Duration Different From Indoor to Outdoor Workout

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Differences in duration/TSS between indoor and outdoor workouts

Yepp: [image] This is my week 4 program (Sustained Power Build MV) when doing everything inside. Same workouts but then all outside: [image] I know there is some difference in indoor vs outdoor stress, but this much ? Not sure if intended.

Why are some outdoor workouts different than their indoor counterpart? [Resolved ]

So this is a question I’ve been sitting on for awhile, and could not find an answer on the forums. Today I am scheduled to do Taylor -2, and wanted to take this one outside. Because I have more time on my hands lately, I wanted to add in some additional volume, so I decided to do Taylor instead. However, when you schedule Taylor as an outdoor workout, instead of 3x20 min 30/30’s @120% it subs in 2 sets of 5x4 minute Vo2 max efforts. Meanwhile Taylor -2 swaps over fairly seamless from indoor …

Different FTP, indoor and outdoor setup

There are a couple factors at play here: Different devices in different environments will report different power values. Lots of people seem to observe higher power numbers outside than inside. There’s a bunch of existing discussion. If you can use the Tarmac with the power meter on the Tacx, you could set up Power Match and at least have a consistent power source. If you can’t, use the 243 number indoors, and bump it up when you go outside. TR FTP tests are for calibrating your workouts on t…