Are 4 week training cycles suitable for the over 50s?

[mcneese.chad]

I made a detailed post on adjusting the sweet Spot Base Plans to a different work and recovery pattern.

The same concept and guidelines could be applied to the other Build and Specialty plans.

Alternate Sweet Spot Base, Work : Recovery Week Layout

The following are some possible adjustments that can be made to the Sweet Spot Base plans. The goal is to shorten the number of “Work Weeks” between “Recovery Weeks”. It can be helpful for those who find the default 5 Work to 1 Recovery schedule too taxing. This may include Masters riders and anyone else looking to reduce the fatigue between recovery weeks. It adds one total week to the typical cycle and makes the full Sweet Spot Base a total of 13 weeks (instead of the default 12 weeks). …