{"id":61002,"date":"2020-09-29T12:15:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=61002"},"modified":"2020-12-22T07:49:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T15:49:50","slug":"success-is-for-everyone-improvements-from-trainerroad-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/success-is-for-everyone-improvements-from-trainerroad-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Success is for Everyone – Improvements from TrainerRoad Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you ever feel like other cyclists improve more quickly and dramatically than you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At TrainerRoad, we’re sometimes guilty of sharing our athletes’ massive improvements because they’re inspiring and motivational, even if they’re not representative of what the majority of us experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress isn’t linear, and not everyone gets a 100 watt FTP gain. The fact is that improvements come in many forms and at various rates, depending on your experience level, your goals, and your unique circumstances <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are four real-world examples of TrainerRoad athletes and their improvements. These athletes have different goals and experience levels, but all have made the kind of gains that should inspire us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Share your success story<\/a> and tell us how TrainerRoad helped you reach your goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara L. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sara has 3 years of experience with structured training, with her primary focus being her first collegiate road cycling season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I decided to try out racing during my third year of medical school,” she said. “Since I had limited time to train while juggling essentially a full time work schedule and studying, I used TR to focus my time in the saddle, banking on quality over quantity.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have seen consistent gains in my FTP while following TR’s plan, going from low 2’s to 3.4 w\/kg in two years on low- to mid-volume (but mostly low- volume). While it might not seem like much, this includes quite a bit of time off due to injuries. I also feel much more comfortable riding at threshold for sustained periods of time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Muzzaffar M. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Muzzaffar has 7 years of experience with structured training, with a focus on criteriums and gran fondos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muzzaffar “never knew that training for specific events could boost your performance in a race. The short power build from the criterium plans helped immensely in preparing myself for the crit race.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most impactful improvement he saw was “the ability to recover quickly after quickly after a hard effort.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite injuries and crashing, he’s been able to go from 3.28 to 3.74 w\/kg and gain confidence when needing to hold power above threshold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olivier H. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Olivier has been doing structured training for a year in preparation for sportives. In addition to losing 12kg (26.5 lb), he’s improved his FTP from 139w to 226w. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most helpful aspect he found when getting into structured training was to “get Plan Builder to choose a plan for you and following the plan. Consistency is key.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Randi R. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Randi has been doing structured training for 5 years and has improved her FTP from 178w to 232w at her peak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It isn’t too crazy considering I was completely new to structure,” Randi said, “But my ability to maintain high power and repeatability were off the charts.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I saw my biggest FTP bump in base, and I saw a 3 watt improvement in the latter half of build, but my ability to use my FTP in the races I targeted was where the greatest improvements were.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focused on the road, “I went from cat 5 to cat 3 in a year and won the women’s California state champs cat 3, and out of 40 women P1-3 I placed 7th, racing with Coryn Rivera!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get the right workout, every time<\/strong>\n with training that adapts to you.<\/p>\n Check Out TrainerRoad<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tell us your story<\/a>. Success isn’t always a race win. It can be life-changing health improvements, reaching a personal goal, or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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