I’m currently doing the low volume SST base plan. I usually commute to work (~20 km total) 4/5 days a week so wanted the low volume to fit around that. However, I sometimes can’t ride into work as much. On those weeks, I’d like to add in some training rides. What would be the best way to do this? S…

I’m in a similar position to you, I’ve been doing LV plans and supplementing with commute volume. My thinking has been that the low volume plans have three days of intensity. Obviously this varies based on the plan, but for things like SSBII and general build, that’s 1 vo2 day, 1 sweetspot/threshol…

Existing discussion: Which workout to add to low volume SSB Adding a weekly endurance ride Choose Low, Mid or High volume Mid or High plan Adjusting a mid volume plan

I’m doing the LV Short Power Build and I commute to work 15 min each way 5 days a week. I will be adding low intensity long duration rides on the weekends to build up my training stress while still allowing me enough recovery to do the hard intervals mid-week.

I added Z2 endurance rides to LV once a week to prep the move to a mid volume plan this past winter. Helped a ton with the higher TSS in the MV plans. Started with 30min and increased it to 2 hours. A side benefit to this was a B race i did I was able to hang with with riders I usually get dropped b…

Adding volume to a low volume plan

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mcneese.chad June 12, 2019, 8:15pm 3

Existing discussion:

Which workout to add to low volume SSB
Adding a weekly endurance ride
Choose Low, Mid or High volume
Mid or High plan
Adjusting a mid volume plan

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