I was curious if anyone was aware if there were plans to make plans (or allow existing plans to be “adjusted”) for masters athletes? I understand everyone is different and there is no “standard” masters athlete or a fixed age when one becomes a “masters” athlete. However, based on common findings i…

Tweaked how? Lower intensity, shorter workouts, more off days?

I’m still pretty new to TR (started in Nov 2019), so new to the TR brand of training but not 100% new to structured intensity. I’m also at an age (52) where I have heard other athletes say they needed to back off the intensity or incorporate more rest days. But what I have read on the topic (Fast Af…

[image] timothyh: Tweaked how? Lower intensity, shorter workouts, more off days? To be honest I am not sure but I was assuming more frequent recovery weeks, possibly some HIIT and or VO2 max sessions put in more frequently in all phases, … but again, not sure.

This is good to hear @msteed even if it is n=1. I gained 20 watts through SSB 1 & 2 but only 2 watts through SusPB. I also had poor workout compliance in that I could not do the target for most of the threshold workouts. VO2 I had better compliance with but still not 100% (I am on a dumb trainer w…

Related thread in a different Category, but I may merge them at some point? [image] Masters training plans on their way? Training This is more a question for the TrainerRoad folks (Chad), but maybe somebody else knows. In one of the earlier podcasts this year it was ment…

Cool. Yoga has been great when I manage to squeeze it in. I am also doing some running & strength training. I used to do a lot more running, but that is one activity where my body seems able to tolerate much less volume than in the past. So my current schedule works out like this: Mon - 2 hours TR …

Thanks @msteed I am thinking about something like the below through to Sept/Oct when I may stop riding outside (Low volume TR plan). I may move the runs around depending on the weather as if possible I prefer to not run in the rain. However, I do want to try and have one day per week of nothing and…

[image] vanbc: I could not meet the power targets based on my ramp test There are numerous discussions about how the Ramp Test may give an FTP that is not ideal for some riders. It can be too high in many cases, and may well need adjustment (up or down) when doing the first few hard workout…

[image] vanbc: I am looking at other ways of getting a bit more rest each week This. As a sub-50’s Masters, I’ve smashed out a few TR HV plans and have become acutely aware of the greater requirement for rest/recovery. TR is based around Sweet Spot and Threshold work which builds up a lot of…

Agreed. I am amazed at how much better I can handle volume & intensity when I have my sleep and nutrition (on and off bike) dialed.

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