OK, so stating the obvious here, but the High Volume Sweet Spot Base plan is hard. Anyone thinking that’s just a step up from the mid-volume plan…it’s not. At least I’m finding it significantly harder - although I’m also older with a weakness in sustained endurance, so the 3x20 / 3x30 etc workouts are rather uncomfortable.

Ha, then you are clearly more experienced than I am and I can see why you would want to try something else if working upper Z2 your progress stalled. I would probably still want to tweak SSBHV a little. I would prefer longer intervals and just progress time in zone. Also, it still seems too much SS (5 times a week!). I would at least consider replacing some with continuous tempo (think Polar Bear). In any case, please report back how it went, I am interested to know.

How did you get it to give you that structure? When I did it, it gave me the standard base/build/specialty layout to start, then repeats that just with shorter base periods (4 weeks instead of 6).

I just must have had enough time before my first A event where it laid it out like that.

Yes the High Volume is a tough plan. I’m struggling on available time during the week this year so I am doing a mid volume plan but tweaking the plan. Specifically w/the Tue/ Thur workouts I am typically choosing a 1+ or 2+ ride option. I don’t take the rest day on Wednesdays and like the high vol plan subsitute a 1h SST workout in its place. I also don’t take Fridays completely off and instead substitute Pettit. My point is dont feel locked into that plan if you are finding it too difficulty can always drop to mid volume or like myself modify the plan so its in between a mid volume plan and high volume plan

I don’t think that’s the reason, I don’t have any events on my calendar when I built the plan. FYI - I’m your friend/rival Jack

Then why don’t you text me like a normal human being :joy:

You didn’t text me the details of your TR plan…I had to read it here first.

Hopefully a quick one! I am starting base 1 end November Followed by base 2 beginning In January. I have the time to do a HV plan but would like to do 1 endurance ride each week outside. Given the the MV and HV plans are quite different, in that MV is less hours but more intense workouts, should I either choose MV and add the outdoor ride choose HV and swap out a SST ride for my outdoor ride. I am tempted by Option 1) But it seemS to be quite a lot more intensity and I don’t want to detract from building a solid base. Thoughts?

Depending on how you handle the training load you can pick option 2 and swap out one of the sessions for a long zone 2 ride.

Thanks. That’s currently the plan I’ve set in plan builder. With the plan being to do Z2 outdoors and increase the ride time by 15 mins each week so it’s progressive.

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I made this statement in another thread. TBD in the next couple months, but my initial impressions of SSB MV vs. SSB HV.

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