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Sweet Spot Base Build Cycling

Sweet spot base build cycling adds light eighty-eight to ninety-three percent FTP work late in base—sixty to ninety weekly minutes bridge aerobic fitness without full threshold grind.

Sweet spot base build cycling sprinkles eighty-eight to ninety-three percent FTP intervals late in base phase—twenty to forty minute blocks that bridge aerobic and threshold without full VO2 stress. Limit sweet spot to sixty to ninety minutes weekly during base; more belongs in build mesocycles.

Pair with adequate carbs and sleep. Sweet spot is seasoning, not the base meal.

Common questions

  • Should I do sweet spot during base training?

    Light sweet spot late in base can bridge toward threshold blocks. Cap near sixty to ninety minutes weekly—zone-two volume still dominates true base phases.

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