I’d really appreciate some guidance feel free to look up my profile in TrainerRoad for context.
Quick summary of the last 2 weeks:
Week 1: holiday (~300 TSS, unstructured)
Week 2: illness (~300 TSS, fever after a workout, several days off)
Before this I was training consistently at ~450 TSS/week.
After recovery I’ve done:
Pettit + short 1-min efforts → very easy
Carson → also very easy, low HR, strong legs
AI FTP detection reduced my FTP after a failed over/under during illness, but this now feels too low given current performance and how I feel (fully recovered, Garmin performance +7 today).
Questions:
Would you restore FTP or wait for more data?
Keep planned recovery week as-is or adjust given recent illness/low training load?
Best approach into next 3-week block after this disruption?
Looking back I don’t see any really major disruptions and it looks like you’ve bounced back really well. You did push through a slightly longer ride today. How did that feel?
If things are going well, I wouldn’t change anything and just continue to follow your plan as best as you can. You don’t have a hard workout scheduled until Tuesday, so as long as you don’t deviate from your training too much between now and then and you’re feeling good, I’d say you’re on a solid path.
You’ve got a new detection available right now. What does that look like? I just ran FTP Detection on the back end, and it looks like we’re putting you slightly above where you’re currently at, so I’d accept whatever we’re suggesting.
Keep in mind that even if your FTP is a few watts off from your fitness on a given day, there is tons of wiggle room in workouts, Athlete Levels, etc., so you’ll likely still get the right training.
If things ever feel too easy or too hard, feel free to adjust the intensity during the workout. Then just answer the post-workout survey based on how the work you actually did felt.
