Having recently upgraded to a smart trainer (still waiting for delivery!) I am keen to look at utilising trainer road into my current training schedule. Coming from a MTB background of mostly downhill / bikepark riding I am pretty new to the whole training plan concept. I took up triathlon 2 years …

Very interesting post for me, as I have actually been trialing a hybrid plan myself for 70.3 training this year. My thought process behind the plan was that I have a limited amount of time to train, and I am not a great volume responder (10-12hrs/week is about my max) on a threshold/reverse periodi…

I’m trying 80:20 this season. Doing all the long easy rides outside using only HR. Doing the short hard workouts on TR by just grabbing from the workouts that are already in the system. Be much better if there was a TR 80:20 plan option for workouts but is what it is.

I’m currently following 80/20. Doing the same as @sinbad , designing my own. Low intensity rides outdoors and indoors. Augment about 1x per week with a TR VO2max or threshold workout. It would be easier if TR had a polarized plan. I may transition to TRs usual Sweet Spot plans at some point next yea…

We sure can add there. I can edit the title to remove my name, if appropriate.

It’s probably time for a merged thread, if that function works in a decent way.

We discussed that option a bit in the other 80/20 thread. Pros and Cons to merging. For now, we are using the recently created “polarized” Tag along with the “Training” Category. In this case, since it leans towards “bike” discussion (as opposed to full tri) and this thread is still very short, I…

Would be really keen to try a 80/20 or Polarised plan if it was on TR. Seems to be a fair bit of interest here on the forums as well, wonder if TR and Coach Chad has plans for this at all?

My gut says ‘no plans coming’, but I may be wrong. We will have a better idea once we hear their big data and training deep dive podcast. Its is said to address 80/20 and lots more. Based on hints and other parallel discussion on the cast, I expect they feel their approach is more successful for …

General thoughts…I’m not a coach but, if I were I would say for cycling: -Still periodize. -Use 80/20 in the build phase. -Specificity to your event is important. For the most part the build phase I’m doing minus the SST is basically POL. If I do the most VO2max oriented workouts each week and …

Anyone with experience of merging polarized (80/20) and TR bike plan?

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stevemz November 15, 2018, 3:48pm 6

There are several threads about this. My recommendation would be to post in here: My Polarized Training Experience (Chad McNeese & others)

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