I find myself somewhere in between mid and high volume plans. specifically looking at Sweet Spot Base part 2, there is a huge jump from mid to high volume TSS (400->630) and time (6.2 → 10.2 hrs) per week. it would be great if there was an option for “mid volume +1, mid volume -1”, etc that would add/remove a workout or switch out +/- versions of workouts to get the desired TSS and time.

Putting together the plans is a ton of work. So go from three volumes to 5 or 9 seems like a ton of effort for little gain and tons of decision paralysis. I think the answer to your ask is actually the rumored/speculated about adaptive training. It’s not here yet, don’t know when it will be here, but apparently @chad is working on something.

Bear in mind for your example that SSB HV has a different design than LV/MV. So there could be an MV+1 or HV-1, but not necessarily a midpoint between them.

I think the easiest way to handle this is to choose a plan that you know you can do, and then add in an extra ride or 2 each week if you can handle it. I do the low volume plan and then add in an MTB or Fat Bike ride each week all winter (yes, even at -26 C like it is here today…). That’s more than enough extra load to satisfy me.

I’m going to echo some of the sentiments above, if the TR guys go creating all these multiple levels of plans, it would just lead to more decision paralysis, in my opinion. 3 volume choices is definitely adequate, and I personally think there’s value for people learning how to modify plans to suit their needs and preferences and not having everything ready-made

What I did was choose the HV plan and then just delete a ride from the week to suit what I was wanting. You could drop one of the weekend rides to get the TSS closer to a MV+1 or drop one of the shorter/less intense rides to get closer to a HV -1.

Some good tips here [image] Modifying Sweet Spot Base II (rides per week)? Training Hey there! I’m actually in this boat as well slight_smile I really like the Mid-Volume Plan minus the Wednesday endurance paced ride. This combination gets me nearly all of the TSS and structure as intended by the Mid-Volume plan, but it works much better with my schedule to train only 4 days per week. What is important to consider is that you want to be able to consistently complete your week’s training. It is important to feel like you were able to fully accomplish what you set out to d…

The latest episode of the podcast (#206) included a discussion on why most people should start with the low-volume plans. I find myself wanting something in between low- and mid-volume. Specifically, I would like to keep 3 workouts during the week but only one during the weekend, so that on the other day of the weekend I can go out for rides with my mates. Of course, I could do this manually by either deleting workouts in the mid-volume plans or adding them to the low-volume plans. Would anyone else be interested in such a plan?

I think if you are including a random ride with mates every week you need to do your own scheduling. Why not try squeezing LV into Mon-Fri and base your 4th TR workout as complimentary to the outdoor ride to keep TSS and intensity at the levels you need.

[image]How about Low-Volume+/Mid-Volume- plans? Why not try squeezing LV into Mon-Fri and base your 4th TR workout as complimentary to the outdoor ride to keep TSS and intensity at the levels you need. Support this fix. The 4th TR workout can i.e. be based on Wednesdays in the MV plans. You can also schedule the ride with your mates as a recurring ride and assign a planned TSS.

Sure, I can do all of that, but I reckon this is an extremely common scenario during the on-season that this might merit an officially supported training plan. For example, what drove me away from the LV plan was the markedly lower intensity (including in the individual workouts), and I am too much of a completionist to delete workouts :upside_down_face:

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Some good tips here

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