I have read in several places where riders have had great success racing on Zwift in place of a traditional training plan. Recovery rides are done on Zwift as well. The riders also monitor weekly tss carefully. Obviously a structured plan is easier to follow and peak. However if you were interes…

If a particular training schedule is motivating to a person, and it encourages them to ride regularly, it’s not surprising that they see some benefit. That being said, Zwift racing (or outdoor group rides) will not come close to a structured training plan in terms of consistently and accurately sti…

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“However if you were interested in being fast not just for a specific event which would you choose?” The “best” is whatever combo is going to get you on the trainer more often but keeping in mind that if you can handle it, a well executed training plan is by far the best way to get faster. That be…

I think that it is pretty obvious that following your TSS pretty closely will help you improve somewhat. That being said, you will be good at what you train to do- If you use zwift and you are recovering and doing zwift races, you will be good at zwift races. I use both TR and zwift (zwift mainly fo…

Probably both work. The problem with races on zwift for me was that I had to be on the trainer at a specific time which was difficult with my job. TR workouts allow me to do them whenever it fit my schedule. If you have a budget for one, do the one that is more fun to you and will get your ass on…

You need to understand that Zwift is a stimulus to the body. Like any new stimulus, if you let it adapt, you will get better off of it. So of course Zwift racing will provide improvement. However, Zwift racing is broken into 3 categories… Length of race, distance of race, terrain of race. Outside o…

I don’t know if this is any help but I often will have my smart trainer being “driven/controlled” by trainer road (or golden cheetah) sweetspot/over-under sessions while climbing a long ascent (ie alpe du zwift). Not a race per se, but it does add to the fun of it. I have also done a 20’ ftp test t…

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julianoliver November 6, 2018, 4:45pm 3

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