# Sweet Spot Base or Traditional Base after long break? **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Tags:** choosing-a-plan\ **Created:** [January 5, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sweet-spot-base-or-traditional-base-after-long-break/9184 "2019-01-05T06:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![julianoliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/julianoliver/32/229_2.png) [@julianoliver](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/julianoliver)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sweet-spot-base-or-traditional-base-after-long-break/9184/10 "2019-01-05T23:47:45Z")
> [@Hedo](#): > > i think i wll do 1-2 weeks easy workouts, get to know TR and do the FTP test If you feel more comfortable doing this then by all means go for it, but honestly it’s unnecessary and you would be fine just jumping straight into a plan and going for it. Your test result isn’t a punishment, it’s just a reflection of where your fitness is right now. You’ll get your old fitness back in pretty short order. > [@Hedo](#): > > do you have tips for the recovey n nurtiltion part of it? I would recommend coming back to training to select the Low Volume plan initially. That’s 3 rides per week of about 1 hour each. So, the rides when you’re in them feel challenging, but in reality isn’t a huge training load. You’ll have rest days after all your rides so recovery will take care of itself. As for nutrition I would point you to this thread [Nutrition books](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/nutrition-books/1659). Lots of good resources in there, but you can’t really go wrong with Matt Fitzgeralds book. > **[Endurance Diet: Fitzgerald, Matt: 9780738218977: Amazon.com: Books](https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Diet-Discover-Greatest-Athletes/dp/0738218979?tag=trainerroad-20)** > > Endurance Diet \[Fitzgerald, Matt\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Endurance Diet --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/sweet-spot-base-or-traditional-base-after-long-break/9184)._