or maybe it’s a “tempo” session with one or two sustained efforts at lactate threshold intensity, sandwiched between a warm-up and a cool-down. Maybe it’s a basic aerobic or endurance-building swim, ride, or run that is done at a slow and steady pace. Acrobatic GymnasticsĪcrobatic gymnastics has the same performance area as Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics.īelow is a summary table of surfaces of apparatus, safety zones and total surfaces for the various gymnastics disciplines: Table of surfaces of apparatus, safety zones and total surfaces Disciplineįédération Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG) Apparatus Norms 2015.Most triathletes target a single intensity in almost all of their workouts. These norms include safety padding, platforms (end decks) and mats. Section 2.5 (pages 101 to 122) of the document FIG Apparatus Norms 2015 provides the technical information for each apparatus.
