I’m training for an ironman which is over a year away. Thinking of building power on the bike over the next few months while maintaining swim and run workouts. I’ve been training hard over the winter and built a decent base fitness across all the disciplines but with the. With the event so far away…

Im not training for an Ironman specifically (its next couple of years goal though) but I just follow a low volume plan and add my other work outs as works for me. Use plan builder and modify with any extra info works best for you. I personally have now done sustained power build and general build ov…

Sounds good. Definitely more interested in a build phase next and always would prefer vo2max work included as I’d say higher power outputs for short duration is a weakness. Adding other activities around a low volume plan was something I had considered glad to hear other triathletes use this method…

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So I’ve joined up again and following this rest week I’ll do a ramp test which I’m almost certain will result in a lower ftp compared to the one I did 5 weeks ago amd I’m heavier too but that’s another story. Looking a the plans I’m thinking about following a mid volume general build to boost all r…

Are you already fully recovered from your overreaching? If not, I’d not recommend your approach with MV Build + 4 additional sessions. If you are motivated and want to spent a lot of time for training, but don’t want to overreach, you could do some Z2 hours outside until you get closer to your IM. …

I was thinking of starting the mid vol build then add runs and swims if feeling fresh enough but I’ll need to be careful because I normally train beyond my recovery capabilities end up digging myself into a hole, tired all the time miserable and don’t get any fitter. Trying to listen to my body this…

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