Should i sign up to TR?

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I used TR several years ago when the workouts were sweetspot heavy. I burnt out perhaps not because of the workouts but life etc…

I am 63y, FTP of 210 at 77 kilos (about 5 kilos overweight) my ftp having dropped from 258 ( measured on 4dp on Sufferfest/Wahoo) over last 4y after knee surgery and 2 abdominal operations.I have struggled to fit in any meaningful training the last 2 years but am back in the saddle with 2 week long camps planned in Mallorca and then Tenerife, 6th october and 18th of october later this year.

I can bumble on mixng up 2 longish z2 rides at the weekend, 2 interval based rides during the week and a mix of weight work to re build lost leg muscle. Or i could try TR and get on a 12 week plan. The thing is the AI revoultion leaves me unconvinced and i am not sure the plans are geared up to prepare a rider for a week long cycling camp. Iwould welcome users thoughts especially those in the vet category. Cheers

TrekCentury 2

If they are still doing the 30 day trial then I would do that then make a decision if it will be of any benefit to you

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Are you doing your “rides” / workouts exclusively on a trainer? If not, I would hold off on signing up for TR for the moment. There is a nasty bug were TR AIFTP prediction & detection isn’t working accurately if you do workouts outside

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Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions.

As @TrekCentury mentioned, we do offer a 30-day money-back guarantee for new users.

There is a bug that’s affecting some athletes who do their workouts outside, but there are workarounds that can help.

Just shout if I can help you out!

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2 long rides outdisde, intervals, sweetspot inside. I used TR previously so would i be a new user?

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When did your most recent subscription end? It looks like it’s been a while..

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Yep-several years. I will sign up tomorrow and let you know when i have.

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@eddie All signed up, past rides assessed etc. FTP of 193. Training plan sorted and i started this morning. AI prediction is 214 ftp at end of 3 week base. Bit surprised to see i only have 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours riding scheduled during base period. I expected to do 5-6 hours z1/2 over the coming weekends. Any observations on the plan gratefully received.

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We’ll make plan recommendations for you based on your recent training history, but you’re free to make changes however you’d like.

Depending on how much you’ve been riding recently, it might be wise to start small and work your way up over time. Structured training is usually more stressful than just riding around.

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I have done a fiar bit of structured training over the years but never so little z1/2 base-lets see what happens.

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Z2 is a great type of stimulus to add once you’ve got a feel for how this type of training is going to go. Those hard workouts are really productive and bring a lot of the benefits of Z2 training without the need for quite so many hours in the saddle.

I’d give your plan a shot for a couple of weeks to see how things go.

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