Hey all, I’m new to structured training and thus TrainerRoad. I have been mountain biking for years, but never really paid attention, or even knew about, FTP, watts, vO2, etc until recently. I started on the Sweet Spot Base Mid Vol back in mid-November, and now on week 5 of the 8 week Build Phase, …

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I think if you asked Plan Builder, it would recommend either SSB 1 or SSB 2 to fill that gap, based on “new to structured training”.

@jpowers , yeah, after checking out the info from Chad above, it seems that back-to-back build phases are discouraged unless you’re a seasoned rider due to the high demands on the body. I may do SSB1 or just continue on to the Specialty phase, and then start again with my new FTP. Thanks for your inp…

2 Build Phases back-to-back?

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mcneese.chad January 28, 2020, 9:29pm 2

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