# Seems a hard start to my plan **URL:** \ **Category:** TrainerRoad Software\ **Created:** [November 8, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623 "2026-11-08T11:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daninplymouth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/daninplymouth/32/85098_2.png) [@Daninplymouth](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Daninplymouth)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/1 "2026-11-08T11:07:00Z")
I have scheduled my plan to start this week and tomorrows first sweet spot workout is a 7.2 (+1.7) Recently I have done a 4.6 and a 5.2 this seems like a big jump for my first week back on plan. Iv had a couple of weeks off then was ill last month so just restarting my training for winter l. Id have thought it would start me off easier than this. Then in weeks to come it drops to a 5.7 6.3 & 6.1. Why has TR started my at a harder level which I think is going to be a struggle ---
**Author:** ![TrekCentury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/trekcentury/32/123801_2.png) [@TrekCentury](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/TrekCentury)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/2 "2026-11-08T11:41:39Z")
Others as well as me have seen this behavior. My guess is it’s testing you to see where you might be fitness wise. ---
**Author:** ![velodancycles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9adbd/32.png) [@velodancycles](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/velodancycles)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/3 "2026-11-08T14:06:10Z")
It did this to me following a week off for illness. i gave the workout my best effort, dialing it down a few % when I needed to and the plan adjusted itself to match where I was at. I ended up being more capable than I initially felt so my workouts did not get nerfed nearly as much as I would have if I was in charge. ---
**Author:** ![Bones](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bones/32/7721_2.png) [@Bones](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Bones)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/5 "2026-11-08T21:12:05Z")
I just posted this in another thread, but should have posted it here. I’m now entering week two of my base period. It appears the system assumes my FTP is too low for what it gave me to start, so is likely testing to see if I can do these high SS and threshold workouts. Regardless, seems a bit much this early Below is week 2 and 3 of my plan. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/6/2/629c5424596f3b3f1db5a23280bbe3c7818e3274.png) ---
**Author:** ![robcumine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/robcumine/32/17412_2.png) [@robcumine](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/robcumine)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/6 "2026-11-08T21:39:22Z")
Yeah, sometimes a workout feels harder on paper than it actually is, and completing it gives the system better feedback. Just remember that adjusting intensity isn’t failing the workout. Consistency over the next few weeks matters much more than one big opening session. ---
**Author:** ![eddie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/eddie/32/129850_2.png) [@eddie](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/eddie)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/seems-a-hard-start-to-my-plan/115623/7 "2026-11-11T20:18:36Z")
I responded to your post about this [here](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/how-it-started-how-its-going-aka-predictions-vs-reality/110892/371).