You’re doing a structured plan. You have 2-3 Intensity sessions a week with progressive overload, and fill the rest of your week with Z2 work. The Z2 intensity however, is capped, the only variable being time. Or more time to be exact. Is there any point to adding extra 60-90 min Z2 sessions in a we…

…so, you are asking if more volume is better?

Short answer yes. Check out this thread here. [image] Why Riding Slower Makes You Faster [GCN's latest video] Thoughts? Training Anybody seen this video GCN posted yesterday with Tadej Pogačar’s cycling coach? Why Riding Slower Makes You Faster: The Secrets Of Zone 2 Trai…

It’s a lot of volume you’re missing. It’s about damage control at that point isn’t it? You’ll not be getting the same stimulus without increasing intensity, so while you don’t need to do three instead of two, you’ll have less of a reduction. If it’s only a short term thing (one week as opposed to m…

[image] AussieRider: Is there any point to doing 3 of these a week as opposed to 1 or 2? Is it better just to take an extra day off? I’d be interested in the science if anyone has any. More dose = More response. Ideal = 3-5h outside Compromise = 90min indoor Not good = No ride

[image] oldandfast: More dose = More response. I agree with this. Ironically my fastest year doing cyclocross racing was the year I pretty much only did Zone 2 Also if done correctly the intensity of zone 2 DOES change when you ride by heart rate not power.

Short answer… no, 60-90 min Z2 rides are not a waste of time.

[image] AussieRider: I ask as typically I have 2-3 outdoor Z2 workouts in the 3-5 hour range. You’re already used to long Z2 rides. Shorter indoor rides at the same frequency will not add to your endurance capacity. You may maintain some capacity. Are 2-a-days and option?

Frequency is an important factor in addition to volume and intensity. Ideally you would be training every day if fatigue wasn’t a factor. There is an interesting discussion at letsrun.com about mitochondrial half life.

[image] Dylan: Also if done correctly the intensity of zone 2 DOES change when you ride by heart rate not power. Can you add detail, sources, or anything else to this comment? Would like to understand better and in much more depth.

There are many sources, but if you google Dr. Stephen Seiler he can explain much better than I can. He has a YouTube Channel…also look up Dr Inigo San Millan. There are hours and hours of info there.

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Short answer yes. Check out this thread here.

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