# Start Up Difficulties for New Subscriber

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**Category:** TrainerRoad Software\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/start-up-difficulties-for-new-subscriber/69686 "2022-02-18T21:59:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/start-up-difficulties-for-new-subscriber/69686/2 "2022-02-18T22:14:43Z")

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> [@BethK](#):
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> - What do I need to read as a newbie to understand how to pick the right workout?

- Generally speaking, you should not be “picking” workouts. The [Plan Builder](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037923191-Plan-Builder-Overview) setup a training plan based on your time, experience and any goals or events you have in mind. From there, your completed workouts and survey responses should lead to changes provided by [Adaptive Training](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/sections/360012393052-Adaptive-Training) (AT).

> [@BethK](#):
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> Is there a guide for novice, non-math-inclined cyclists as to what all of the numbers mean?

- Not sure exactly, but this “[Your First Ride](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/sections/200282904-Your-First-Ride)” support section has some good starting info.

> [@BethK](#):
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> Is there a list of acronyms used in the forum here?

- From the section above, [this is a start](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/201377644-Common-Training-Acronyms-Defined-), but it’s not necessarily all the ones we use on the forum. I don’t think we have anything forum specific at this time.

> [@BethK](#):
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> Should I maybe not have done that? Did adding this as a goal make my plan too ambitious?

- Not sure we can answer that without more info?

> [@BethK](#):
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> Does the training plan take my age into account?

- The new [Artificial Intelligence FTP Detection](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/introducing-ai-ftp-detection/69122) sounds like it uses age for part of the estimates. Outside of that, I don’t think age is applied at this time.

> [@BethK](#):
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> If I went to MV might I have an easier time of it?

- Generally speaking, no. It adds 2 days of extra riding, so in the simple sense, there is more demand on your vs 3 days.

- Noting the above, there can be some different reactions from people following Low Vol (LV) vs Mid Vol (MV) where they think MV is “easier” than LV despite the additional work. So it’s kinda hard to say specifically, but the 5 vs 3 days may be an issue.

As seen in the links above, TR has a rather large support site. I use the search feature there, but even just skimming the categories can be beneficial to find stuff to learn.

- [https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us)

And they also have a decent blog, that builds on some of that and goes further with some topics. It is also searchable to find specific topics of interest.

- [TrainerRoad Blog - Cycling Training Resources and Tips](https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/)

Last but not least, I wrote a guide on searching for stuff on the forum too:

- [FAQ: How to Search for TrainerRoad Forum Topics](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/faq-how-to-search-for-trainerroad-forum-topics/3591)

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