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Hi everyone.

Im totally new here and just started properly training (Althought Im no newbie at cycling, having toured over 60.000kms., fwiw). I’m wondering what you think about this training plan. Im planning to do all or most Z2 rides outside and will try to add in a big non z2 ride outside and change the next days accordingly, depending on fatigue. I plan to do my vo2 max and Threshold on the trainer on TR.

  • Mon: 2h Z2.

  • Tue: VO2 max.

  • Wed: 1h recovery or rest.

  • Thu: 2h Z2.

  • Fri: Threshold.

  • Sat: 1h recovery or rest.

  • Sun: 4–5h Z2.

    Thanks in advance!

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Very standard, safe plan.

How do you plan on progressing your interval sessions?

What do the vo2 sessions look like, what do the threshold sessions look like?

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For now Im just following vo2 and Threshold suggested by TR. My first vo2 max session was Anticosti and I’ve got Turquino scheduled for tomorrow. Honestly I don’t know much about progressing them, Im hoping doing those same ones or other similar ones will be enough for now.

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If you have TR set up to adjust your training I think it will progress you just fine.

Their system seems to do a really good job at adjusting the intervals to suit you and progress you steadily.

I would just follow what it suggests and track how your performance is improving over time.

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Just for discussion… would there be any benefit to swapping the Z2 and recovery days? For example… VO2 → Z2 → Recovery.

Could come into the intervals a bit more rested + fatigue on Z2 days could be a benefit as well?

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Thanks a lot, I’ll do it like than and follow TR’s suggestions.

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There could be, but I organized it like that because I read somewhere that rest/recovery is always recommended after hard interval sessions. I’ll look into it a bit more and adapt my plan accordingly. Thanks!

Caro.Gomez-Villafane 8

Hello @poncito89 !! Welcome :slight_smile:

First things first, if you haven’t done so already, I would recommend uploading all your training data so TR has a good sense of your training history when recommending plans.

Next, I would recommend letting TR create a custom plan for you instead of manually applying phases as this will create a better long term training plan and more catered to you and your training history instead of a pre-set schedule.

I am not sure if you’re training for an event or to get fitter, but here is more info on how to create your custom training plan!

Since you are new, we also offer a free onboarding call if you’d like. You should see on a yellow banner up top on the web, or you can click on the support>>schedule an onboarding call.

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Looks okay for mid season, hard to say with certainty. I’d consider the Monday optional at best. Depending on your history with indoor structure too.

Would be interested to see what plan builder suggests for you once your historic data is ingested.

What’s different about the data driven approach might throw you but TR is more about the optimum training load, now, and for you, than maximising load. So might be a mindset change - or might not be at all - look forward to seeing how you progress

And welcome! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Vo2 and Threshold i would do after a recovery day. Z2 can leave fatigue in your legs impacting your execution of the former. Z2 after VO2 less of a problem.

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Thanks everyone for your replies.

In the end I decided to trust the app and follow it completely, and maybe sometimes swap an indoor endurance session for a similar Z2 session outside. It truly made no sense to sign up for TR and then just prepare my own plan.

I’ll also do the on boarding.

Thanks again and the best workouts for you all =D.