# SSB2LV final block workouts **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [April 7, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891 "2021-04-07T02:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LarrytheStanimal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/larrythestanimal/32/50704_2.png) [@LarrytheStanimal](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/LarrytheStanimal)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891/1 "2021-04-07T02:41:33Z")
So SSB2LV ends with Spencer +2, Lamarck and Leconte. One is “prepared” for the latter two by Darwin and Mary Austin -1. But there is no real prep for Spencer +2. Mills doesn’t cut it. There should be better prep for Spencer +2 like 2.5 min intervals at 120% or 3 min intervals at 115-118%. As SSB2LV is currently set up Spencer +2 is just evil. Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![mcalista](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcalista/32/92377_2.png) [@mcalista](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcalista)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891/2 "2021-04-07T05:00:37Z")
Like you, I find the last jump up to 3 minutes a large one. Coach @chad himself discusses VO2Max workout progression at [Short intense period before starting base? Chad's short FTP boost plan - #5 by chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/short-intense-period-before-starting-base-chads-short-ftp-boost-plan/6875/5) and suggests Dade+1 (2.5 mins @ 120%) as an intermediate step. Hopefully Adaptive Training will smooth the progression somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![jazir1979](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jazir1979/32/13033_2.png) [@jazir1979](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jazir1979)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891/3 "2021-04-07T05:41:03Z")
Agreed. Going the Dade route instead of Spencer (mentioned by @mcalista) is a good option. Another one to consider is ignoring the descending parts of Mills. The workout instructions and text in Mills talk a lot about finding the right power level for VO2 intervals, emphasising that it won’t be 120% for everyone. However, I feel like the descending ramps undermine this (and also undermine the progression to Spencer). The two minutes passes so much more quickly with the descent there, and then makes 3 minutes the next week even harder to get through. So you can try to do Mills out of ERG mode, ignore the descents, and see what % of FTP you settle on as repeatable for the full 2-minute duration. Whichever number you settle on, use that to adjust the intensity of next week’s Spencer. ---
**Author:** ![LarrytheStanimal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/larrythestanimal/32/50704_2.png) [@LarrytheStanimal](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/LarrytheStanimal)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891/4 "2021-04-07T11:40:24Z")
I like the idea of replacing Mills with Dade +1. Mills just doesn’t fit the profile of the plan. ---
**Author:** ![rocourteau](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/rocourteau/32/7746_2.png) [@rocourteau](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/rocourteau)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/ssb2lv-final-block-workouts/56891/5 "2021-04-07T13:13:58Z")
My “method”, considering how longer VO2Max intervals just kill me and how brutal the progression from Bluebell to Mills to Spencer +2 is, is to replace Mills with Dade -1 (3x3x2mins@120%, no decline in power), and Spencer +2 with Dade +1 (3x3x2.5mins@120%).