Since the feature to allow workouts to be completed outside was released, I had been testing it and have some concerns/questions about the differences noticed when compared to the inside version. It’s not the best time to do workouts outside given the current situation but in the near future when ,…

[image] jzheng: Are there workouts that should be more suited to complete on an ERG trainer inside? Workouts that are more varied and precise are better suited for indoors (ie: Spanish Needle). Also if you don’t have the roads/terrain in your area to suit the workout then probably better to d…

Related Feature Request [image] Outdoor workout post-ride analysis - Interval target power graph visibility TrainerRoad Software Is there a way to see the “blue bar graph” of target power after you push a workout to do outdoors. It would be nice to then review it after you…

[image] jzheng: [image] jzheng: When substituting rides outside, I noticed the ride is not considered a TR ride and the analysis to check intervals against targets are missing. Is it possible to overlay the TR power targets prescribed against the laps of the outdoor rides. @Nate . I agree,…

I’m finding it more effective because I can push more power outside than inside. If I can hold higher watts, I can only imagine the training return will be greater so long as I don’t overcook myself. Plus it’s realistic because power is never perfectly constant and the gradient is never perfectly t…

I’m certainly in the minority where I find it really hard to hold my power numbers outdoors. I enjoy all the recovery rides outdoors and long endurance rides, but anything above that I find the trainer a lot easier.

Responding in story form. Once I had to do Spencer +2 (6x3min @ 120% with 4 minute breaks), but it was too hot for the trainer. I went to a local hill which takes about 3 minutes, ish. The gradient varies quite a bit, with some steeper pitches followed by flatter sections, so it’s really hard to st…

I agree it’s harder to hit the power numbers in certain cases. I just concentrate on the average watts falling in the specified range. I’m usually in the upper range as well when on a climb. Given a choice between inside or outside, I’d rather be outside unless the weather isn’t too good. Looking …

Good point @martinheadon I think in TR or even zwift or wherever it’s easy to get too wrapped up in the exact numbers, when to a point they’re not that consequential. The most important things are completion and consistency, as well as hitting the right energy systems. If you do the workouts, and …

I did my my first outdoor workout. I don’t think TR workouts work on Garmin 510. I can’t get it to work on mine keeps saying error. Any who I set up my screen and did the prescribed workout on my own. It is much harder to whole watts in the range but as our goal is to be faster outside I found it to…

[image] jzheng: It’s near impossible to hit exact power values outside - is it best to hit the upper range of an interval given outdoor FTP is usually higher than indoor FTP? That’s usually my plan, I aim and can usually hit the top end of the given range. I think that’s the simplest soluti…

Effectiveness of Outdoor Workout

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mcneese.chad April 11, 2020, 12:35pm 3

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Effectiveness of Outdoor Workout

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