Hello, Newbie TR user here. Been riding on and off outdoors for the last 7 years but for the first time doing indoor structured training / seriously trying to improve. 5’10, 165lbs/75kg, 35yo, ~200FTP. I skipped many SSB1 training sessions in favor of outdoor rides, where as now I’ve been properly…

I’d suggest Sustained Power Build. Plenty of workouts in there to keep building your muscular endurance while you’re getting some challenging vo2 work too. [image] Lafayette: I’m currently on Base 2 - mid volume and entering my last two weeks. :point_up_2:This explains why you… [image] L…

I would certainly repeat base…I can’t see the point of anyone doing speciality at the moment. What for ? there are no races. But repeating base will always help but hopefully with a higher FTP or maybe more compliance…although outdoor riding is probably better than most of the SSB sessions anyway (a…

So I’ve finished Spencer +2. Similar to my other VO2 max workouts, ended up being relatively easy and pushed the intensity to 108% at the end and still felt i had more left in the tank. [Screen Shot 2020-05-29 at 1.22.00 PM] Lamark (threshhold) was pretty tough, but was able to finish it (just ba…

That’s interesting. If you can do Spencer +2 at 108%, but only barely finish Lamarck, it sounds like your threshold is currently quite a low percentage of your vo2 max. So if you get a big bump in your ramp test, don’t be surprised if you struggle to complete the weekend workouts with longer interv…

Any recommendations on how I improve threshold as % vo 2 max?

Back to back Build is generally not recommended: One Build into another Build - #2 by mcneese.chad

[image] Lafayette: Any recommendations on how I improve threshold as % vo 2 max? Stick at it! It’s quite common for riders newer to structured training to be better at shorter, higher intensity intervals. Just keep doing plans with plenty of long intervals from 85-100% threshold, and your mus…

Oh just for clarity, this would be my first build (just about to complete SSB1 + 2 in 2 weeks) and my question was should I go into build or repeat base phases.

Great, appreciate the tips! Thank you.

OK, then your title is misleading and may be worth editing (build > base) [image]

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(Newbie on TR) Thoughts on repeating base phase?

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Back to back Build is generally not recommended:

One Build into another Build - #2 by mcneese.chad

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