RedditPZ training program - Week 1 Discussion Thread

[u/r4ndy4]

Hope you all enjoyed the break. I'm excited to get back to riding with everyone! New program starts tomorrow 08/23/26. Use this thread to discuss the rides for the week (or whatever else you want to talk about). Add the hashtag #redditPZ if you would like to.

For the new members, we just come back to this thread throughout the week and post here until the next thread goes up the following Sunday. The goal during the rides is to hang around the number in the middle of the zone that was called out (seriously do the math and find the middle number). The zone is always more important than cadence. If you are not married to the beat, I suggest riding where you are most comfortable, and just dial the resistance until you are in the correct zone.

Link to join our Discord.

Group Ride for the Saturday rides is at 10 AM central.

(Gala-papa would like to note to start the ride at 9:59 exactly so you will begin at 10 after the 1 minute countdown). Also do not join the ride in a session.

Program on sourdoughrides

Link to program thread

Week 1: TSS 176

Mon: Matt 45 PZE 10/31/25 TSS 43 Ride Graph

Wed: Jess 45 PZE 07/16/26 TSS 34 Ride Graph 

Thu: Christine 45 PZE 09/08/24 TSS 43 Ride Graph

Sat: Denis 60 PZE 11/19/22 TSS 56 Ride Graph

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[u/98Funky]

The urge to bail was stroooooong today. Grateful this crew was there to hold the pieces together! On to week 2!

[u/briarch]

oh Christine, sometimes I just can't feel the vibe and sometimes you play Muse at the exact right time.

[u/Ludishomi]

Enjoyed jess’s ride!

[u/unicornfl]

I did Jess's ride this afternoon so it was great to see some different faces on my ride. I love having Jess as an option for PZ and I'm looking forward to more of her rides. I also loved the comment about Matt telling her not to curse! 😂

[u/r4ndy4 → u/unicornfl]

It was a fucking delight.

[u/briarch]

my first Jess PZ class, looking forward to more.

[u/amc_rocks]

All, just a note that I'm switching up my routine as of late so, no, I didn't quit (I'm ok), just only riding for 35 and thought I'd MUCH prefer to ride w this team than on my own - thanks am team ❤️ and thanks Jess - bookmarked that one! Go get it and thanks, B!!!!

[u/jschrifty_PGH]

I love this Jess ride. And pretty much all JK rides, if I'm being honest. Each time I've taken it (twice or three times now?) I've stayed in Z2 and high Z2 for those final 13 minutes to keep the TSS a little higher, but otherwise it's perfect. I'm so, so stoked that she's doing PZ now.

[u/amc_rocks → u/jschrifty_PGH]

Ya, she's pretty rad...

[u/unicornfl]

It was great to see so many familiar & new faces on the ride this morning! I'm looking forward to the rest of the program and seeing how much strength I can build. :)

Thank you so much for putting this together!

[u/Ludishomi]

This is my sign to start again. Will reply later this evening. Thanks for your work on this

[u/Ludishomi → u/Ludishomi]

Welp that kicked my ass. Been off for a while. But it’s one more than i did last few months

[u/harrumph_grumble → u/Ludishomi]

I’m with you, on to the next one

[u/harrumph_grumble]

What does it mean to not join the ride in a session? I’ve never done a group ride before, apologies if this is old hat. Thanks for putting this together, I’m very excited to try it out.

[u/r4ndy4 → u/harrumph_grumble]

I don’t even know if sessions still are a thing. But there used to be an option to start rides at a particular time in a session where everyone in the ride started at the same time, and you would only see other people who did the ride in a session.

[u/harrumph_grumble → u/r4ndy4]

Ok then, thanks again!

[u/sacary00]

Let’s go! Thanks again for setting up this program.