Hi all, I’m a 35 year old amateur cyclist in Seattle who recently decided to take the plunge into structured training. I’ve been riding road since 2016, rode ~150 hours each year, and finally got a smart trainer (Wahoo Kickr) in September 2020 to get more fit and increase my total training volume. B…

Choose the lowest volume plan you can recover from. Remember that fatigue builds up over time and what feels “easy” now could be a struggle in six month’s time. Also it’s better psychologically to complete all the workouts and add more than have to skip workouts. The Build phase is particularly hard…

With TR plans it isn’t as much about the hours as it is the intensity. I would recommend a LV plan and then add 2-3 easy rides/week if you need to get more hours in the saddle. The MV and HV plans add those extra rides at intensity which can be a lot. As spring/summer hits in Seattle you can add …

Thanks, this is good insight. I guess since I’m still so early in my experience with structured training that I don’t know yet what volume I can recover from. How will I know? What’s worse: undergoing too much volume and overtraining, or putting in too little and leaving fitness gains on the table i…

If I could redo my start with trainer road, I would ease into it more slowly. Never did structured training before and got injured within the first month. The injury came back frequently when I tried to train and finally now, a year later it’s better. So, that’s just my personal anecdote. Listen to …

[image] evanreyes: What’s worse: undergoing too much volume and overtraining, or putting in too little and leaving fitness gains on the table inadvertently? Without a doubt doing too much volume is worse. You’re early in your training history, start with low volume and take the easy gains you…

[image] evanreyes: I guess since I’m still so early in my experience with structured training that I don’t know yet what volume I can recover from. How will I know? What’s worse: undergoing too much volume and overtraining, or putting in too little and leaving fitness gains on the table inadvert…

[image] evanreyes: Between September and now, I did a handful of simple, pre-built training plans provided by CTS within Strava Which plans? And do I understand you were doing them in Zwift on the Kickr?

Yes, I started the plans in Strava, and created them manually in Zwift, to be performed in Erg mode with the Kickr. I did " Intermediate Indoor Training Plan," “Ten Minute Climb,” and “Forty-five Second Sprint,” all of which prescribed 5 rides a week, with 3 days of intensity. I would sometimes add …

[image] evanreyes: Intermediate Indoor Training Plan Think I selected the max hours per week, did it look like this? [image] Posting for some of the folks commenting, for reference on what you’ve done.

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Start with low volume, and then add endurance rides as you want. After you finish one or two segments, you can look to jump to MV. Be very wary of high volume. Its not about how much time you have. This is about how much stress your body can take.

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