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[image] rizaulait2: In addition, if I am doing a 5 hour ride in the morning, chances are good that I need a nap in the afternoon and find myself not really motivated to do anything else Eat more and go easier.

[image] Dubadai: I always find it interesting when people bring up their partner when it comes to riding your bike (or doing any other type of hobby for that matter) Some insights from one of those folks: (1) Get up by 4:30 am (2) Get ready and get to work by 6:30 am (3) Work 10-12 hours and get home 4:30 to 6:30 pm As I normally got to bed around 10 this leaves me with about 3:30 to 5:30 hours to do my share of chores, to spend time with the kids, to get the kids ready for bed, to spend time with the misses, to prepare and have dinner, to train, to meet friends, and to also have some me time. That’s all for during the week. Weekends aren’t any different. Getting up by 6 and going to bed by 10 leaves me with about 16 hours. During the time I have to get all the above in plus work around the house and garden. Not to forget the weekly shopping and activities. So yes, getting 2-3 hours in is already superb. 3-5 hours is like a lottery win. Never happens to me but only others. On a side note, all this wouldn’t be possible if the misses would also be an athlete or not that supportive of my sport. She certainly sacrifices a lot for it.

Above discussion just shows why there needs to be a range of plan options. Many have the time and inclination to do those long outdoor rides with some intensity on the trainer. Others don’t, at least not at their current stage in life. So there’s more a focus on rides on their turbo. It’s all good and each should be able to pick and work with a plan according to their situation.

BlockquoteYes, that’s me! I’ll do a 6 hour mtb ride in a different area, drive home do the horses, and that’s me cooked. Been great this winter with all the cx races on GCN race pass!

Sorry ,tried to do a quote but fail :cry:

[image] Feedback Needed: Polarized Plan Questions for the Community Training Thanks everyone! We’ve got V1 of these plans buttoned up and they are being released as we speak. I bet they are up on the website in the next 1-2 hours. You can enable them under this section when they are available: Log In to TrainerRoad They will then show up on the website as an option to add to your calendar. Edit to add, live now: [image] Polarized Training For Cyclists: What It Is and How To Try It - TrainerRoad Blog In Polarized training, the majority of training stress occurs at low or high intensity, with little to no time spent at moderate intensity. It's a hot ... Edit to add, detailed forum post here: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Polarized Training Plans Are Here! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Nate_Pearson @Jonathan @IvyAudrain @Keegels @ambermalika I know I’m uber late responding to the Polarized Training Deep Dive Podcast(PDDP). But here goes. It all started when Amber said grab your snorkels we are now going to take a deep dive into Polarized Training. Well I think she was misleading with regard to depth of the discussion. As she recommended a snorkel. :astonished: For that discussion one would have been better served with full on scuba gear :crazy_face: First, Amber @ambermalika started the presention following classic presentation and training techniques used by old African King " Tell them what your are going to tell them. Tell them. Then tell them what you told them." She did this brilliantly. She then proceed with a Crawl Walk Run presention of a complex subject. Both she and Nate proceeded to get everyone on the same sheet of music. What is Polarized Training let’s all watch the same movie and not get lost in translation, very good. They then broke everything down in basic blocks before connecting them. Of note is Ambers explanation how how to read and understand a scientific study. She provided us with 4 basic tenants of how to read and understand scientific studies so that we can eventually ask the critical fact finding questions regarding the study, priceless. It was so good that I noticed that the TR wizards but that part out in sepearate stand alone Youtube clip. :+1: After each block she and Nate stopped and summarized what hey just told us. Before moving on. At the end they told us what they told us and closed the presentation. A1 persentation and worth watching over again and again and taking notes. But don’t come with a snorkel as you will be surfacing for air multiple times. Come with full up scuba gear as you will be submerged for a while. :wink: Well done Amber and Nate. Probably the best overall TR presentation I have seen in my 38 months of watching the podcast and you guys have had good ones but this was the “whole enchilada”. Bravo :clap:

I do not think that high volume plan is a good plan, but just for fun - block periodization plan from Dylan: [image] Block Periodization Plan, 10 hours (4 week) DJT This plan is based off the research done on block periodization. The high intensity workouts are preloaded in the first week with just one high This is a truly amazing amount of intensity in 4 weeks :smiley:

[image] jarsson: This is a truly amazing amount of intensity in 4 weeks :smiley: How much intensity is it in weeks 2-4?

LOL, tell your girlfriend she has to watch your two kids for her “alone” time.

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