Two weeks ago I did that level 6.3 workout in week three of base 3, as noted in my comment above. Last week was a recovery week. Got an ftp bump and progression levels recalibrated.
My VO2 PL is 5.3 now, but my VO2 workout today (first week of build) is a level 1.5 VO2?
The Ai is insisting that my Saturday anaerobic workout should be a level 2 workout, even though my PL is 5.8. It was the same issue all through my last block as well.
As of now, it looks like youāve got a level 7 workout in place on Saturday..
Regardless, itās important to know that your prescribed workouts arenāt always going to be above your current Progression Levels.
Thereās a lot that goes into what workouts we recommend. Itās not purely based on progressing your PLs at all costs, but rather what workout is best for you right now, given your recent training, among other things.
A good coach wouldnāt always be adamant about prescribing workouts that push your boundaries further than before. They want you to do the workout thatās challenging, but still allows you to keep your training momentum up as you move forward. Sometimes thatās a breakthrough workout, and sometimes itās something that you may have done in the past that will feel tough for you on the given day.
Thats because i declined the adaptations. As I said, this has been going on for weeks. I have had weeks where I did more than prescribed earlier in the week and weeks where I have done less, but for every week the Saturday anaerobic workout has been adapted to arround level 2. The week I actually did enough to warrant a drop for the Saturday workout it was adapted down to a 1.5 PL.
Last time I commented that I was constantly getting anaerobic workouts that was far from challenging your respons was that it would fix itself leading in to the next workout. It didnāt. Iām sure a good coach wouldnāt always want to push the boundaries, but after 5 weeks of not managing to pick a propper level for the workouts he might stop and reconsider his approach.
What Iām seeing as prescribed for today on the backend is Striped +1, which is a level 7.6.
Saturday is showing Joe Devel +2, which is a level 5.2.
Iām not sure why you would have seen a level 1.5 or 2. If you see adaptations like that again, could you take a screenshot to send over?
It does look like everything from my end is working as it should. Itās normal for your workout levels to sometimes be slightly lower toward the end of the week than they were at the start when you were fresh. Your body is less concerned about Workout Levels and power numbers and more concerned with effort. What matters is if the workout that was supposed to feel hard felt hard.
By Saturday, youāve probably picked up quite a bit of fatigue from all of your training, racing, and extra riding. TrainerRoad notices that, and thatās why you might see adaptations suggesting lowering your workoutsā levels toward the end of the week.
Itās been a few weeks since youāve done an Anaerobic workout on a Saturday, but let me know how this one goes! Iād recommend using the workouts I provided here, as those are our best recommendations at the moment.
Again, if you get adaptations that seem off to you, please send an image my way. Seeing them would help out a lot!
Yeah, thatās not even close to what Iām seeing on my end. I never got an adaptation for todays workout which was in my calendar as Kettle at 5.7. I self selected a productive workout and did Koppen at 6.1 instead. After completing that one my Saturday workout was yet again suggested adapted to Colorado, which is a 2.0 workout. This time I accepted the adaptation and have also PMād you a screenshot.