Hey @Incuspy 
- In my plan (Zwift Racing - Demanding), through the end of the specialty phase not a single workout (VO2, SS or threshold) is at a level above my current levels. How am I supposed to progress levels or my FTP? What is the AI doing if it isn’t processing me. Currently all my workouts I have not only completed but rode a bit more after to finish a Zwift route. I am concerned by the lack of AI suggesting I progress through levels which leads me to…
TrainerRoad now looks beyond just Workout Levels, factoring in your fitness, recent training, and overall trends to pick the right workout for you that day.
When a workout looks different from what you might expect based on past recommendations, it’s reflecting a broader view of your current fitness and capabilities. This supports consistent, high-quality training, and that’s exactly what helps you get faster.
Think of your training like climbing a staircase. The goal is to keep moving upward—but not every step needs to be taller than the last. TrainerRoad adjusts the step size based on what you’ve been doing lately, so you can keep progressing in a way that supports consistency and long-term growth.
I see that you did a VO2 Max of 6.1 and rated it Hard, then did a 7.3 and rated it Very Hard and then just did a 5.6 today and rated it Hard (which is exactly where we want you rating these efforts). Plus it’s always a good reminder that all the workouts you see into the future are not fixed and will change in accordance to how successfully you are completing workouts.
- My FTP is flat. Since the beta and update my first AI change is FTP down 4 points and in the SPECIALTY phase of a ZWIFT RACING plan on DEMANDING, the AI FTP prediction is flat/no change and all the levels recommended are below my current levels.
We can’t compare your old FTP ( 252) prior to the beta new AI FTP Detection on January 20th ( 248) because this would not be comparing apples to apples. Instead, think of your new FTP of 248 as a recalibration to the new system. Just like buying a new scaled, your fitness (much like a different scale weighing you) hasn’t changed, but the number did to recalibrate. Your next prediction is on March 1st, still a few weeks away so let’s see how you’re doing when getting closer to it.
Note: as @Flashpoint51 mentioned, Specialty Phases are for sharpening and honing the skills for your specified goal. Instead we progress you through workouts levels, and we can see this by how you’re answering post workout surveys.
- Lastly, I preferred previous version of TR where I could see what workout adaptations were recommended and chose them or not. This allowed me to see the effect of my training and if it thought I could then go harder or softer next. I unchecked the setting for “auto adapt” but after every single workout I am doing I see NOT A SINGLE UPCOMING WORKOUT CHANGES. This does not give me the impression that the AI is adapting anything.
Disabling the auto-adaptations, makes it so that on Yellow/Red Days the workouts don’t adapt to Endurance or Rest Days. However, the AI should be recommending new workouts every time you complete a workout or move things around. I tested this on your account, and if I move a workout, the future workouts do change.
You can always pin the workout if you don’t want the AI messing with it and see how it affects your training It does defeat the purpose of the system picking the workouts to keep your training progressing, but the nice thing about the update is that you can see live how playing with your Calendar affects your future fitness!
