Quality over Quantity vs. 80/20 (or Chad vs. Matt ;))

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Existing Polarized Training discussion in this forum:

Polarized Training Discussion (Fast Talk podcast & Flo Cycling podcast)

For those interested in polarized training, the latest podcast from the Flo Cycling guys has a detailed discussion on the topic. I usually stream the podcast, but decided to download it so I can listen again later (sometimes it takes me a couple of times to understand all of a topic). Pretty interesting. Cheers.

My personal Polarized Training test:

My Polarized Training Experience (Chad McNeese & others)

This is a documentation of my personal test using the Polarized Training approach for a 4-week period. It is a simple attempt at using this method with no actual scientific documentation and lacks a full attempt to make this wide reaching. I want to try this process in contrast to my 3 prior years of using the TR SST approaches. 4-Weeks Prior to POL Test Period: [image] [image] Long Z1 Workout - Vogelsang [image] 4-Week of POL Test Period (3 Build + 1 Recovery) & 1-Week with Ramp Test…