# Scheduling 6 months of Master plan training **URL:** \ **Category:** TrainerRoad Software\ **Created:** [December 18, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171 "2023-12-18T10:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markbidwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/markbidwell/32/47981_2.png) [@Markbidwell](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Markbidwell)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/1 "2023-12-18T10:31:43Z")
I am scheduling 6 months of training for an event at start of July. 2 more months of base, 2 of build and 2 of specialty. I have several minor events planned during that time too. It is not clear how scheduling works. Do I need to add each of the blocks individually and over time add subsequent events? Or is there a way to define the volume and type of plan (masters) and the system will prompt me for start and end dates, as well as event dates? ---
**Author:** ![ArHu74](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/arhu74/32/177458_2.png) [@ArHu74](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ArHu74)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/2 "2023-12-18T10:41:59Z")
Use plan builder, just fill date of your races and choose a specialty ---
**Author:** ![Markbidwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/markbidwell/32/47981_2.png) [@Markbidwell](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Markbidwell)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/3 "2023-12-18T11:22:22Z")
Thx. Only remaining question is why it did not add a ramp test to the start of the plan. ---
**Author:** ![ArHu74](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/arhu74/32/177458_2.png) [@ArHu74](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ArHu74)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/4 "2023-12-18T12:01:23Z")
If you did 10 indoor workouts you don’t need to do them anymore aiftp will estimate your ftp ---
**Author:** ![AlistairSH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/alistairsh/32/129683_2.png) [@AlistairSH](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/AlistairSH)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/5 "2023-12-18T13:51:59Z")
Yep, use Plan Builder. Enter known events (with correct type/level/etc), time off (if you know it, and add it as you find out), etc. A, B, C events are handled differently, so try to be honest about that - A/B will have a taper and can have leg openers scheduled automatically, C races tend to be ignored (no taper). I usually opt to adjust each block so I can move some days around and adjust the workout length. I also select the “leg openers before races” option - that’ll give you a quick 30min workout with a few bursts of power the day before A/B races (similar to the warm-up I’d do before a 'cross or crit race). If there’s enough data in the system, it might not prompt for a ramp, and use AI FTP instead. You can always do a manual ramp if you think the selected FTP value is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Markbidwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/markbidwell/32/47981_2.png) [@Markbidwell](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Markbidwell)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/6 "2023-12-24T14:22:01Z")
Thx when is the ftp updated? Do I need to do another ride after the date when the new ftp will be calculated, ( reason I ask is I am sick now but keen to see what my new ftp is after a month of base training) Thx ---
**Author:** ![Oldknees](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/oldknees/32/89055_2.png) [@Oldknees](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Oldknees)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/scheduling-6-months-of-master-plan-training/89171/7 "2023-12-24T18:27:01Z")
When I set up my new plan builder it similarly did not start with a ramp test or AI detect. thought that was strange, and it kept my old FTP which was very much out of date. So I chose a standard ramp test from “workouts” and scheduled it for day #1 of plan and selected from it the AI FTP detect option. That worked out fine, but I had to self add the ramp test. I did not choose the automatic AI detect option during plan builder, b/c sometimes I do like to do a ramp test.