Hi Folks, Have just finished Trad Base LV1 which I was doing just to keep some structure in my training but also to allow me to do more strength and conditioning work and some easy runs. I am just about to roll into TBLV2 when I stumbled onto a maintenance HIT plan under the Enthusiast plans. I’d n…

[image] Short intense period before starting base? Chad's short FTP boost plan Training Some time ago, @chad was experimenting with a few weeks of intense workouts to get a boost on his FTP before going into the base/build/specialty bit. While he mentioned it worked for h…

Thanks, useful. I’ll do the first 4 weeks of the LV HIT plan and see how that works.

I’m not sure a short interval HIT plan is going to build your VO2max. It’s going to improve your anaerobic contribution which may improve your FTP score on shorter tests. But maybe it will be a fun experiment? Let us know how it works.

Sure will do, there’s a few VO2 Max sessions in there, and some Threshold/Tempo too. The anaerobic sessions will certainly be useful as I’ve done very little of that type of work recently. As Coach Chad says, now is the time to experiment.

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