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Threshold Intervals 4x5min

2h 25m · avg 80% FTP · Threshold · TSS 173 · IF 0.85
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 5min intervals at 95% FTP, with 5min recovery at 86% FTP, framed by a warm-up and cool-down.

FTP02u 25min
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-up10:0088–187 W (40–85%)
Interval 1/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 2/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 3/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval13:00111 W (50%)
Interval1:0.000003999999997006398242 W (110%)
Interval1:0.000003999999997006398110 W (50%)
Interval 1/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 2/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 3/35:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval13:00111 W (50%)
Interval1:0.000003999999997006398242 W (110%)
Interval1:0.000003999999997006398110 W (50%)
Interval 1/45:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 2/45:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 3/45:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Interval 4/45:00209 W (95%)
Recovery5:00188 W (86%)
Cool-down5:00165–121 W (75–55%)