{"id":76174,"date":"2025-06-11T06:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=76174"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:35:10","slug":"unstructured-rides-just-got-smarter-how-trainerroad-turns-them-into-ftp-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/unstructured-rides-just-got-smarter-how-trainerroad-turns-them-into-ftp-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Unstructured Rides Just Got Smarter: How TrainerRoad Turns Them Into FTP Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve ever followed a cycling training plan, you know how easy it is for real life to derail your structured workouts. Group rides, races, weather changes and travel can throw off your perfect calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if your unstructured rides could help<\/em> you raise your FTP instead of hurt your progress?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the next generation of AI cycling training<\/strong> with TrainerRoad.
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Turn Any Ride Into Progress With TrainerRoad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether it’s a last-minute group\/solo effort, long gravel adventure, or Zwift<\/a> racing, TrainerRoad’s system now processes all<\/em> of your rides\u2014structured or not. Just ride and let your data sync with TrainerRoad. From there, our AI-powered fatigue management system<\/a> will analyze the ride to determine its training value and any necessary adaptations needed to your upcoming workouts to keep your training on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adaptive Training<\/p>\n

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

How it Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Make Unstructured Rides Part of Your Training Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When setting up your custom training plan<\/a> with TrainerRoad, you can preset which day(s) of the week you want to do an unstructured Group\/Solo Ride. These options allow you to preserve the flexibility of real-world riding while still contributing meaningfully to your training load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Make Changes On The Go<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even after your plan is built, TrainerRoad makes it easy to swap out scheduled workouts for Group or Solo Rides<\/a> directly in your Calendar by right clicking on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or you can make any changes to recurring workouts through the Edit Weekly Schedule if you\u2019d like your rides to be Indoor, Outdoor, Group\/Solo Ride or a Zwift Race<\/a>. You can also adjust the duration of each day\u2019s workout and drag-and-drop each workout to any day of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd0c Understand the Intent Behind Every Ride<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once added to your plan, Group and Solo Rides come with guidance based on the difficulty level of the day\u2014whether it’s a Hard Ride, Endurance Ride, or Easy Ride you\u2019ll get instructions on how to target your ride so you are still exercising the energy systems meant for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> Manually entered Group\/Solo Ride do not come with instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start Your Smarter Training Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most cycling coaching platforms offer rigid, one-size-fits-all training plans that don\u2019t account for your life. TrainerRoad\u2019s AI adapts in real time, making it the smart choice for cyclists who want to consistently increase their FTP<\/strong> without sacrificing flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis app gets it done. I\u2019m always amazed that the workouts it serves up are achievable with the AI adaptations. This is not the case with other apps that don\u2019t adapt for things like time off, races, outdoor rides, etc.\u201d
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Don\u2019t let another unstructured ride go to waste. Turn every mile into progress with TrainerRoad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adaptive Training<\/p>\n

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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever followed a cycling training plan, you know how easy it is for real life to derail your structured workouts. Group rides, races, weather changes and travel can throw off your perfect calendar. But what if your unstructured rides could help you raise your FTP instead of hurt your progress? Welcome to the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":69399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3248,3243,5],"tags":[4630,4640,4624,43,4623,4598,4632,4628,154,4625,4629,4376,4633,4422,1674,4551,4631,4339,4639,4626,331,459,4363,4627,628,694,4446,4637,4638,4540,4539,709,720],"class_list":["post-76174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outside-workouts","category-trainerroad-basics","category-training","tag-advanced-cycling-training","tag-ai-powered-cycling-training","tag-app-closest-to-personal-cycling-coach","tag-ask-a-cycling-coach","tag-best-cycling-app-for-getting-faster","tag-best-cycling-apps","tag-best-training-platform","tag-best-value-cycling-training","tag-cycling","tag-cycling-app-with-most-consistent-gains","tag-cycling-apps-for-beginners","tag-cycling-coach","tag-cycling-coaching-alternative","tag-cycling-performance-improvement","tag-cycling-training-app","tag-cycling-training-for-busy-athletes","tag-cycling-training-software","tag-dynamic-training-plans","tag-fatigue-tracking","tag-flexible-cycling-training-plans","tag-indoor-cycling-training","tag-outdoor-cycling-training","tag-personalized-cycling-plans","tag-reliable-cycling-training-app","tag-structured-cycling-workouts","tag-trainerroad","tag-trainerroad-adaptive-training","tag-trainerroad-ai-ftp-detection","tag-trainerroad-fatigue-detection","tag-trainerroad-reviews","tag-trainerroad-testimonials","tag-training","tag-training-plan"],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76174","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\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}