Last year I went through the full Sweet Spot Base Mid I & II. then I went through the Climbing Road Race. Both base and build phases I was able to follow almost perfectly. When I then went on to the specialization phase I found that I was starting to hit a wall and found it hard to fulfill the pres…

Not sure if you have time for this - but instead of the above I would consider changing how often you have an entire rest week. In Sweet Spot Base you typically do 5 weeks on, 1 week off. In build and specialization you typically do 3 weeks on, 1 week off. Instead of 5, 1, 5, 1 for base and then 3…

When I was on shifts I used to base my training weeks on 8 days with 3 on 1 off. And although I wasnt following any of the plans I would do day 1 High intensity, Day 2 Threshold or Sweetspot, Day 3 Endurance, Day 4 Rest. Repeat. Worked for me.

It’s really going to be a try and see what works for you approach. Dropping the Wed. ride (or lowering its intensity) is a pretty good option as it should not have much impact on the overall plan. I have also found that if I do most of the rides in the morning but move the Thursday ride to the ev…

I’ve had good success with skipping Wednesday’s. The lost TSS is very low, and my body appreciates the extra day of rest. Eat well, stretch, and get some extra sleep. Another thing that helps is doing Saturday and Sunday early in the morning and then doing Tuesday in the evening. That way you have…

Thanks Supercyril, that’s a nice schedule but it would actually increase my overall load giving me only 2 rest days in 8 rather than 2 rest days in seven. I might not survive very long. :slight_smile:

The Sat/Sun in the morning and Tues in the evening has been my routine. I was thinking about maybe dropping the Wednesday workout and moving Thursday to Wednesday giving my Thursday and Friday off in a row. Maybe get better recovery over two straight days rather than two single days. (Wed and Fri).

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions folks. It’s great to have this forum available.

Here is a similar approach, as recommended by Nate and Chad. [image] Splitting SSB 1 into 2x3-week blocks Training Nate was kind enough to respond to that same question I had on reddit, and the following has been Coach Chad™ approved: SSB1 week1 SSB1 week2 SSB1 week3 S…

I am a 64 year old recreational rider starting my second year with TrainerRoad. During my first year I completed low volume SSB 1&2 and low volume Sustained Build then the weather was nice in Michigan so I started riding outside. While doing TR I always seemed to fade during the 3rd workout of the…

Two Approaches to Increasing Recovery - Preference?

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mcneese.chad November 3, 2018, 2:29am 10

Here is a similar approach, as recommended by Nate and Chad.

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