I’m 67 and using TR for the third year and more dedicated than ever to see how much improvement I can make. I haven’t raced as such, other than doing the Senior Olympics. I compete against myself and can keep up with lots of guys 20-30 years younger, except on hills >5%, where the aging heart hits i…

David, i assigned admin rights a couple of days ago, look in manage members menu. Also to add the workout it’s manage workouts and then find yours and tick the box to add. Ray

Well done. Mine have a few tweaks with adjustment on power and or recovery . I usually like a longer warm up too. Ray.

Thanks. That worked. I loaded the descending ladders and another challenging one with descending power intervals.

Blimey, they both look very cruel. Designed for older athletes? Maybe start at 130% FTP, then drop to 120 and 110 respectively for the Roennestad-Method a la Gerhard.

I agree that the Ronnestad workout looks extreme. I created it based upon the recommendation of another over 60 cyclist but have not performed it. Your suggested mods would be good. The Ronnestad method of short 30/15 intervals (over 4 min. intervals) was tested several years back and showed some …

[image] VO2max Struggles Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast Hey I also find 30/15s (Brasted) to be hard… [image] clearly 30/15s are not my go to! That was then. I’ve improved my aerobic endurance quite a bit, and barely moving the needle on Monday’s 30/30s at 130% (after …

The descending ladders workout repeats the 30/20’s until exhaustion. I created and added to the Over 60 Library a shorter descending ladders with fewer 30/20’s and some Z2 added at the end. Declining Ladders, short+Z2 I tried this one out today and was able to complete it without reaching exhaust…

I found a bug with Trainer Day that for me is a no-go. If I listen to music on my phone with bluetooth earpieces, the interval durations get completely screwed up. I mentioned it on their forum, and they seemed aware. For me this is a non-starter. I will not be continuing.

I mentioned in a post on 1/18/23 that Joe Friel had posted part 1 in a new series of blog posts entitled, “Fast After…60? …70?” He’s now added Parts 2 through 4, with part 5 on the way (which he promises will be more upbeat!) :wink: You can read the posts on his blog: Joe Friel’s Blog - Joe Friel . …

I’m in agreement with this. I will be 65 in May and have been using TR for 6-7 years. I have an IM 70.3 in the end of June and started the HIM custom plan. The plan started with Mills (60 minutes 5.3 level with 2 minute intervals) in place of an ftp test on Tuesday. I was barely able to finish t…

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That was then. I’ve improved my aerobic endurance quite a bit, and barely moving the needle on Monday’s 30/30s at 130% (after some threshold work).

Another approach is to reduce the number of sets/intervals. The power should be repeatable for the number of sets/intervals that you do.

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