Because they have >1 employee and different people can work on different things at the same time? And maybe the one(s) who just had to copy/past the existing plan and replace the 3rd interval with an endurance day happened to finish first?
All just wildly guessing.
Have a read of this
https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b80c1cae-4a72-4248-aa80-532232d9df35
If you follow somebody link continues delivery, you’ll know there there is in general a optimum size for a development team (and it tops out at about 8) , it’s a bit like fixing a puncture, 2 people make easier (one fixing the tube, one finding the cause), 3 will get in each others way, 10 will just be a chaos, your better of having the others doing other things … like what @Slowwithouttwitch said
I have also heard that once in a while. Often followed by that the project had been cancelled.
I think you’d do great in consulting!
I can’t take an article seriously that has grammar that poor in its headline.
If Grammer stops you being part of the conversation or information you, read the Microsoft one (middle one of the three links I provided then) then
https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b80c1cae-4a72-4248-aa80-532232d9df35
Wanted to mention a new observation in JOINs favour.
Recently decided to try out Xert and decided to do a DEEP dive into all of its metrics. I like it, a lot! One of their big things are called “breakthroughs” that essentially improvements to your FTP (it’s actually much more). In analyzing my previous data, my time spent on TR led to minimal breakthroughs but still small improvements in my performance. My with JOIN had breakthroughs all over the place! Most of it attributed to the 1 min sprint efforts or any all efforts JOIN uses.
The biggest revelation though is the constant reminder that volume is king. Even in Xert everything is about increasing training load in order to drive improvements. So will JOINs crude algorithm my not optimize Things perfectly, it does a great job of keeping things fun and increasing training load to get you 95% of the way there. I’d go as far as saying that the remaining 5% won’t be achieved by any online platform and rather achieved by a coach.
Like in every other performance driven sport really. SAID & progressive overload are the fundamental principles to drive improvements. I always find it astonishing how many trainees are not aware of that or sometimes even deny it.
I’m not familiar with the SAID acronym. Can you explain it?
“specific adaptation to imposed demands”.
E.g., If you want to become a better climber, while running, sprinting, hill riding or weight training might do something as well, best is to climb more.
Join app had an update today, it now syncs workouts straight to zwift like the xert app does
I am starting to train for L’Etape Du Tour and The Marmotte Valais (so 2 big days of climbing). I’ve heard about Join through the LRCP podcast and their constant ads. It seems to be working on me 
. So far I’ve downloaded the app and started a new plan for the first event. I am bit surprised by the low number of hours compared to my availability (I’m getting >6h with 13h available with the profile set as advanced) and my training in the last month…
Did someone followed a plan for a granfondo with lots of elevation on Join and how was it? I am hesitating to do my own program instead…
I posted the same question on their sub-reddit as well but I am probably reach more people here…
Afaik, it’ll ramp your hours up. Have you looked at the plan overview?
Chill, I have been using TR for 2 years I loved the product and the podcast but it doesn’t really align with my goal and what I am looking for on the bike right now, I am looking for something new, sorry to ask a question on a thread with 2k other messages…
Yes, but the ramp feels a bit slow, only reaching the full availability in the last month before the event
Interesting you’re having issues with not enough hours. Most people complain that it asks for too many hours. Is it because you’re offering most of the hours on only 1 or 2 days?
No I set 2 hours Sunday Through Thursday, rest on Friday and 6h Saturday
Which plan are you following? Some plans build up more gradually than others. Join advises to start training for an event no earlier than 5 months in advance.
I used join last year for the marmotte granfondo des Alpes, my first event and first time climbing ever. 8h31min which I think was great. The climbs went very well thanks to join but I lost a lot of time descending (I
suck at descending),refuelling and wasted way too much energy going fast and solo between Glandon and Telegraphe I’m pretty sure I could have been sub 8 with
I’ve used both TR and Join to train for the Marmotte.
TR got me in fantastic shape 2023 albeit I didn’t strictly follow the plans as I would substitute weekend intensity for long road spin. Hours were generally 8-10 hours.
I used Join for 2024 event and was pretty dissapointed.
I had the opposite experience to you following thd marmotte plan.
Pushed me to increase hours constantly, randomness of workouts became infuriating, no progression, no specifity and very little in the way of rest weeks or tapering.
In the final weeks I was doing 14-15 hours. The training was never really easy or hard.
Overall experience not enjoyable and I won’t be back. Still on an annual plan i think but wouldnt use it.
Back on TR now, finally doing some good efforts and feeling like I have my power back.