# Longer mid volume workouts or high volume SSB with some workouts missed

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/longer-mid-volume-workouts-or-high-volume-ssb-with-some-workouts-missed/4812>\
**Category:** Training\
**Tags:** choosing-a-plan, plan-modification\
**Created:** [October 30, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/longer-mid-volume-workouts-or-high-volume-ssb-with-some-workouts-missed/4812 "2018-10-30T15:45:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Adam90](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/adam90/32/31669_2.png) [@Adam90](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Adam90)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/longer-mid-volume-workouts-or-high-volume-ssb-with-some-workouts-missed/4812/1 "2018-10-30T15:45:37Z")

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Hi,

First post so go easy on me!

I’m limited to three trainer and one outside workouts per week but once I’m on the trainer I have up to 2 hours per workout.

I’ve been looking at the mid volume SSB plan and using workout variations to extend the duration but not all workouts have longer options. Would I therefore be better to follow the high volume plan but only do the Tuesday, Thursday and one weekend ride?

My targets for next season are 60-90 mile road races and I feel longer sessions on the trainer would benefit this as all my races are over 2 hours.

Cheers Adam

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**Author:** ![Ian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/ian/32/21_2.png) [@Ian](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Ian)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/longer-mid-volume-workouts-or-high-volume-ssb-with-some-workouts-missed/4812/2 "2018-10-30T16:31:11Z")

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Hey there Adam! Since you can only do three days on the trainer anyway, there isn’t any point in going to the high volume plan. Generally, a high volume plan is just a mid volume plan with an extra endurance ride thrown in so you are riding 6 days instead of 4/5 with a mid volume plan.

I would actually suggest following a low volume plan (three workouts a week) and then adding in your one outdoor ride. This will make everything more simple because you won’t have to choose which 3 workouts, out of the five given to you with a mid volume plan, to do indoor each week; you will just be given three workouts.

If you want to extend the workouts and there is no longer version, you can just load a different endurance workout and do that for as long as you want in order to rack up some extra TSS.