What is the optimal way to progress sweet spot duration? Assume the cyclist has completed a couple seasons of structured training and is just coming off their current season and a couple week rest period. In other words, stating the base phase for the upcoming season. 3x12 > 4x10 > 3x15 > ? > ? > ? …

Time is generally the limiter. You could adjust your workouts so you’re doing fewer, but longer intervals. 2x20, 2x30, 1x40, 1x60, etc. Take a 1x60 workout, add a 7.5 min warm up and a 7.5 minute cool down and you have 60 minutes at Sweet Spot in the span of 75 minutes. That’s a lot of bang for buck…

@jarsson downloaded workout creator. It’s so easy and great to use! Folks have made it sound so cumbersome…I like it! I think it may be easier to use than Zwift’s workout creator even! Thank you for the advice!

Based on the guidance from this thread and a few others, I made a full set of custom workouts for sweet-spot progression. I think these are available to everyone; and if they’re not, but they could be, please point me to instructions on how to make them available to everyone. I’m happy to share. Al…

I also started making a set of workouts like these at 85% of FTP, but I find that I don’t use those much… I tend to either work harder at 90%, or just ride outside at either endurance or tempo pace. I’m gradually gravitating to two hard workouts a week on the bike, and one endurance ride. Should I …

To share them, I believe you need to assign them to a Team: [image] Adding Workouts to a Team You've created a custom workout, and you know it's a good one. It really put the hurt on, and now it's time to share the challenge with your teammates. Let's see how to share a custom workout w…

Done. The “More Sweet Spot!” Team is ready. :grin: I think there’s 25 workouts in there right now, all with intervals at 90%.

Thanks very much for setting this up! Really appreciate it. The question I have now, and after reading the Pro thread on these forums, is how many sweet spot sessions a week to improve FTP? Is it better to run your own sessions like the ones that have been set up by @AgingCannon or just do the Swee…

You link seems wrong… Here is legit one. [image] Get Faster with TrainerRoad Cycling's most effective training system. Structured indoor and outdoor workouts, proven training plans, and easy-to-use ride analysis tools.

[image] AgingCannon: Am I likely to see better training adaptations over time using longer work intervals at 85% than what I can hold at 90%? Or can I forget about 85% and just keep implementing my SS90 series? I think a key factor here is how much the 90% intervals fatigue you. You can only …

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Done. The “More Sweet Spot!” Team is ready.

I think there’s 25 workouts in there right now, all with intervals at 90%.

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