{"id":70956,"date":"2021-11-04T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=70956"},"modified":"2021-11-05T05:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:10:02","slug":"why-your-training-plan-needs-to-adapt-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/why-your-training-plan-needs-to-adapt-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Training Plan Needs to Adapt to You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\">As an athlete, you put in countless hours of hard work. But are you sure you\u2019re getting the most out of it? Different individuals respond to training at different rates, and unforeseen life events can cause training interruptions. In the past, it\u2019s been up to you to adjust your training. Now with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/adaptive-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adaptive Training<\/a>, you\u2019re an individual, and your training plan is too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Adaptive Training from TrainerRoad: The Right Workout. Every Time.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c15eVK29bj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problems Every Athlete Faces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to getting faster is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/consistency-makes-you-faster\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consistently completing workouts<\/a> that are challenging enough to grow your fitness. At face value, that sounds simple enough, but it\u2019s a bit more challenging in practice because both your physiology and life schedule are unique to you. With a simple, off-the-shelf training plan, you must constantly analyze, adjust, and rearrange your training to achieve your full potential. But let\u2019s face it, sometimes life gets in the way, and you might not have the time or desire to make those adjustments. With years of experience, data, and valuable feedback from athletes, we\u2019ve identified two major areas of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stock Training Plans and Your Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your physiology, strengths, and limiters are unique. How you respond to training, then recover is different from other cyclists. In more technical terms, you have an individual training ramp rate. Stock training plans are based on a bell curve of cyclists, and you are not average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice, this means that off-the-shelf training plans won\u2019t maximize your strengths or target your limiters in an optimal way. So in response, athletes spend time analyzing their training performance, then adjusting training calendars to find the workouts that best match their current fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stock Training Plans and Your Schedule<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to finding a training plan that matches your performance goals, you need one that coordinates with a busy schedule. Some of the most frequent questions we receive deal with rescheduling workouts and adjusting training calendars in response to everything life throws at us on a daily basis. What should you do if you miss a workout or go on a vacation during your plan? What if you have more or less time to train on a given day? With a stock training plan, it\u2019s up to you to figure out the best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why You Need A Plan That Adapts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the challenges of stock plans, you need a training plan that responds to fitness breakthroughs, real-life scheduling surprises, and your constantly changing abilities, so you get the right workout, every time. The solution is a training plan that adapts to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adaptive Training is the game-changing answer for cyclists. Instead of spending time analyzing your performance and figuring out how to schedule workouts, Adaptive Training does all of this and more. With the flexibility of a coach, the power of an unprecedented data set, and the value and track record of TrainerRoad, Adaptive Training is the next evolution of cycling training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every day, Adaptive Training responds to fitness breakthroughs, real-life scheduling surprises, and your constantly changing abilities, so you always get the right workout for you and your goals. Whoever you are and however you ride, Adaptive Training makes you faster and fitter by treating you as an individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, our data shows that Adaptive Training is helping cyclists get the right workout, every time. During our beta testing, athletes who used Adaptive Training have seen a <strong>50.45% decrease in failed workouts<\/strong> compared year over year. When a workout is adapted, it has a <strong>38% lower failure rate<\/strong> than non-adapted workouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes are much more likely to successfully complete workouts with Adaptive Training. As a result, athletes using Adaptive Training were <strong>20% more likely<\/strong> to increase their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/power-to-weight-ratio-for-cyclists-when-watts-kg-matters-and-how-to-improve-it\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">power-to-weight ratio<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does Adaptive Training Work?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each time you complete a workout, Adaptive Training analyzes your performance. It then recommends specific adjustments to your training in response. For example, if you struggle with a VO2 max workout, the subsequent VO2 max workout in your Adaptive Training plan may be switched with a slightly easier workout than it would have been otherwise. On the other hand, if you successfully complete a given VO2 max workout, the next workout in that progression will be slightly more difficult than normal to account for your improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group key-takeaway is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More On Adaptive Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/introducing-adaptive-training-the-right-workout-every-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introducing Adaptive Training: The Right Workout, Every Time.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/how-does-adaptive-training-make-you-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Does Adaptive Training Make you Faster?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/how-to-use-adaptive-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Use Adaptive Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Adaptive Training responds to interruptions in your schedule. When you miss a workout, your training plan automatically adjusts to keep you on track towards your goals. And if you plan some time away from the bike, Adaptive Training will ease you back in, so you won\u2019t be overwhelmed. If you\u2019ve ever been unsure of how to adjust your training after taking a break, Adaptive Training is the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 Ways Adaptive Training Is a Better Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Individualized Training<\/strong><br>It customizes your training every day to match your abilities, needs, and goals. Your plan is unique to you and allows you to train each energy system and ability at its own rate while maintaining the progression of a training plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Automatic Rescheduling<\/strong><br>Real life is complicated. No matter how committed you are, your training plan will inevitably be affected by stress, scheduling issues, or anything else life can throw at you. Now your plan adjusts in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. No Arduous or Complicated Testing Required<\/strong><br>FTP testing is powerful and insightful, but sometimes you might have an off day or feel a test doesn\u2019t capture your ability. Adaptive Training ensures you stay on track even if you have a bad test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Easily Understand Your Changing Fitness<\/strong><br>Understand your fitness and how it\u2019s changing with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/progression-levels-what-they-are-and-how-to-use-them\/\"> Progression Levels<\/a> to gain insight into which zones are challenging for you and which ones you excel at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Get the Right Workout for the Time You Have<\/strong><br>Easily change to a different workout with the appropriate difficulty any time you want with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/keep-your-training-on-track-with-new-workout-alternates\/\"> Workout Alternates<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Structured Training Without the Need for A Plan<\/strong><br>Train on your terms without a plan with intelligently recommended workouts with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/trainnow-intelligently-recommended-workouts\/\"> TrainNow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an athlete, you put in countless hours of hard work. But are you sure you\u2019re getting the most out of it? Different individuals respond to training at different rates, and unforeseen life events can cause training interruptions. In the past, it\u2019s been up to you to adjust your training. Now with Adaptive Training, you\u2019re an individual, and your training plan is too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":70960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3830,3837,1924,722,3833],"class_list":["post-70956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-training","tag-adaptive-training","tag-adaptive-training-plans","tag-training-calendar","tag-training-plans","tag-trainnow"],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}