Hello, World!
First time poster here, but I absolutely love TR! I’ve been following my TR plan consistently since December 2021 and had some thoughts that maybe someone could address for me.
I created a plan that runs from Dec 7 2021 - Jun 7 2022. So I have about 6 more weeks left.
I believe I started with two rounds of base phase, followed up two rounds of build phase.
I have had really good results, with my FTP increasing 52% since Dec!
This coming week my plan is entering a specialty phase time trial with lots of threshold type rides. I believe the plan is set to be like this for the remainder of my 6 weeks.
My thoughts are this … since my body adapted so well to the HIIT type V02 max build phase, should I continue to do that? Very impressed with my results, there is a big physical difference in my legs, I feel and look much stronger and thicker. We’ve had some warmer days and I’ve been able to get outside, and I broke all my PR’s. I also want to mention that while riding outside, I can run at FTP levels consistently for 1-2 hrs. I believe my natural ability is in my aerobic endurance abilities. I always lacked anaerobic pure muscle power and had chicken legs.
So am I better of scratching these threshold type rides since I’m able to perform well near FTP already for more V02 max HIIT type workouts to further bulk up?
I just recently did a new FTP test via ramp test today and did however notice my % increase from last time isn’t as great. Law of diminishing returns starting to kick in.
Appreciate the comments and thoughts, thanks!