As a 50+ cyclist with a few years cycling behind me I’ve noticed that my recovery from hard sessions takes a little bit longer than it did just a few years ago. This has led me to want to split up the ssb plan of 5 weeks build and 1 week recovery to maybe 2 weeks build then 1 week recovery and so o…

“It never gets easier, you just get faster.” I hear what you are saying. I’m 60+ and can do endurance riding for hours and hours and hours. But this kind of structured training is different than just riding the bike. I think you would be better off if you could get into a framework of “this is not…

I’m 55, I just try to be more flexible with my schedule. If I’m not recovered enough to do a ride I move it back and/or replace it with something else. I’m still making gains but I’m sure it will be another story if that stops.

I’m rapidly closing in on 51, and I’m new to structured cycling training this past two months. I have however followed structured 1/2 marathon and marathon training plans for several years. My little nugget of advice is ‘listen to your body’ and either move or skip a ride depending on how you feel,…

@GHetherington , you took the words from my mouth. I’m a 54 year old TT-ist in my second winter of TR. My observations on the subject are as follows. Hit it hard, ride the threshold and VO2 workouts until you can’t go any harder. Make yourself suffer, deeply at times. You WILL get gains. Ig…

@GeorgeAnderson adding in a week of recovery does not sound like a bad idea. FWIW, a couple of years ago I sailed through sweet spot mid volume but, got trashed during the build phase. As @chad suggested during one of the podcasts, in lieu of making a dedicated masters plan, make every third week a…

Solid advice there johnnyseven- Cheers

56 year old, All these comments are right on the money, I’ve tried numerous combinations but what works best is two loading weeks then recovery week. Make the loading weeks count, do the hard stuff.

Here is a recommended adjustment from Nate and Chad. [image] Splitting SSB 1 into 2x3-week blocks Training Nate was kind enough to respond to that same question I had on reddit, and the following has been Coach Chad™ approved: SSB1 week1 SSB1 week2 SSB1 week3 SSB1 week6…

Makes perfect sense. Thank you for posting this!!

TrainerRoad

A question for the 50+ cyclist

Training

mcneese.chad December 1, 2018, 1:47pm 9

Here is a recommended adjustment from Nate and Chad.

Topic		Replies	Views
Masters training programs? Training	8	2662	August 16, 2019
Recovery for Older Athletes Training recovery	23	4661	January 18, 2020
Two Approaches to Increasing Recovery - Preference? Training plan-modification	9	1865	November 5, 2018
Nearly 50 and returning to training Training	16	1541	January 18, 2023
Aging athletes question... what works for you? Training	11	2107	August 30, 2019

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast

This is the only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist. Listen to the latest episode and more.

We Are Here to Help!

Browse hundreds of articles in our Support Center or contact our world-class support team to get back on track.

Privacy Policy Disclaimer Terms Cookie Settings

A question for the 50+ cyclist

Related topics

Get Faster with Adaptive Training

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast

We Are Here to Help!