Should I expect to ever look forward to the "longer"/"difficult" rides in my weekly plan?

[Buckethead]

@rockymoran

I’m thinking then that I can switch over to LV and just (basically) keep doing five rides a week by optionally adding in two extra rides on the days that would have had workouts on mid-volume–but I’ll be free to drop those rides if necessary as fatigue accumulates without it affecting the plan .

This is a perfect plan. I’ve seen huge gains since last October following LV. It has helped me be consistent super consistent through all of SSB and build for the first time while not missing key workouts. Do not discount the LV plans because it’s only 3 workouts a week. I have been riding 5 days a week M-F and adding in z2 on Tu and Th making sure to keep them pretty easy like Lazy Mountain or similar.