As a lot of people do SST in the 91 - 95% range I generally think of it as Sweet-spot as threshold (maybe wrongly, but I know what else I’m thinking in my head, the whole picture isn’t incorrect lol)
Where I have wrote sweet-spot above I really meant Threshold (generally low end rather than 95 - 105%) , I wrote SST to exclude the 95 - 105% range although one could be training there, so that is poor communication on my behalf. Also make more sense in the context of the topics title, although not 100% technically correct.
Re: Sweet-spot can’t be Polarised
I know not aimed at me but I see what you mean.
A small amount can be included, okay, guess you mean this doesn’t fit in because its not really desirable.
When I was being coached, my coach prescribed a polarised distribution of training, the sweet-spot range 86 - 95% was just accidental time accumulated in zone during long Z2 rides or crossing through zones in intervals and one SST session with <60 minutes TiZ every 21 - 28 days. The ended up with 5 - 10% in the Z2 (3 zone model) range.
I think even if you try to avoid Z2 like the plague (or CV-19), you still get more than enough in this range.
My reading of the text below their heart rate zones graph, “Power and heart rate zones are taken from the most recent activity in the date range,” is that for the time in zones view you only get data based on one (most recent) set of zones. I’d be interested to know if I’m interpreting that incorrectly.
Finished my 14-day “trad base” aerobic training camp today. Long hours on the trainer, no off days (and only one bad day), but most importantly – no residual fatigue.
My calculated “fatigue” (ATL) is through the roof, but my body (and brain) tell a different story.
If I had the same analytic numbers doing SSB, I would definitely feel it.
Was good to get some big hours w/o feeling completely smashed. It’s twice the amount of time as SSB but there’s no fatigue/recovery management and I can transition back to normal life immediately after a ride (vs only eating and sleeping).
That’s how I felt right after my 5 day volume block. Took two days to recover… then my legs let me know I had done a shit ton of volume. There’s definitely some inertia to doing that type of work.
Finishing up SSB HV2 (2 weeks remaining) and I find that I feel a lot better/fresher than doing the MV plans. I did TR traditional base MV 1, 2 and 3, two years ago. You couldn’t pay me to do that again, even though I did have good results. I much prefer the time commitment and mental relief of doing SSB over traditional.
, not afraid of histrionics. Notwithstanding lockdowns, many still don’t have such time. And the virtues of long and slow aren’t new news. “But whateves”
First few rides were experimenting to find my minimum effective dose for maximum aerobic training. Was also after volume so stuck to Z2/Endurance rides. Worked out to 3.5-4hrs for assumed best results.
, not afraid of histrionics. Notwithstanding lockdowns, many still don’t have such time. And the virtues of long and slow aren’t new news. “But whateves”
