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Threshold Intervals 4x15sec

30 min · avg 73% FTP · Threshold · TSS 32 · IF 0.8
Threshold: Riding at or near FTP. Trains your body to clear lactate faster and sustain high power for 20–60 minutes — this is what directly raises FTP.

4 x 15sec intervals at 115% FTP, with 45sec recovery at 75% FTP, framed by a warm-up and cool-down.

FTP030 min
Download .fit fileDownload .zwo file

The .fit file works on Garmin/Wahoo devices. The .zwo file is the original Zwift format — use it to import this workout directly into Intervals.icu (drag it onto your workout library), Zwift, or TrainingPeaks. Both use power targets as a percentage of FTP, applied automatically based on the FTP set in that app or device — the field above only adjusts the watt numbers shown on this page.

On mobile, opening a downloaded .fit file with Garmin Connect can incorrectly import it as a route instead of a workout. Sending it to Intervals.icu instead avoids that — Intervals.icu pushes it on to your connected Garmin or Wahoo device automatically.

Steps

Warm-up5:00122–166 W (55–75%)
Interval 1/40:15254 W (115%)
Recovery0:45166 W (75%)
Interval 2/40:15254 W (115%)
Recovery0:45166 W (75%)
Interval 3/40:15254 W (115%)
Recovery0:45166 W (75%)
Interval 4/40:15254 W (115%)
Recovery0:45166 W (75%)
Interval 1/33:00210 W (95%)
Recovery3:00122 W (55%)
Interval 2/33:00210 W (95%)
Recovery3:00122 W (55%)
Interval 3/33:00210 W (95%)
Recovery3:00122 W (55%)
Cool-down3:00122–100 W (55–45%)