It was more of a hypothetical. Given that I think TR’s leadership believes its data pool is its greatest competitive advantage, I don’t think they’ll open up.
Yes, and because I don’t think they’ll open up, they should IMHO improve their analysis options. Even reviewing whether I have hit my power targets now requires a trip from the iOS app to the web page.
If TR included HRV data, then this might happen completely transparently to users: all it needed to do is replace the algorithms behind RL/GL and AT, for example.
Still, the number of knobs might be or might become a problem. On the one hand, I find their new version of Plan Builder quite complex. And I think you need to know TR very well to know what is going on. Then when I created my own plans, I found out, I used a lot of functionality.
I’ve asked about this in a previous thread. I’d love to see historical AIFTP for periods when I wasn’t using TR or I’m “missing” FTP tests.
The use case would be to look back at times where I didn’t have tests, run AIFTP, and then get a gauge that I could compare to periods where I was testing. It would be helpful to see what worked historically, or where my TR FTP was for successful efforts/races.
ability to manually change an imported “custom” workout (from Garmin) that is typed as “other” by TR upon import into a strength training (in TR)
ability to then add working sets to this workout (in TR)
Rationale: “strength training” workout type in Garmin is overly restrictive in program structure and exercise selection, rendering it impractical to use in many cases. Thus, the use of “custom” (in Garmin) workout type for strength workouts.
I took seven or so years off from TrainerRoad as I’ve been mostly using Dylan Johnson plans in TrainingPeaks and FasCat. I thought I would come back and was flabbergasted it would not use my history to calculate an FTP. Now that I am back, it needs 10 workouts? Odd. I might only be doing this for a month and going back to TrainingPeaks and TrainingPeaks Virtual full time as I can see all of my Garmin metrics and the calendar is much more easy to navigate and add/remove events, strength etc.
Also, another feature or option I thought would be nice for some people who are not fans of the “busy” workouts. For every workout (or almost every one), offer a “Simple Workout” button. So for example, for those long sweet spot that undulate from 88-90% through the interval, just give me a set target. Or for workouts that are like 12@92, 12@88, 12@91, 12@90. Just give me like 4x12 @90. I don’t need or want all that unnecessary intensity modulation.
I have an irrational fear that, sometime when I’ve rated a workout moderate, Chad’s voice is going to come out of my phone saying “let’s test that theory” and another set is added to my workout.
hopefully i’m replying to the OP and not a comment.
I’m new to TR, current triathlete who recently stopped using human coaches as it’s just not that important to spend $200+/month. one thing I was hoping to see is more on swimming. Both from a structure/attention perspective and the ability to send workouts to FormSwim goggles.
I’m also not 100% sold it’ll ramp me on the running side but I’m likely wrong, I just need to experience more of it.
I’d be content to pay an upcharge for the triathlon plans if they had a solid swim component, as long as it’s not 2-3X base cost. I signed up for Effortless Swimming last night which is another $16/month, deleting that would be great.
For SS, Threshold, and endurance, I often take a look at what general type of workout TR is trying to give me, and then I go to the workout creator and make a simpler version of it. Only takes a minute or two once you have a few workouts built.
Intensity levels that are bespoke and not pegged to FTP i.e. vO2 workouts for those with more fast twitch might need a bit more than ~120%
Ability to export, the value is the system not the individual workouts
Logical progression of workouts as they jump around a lot
Identification of weaknesses and guided ways to work through them e.g. more time to exhaustion with increasing blocks of time etc
AI detection of the PD curve in REAL TIME. there is no reason not to. Im not just interested in ftp, I might be of a cycling discipline where 1/2/5/10min is equally important, as well as lt1 and power at vO2 max.
