# Amateur hypothesis: ERG mode is hurting your training **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [January 15, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/amateur-hypothesis-erg-mode-is-hurting-your-training/27942 "2020-01-15T16:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anthonylane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/anthonylane/32/7098_2.png) [@anthonylane](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/anthonylane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/amateur-hypothesis-erg-mode-is-hurting-your-training/27942/1 "2020-01-15T16:32:32Z")
**Caveat:** I have never ridden a trainer in ERG mode If you haven’t stopped reading… **Observation/hypothesis:** ERG mode is a detriment to your cycling; especially outdoor cycling. **Reason:** we don’t have ERG mode when we ride our bike outside, it’s not natural to be held at a specific wattage regardless of cadence. It doesn’t train you to be able to fluctuate power (up or down) in a natural way. Let me have it ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/amateur-hypothesis-erg-mode-is-hurting-your-training/27942/2 "2020-01-15T17:17:01Z")
20 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Tom Danielson and Erg Mode](https://www.trainerroad.com/t/tom-danielson-and-erg-mode/10859) ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/amateur-hypothesis-erg-mode-is-hurting-your-training/27942/3 "2020-01-15T17:17:02Z")