Ognik · Academy

Academy

How to train indoors so it actually adds up. Short reads on power, zones, recovery and season planning — written alongside Ognik.

Step 1 · 2 min readFTP — the number everything else is built fromWithout it, "88% of threshold" is a wish, not a workout. Measure it in half an hour.Step 2 · 3 min readThe player — what happens on the ride screenFour sensor roles, ERG mode and one dial that rescues a session when your legs say no.Step 3 · 3 min readPower zones and workouts of your ownSeven drawers that hold all of endurance training — and three bricks you can build any session from.Step 4 · 3 min readTSS and a plan — the end of random trainingWhy an hour of intervals costs more than two hours of easy riding, and how to turn that into weeks that actually differ.Step 5 · 2 min readGoals — weight and FTP that lead somewhere"I want to be stronger" isn't a goal. A number with a deadline is — and it shows whether the training is working.Step 6 · 2 min readStreaks, weeks and history — how not to drop off in FebruaryConsistency beats heroics. Three things in the app that show it, and one way of reading them that doesn't discourage.Step 7 · 2 min readStrava — what happens to your recordingsIndoor training is lonely. Connecting Strava changes nothing about the workout, but quite a lot about whether you finish it.