Phil, I’m not sure but are you referring to the weekly podcast or to the new successful athletes podcast from this week featuring 64 y/o cyclist Lydia Gould. It’s a great listen for 60+ cyclists. +30 Watts and Winning Races at 64 with Lydia Gould – Successful Athletes Podcast 25
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David, Yes, I was referring to Lydia in the great Successful Athlete’s podcast and suggesting it warrants a deeper dive into all aspects of training for ‘older’ athletes in the “Ask a Cycling Coach” podcast.
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Agree. I’d volunteer to be a TR Crash Test Dummy to help support an improved plan for us more experienced folks. I still think I’m bullet proof until about 4 or 5 days of repeated riding then my body reminds me there is a few extra miles on the odometer
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I am 69 in my 3rd year of TR. I love it.
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_=As a 70 year old athlete, my focus has become more on recovery as an indication of volume. Intensity and duration can be planned, but only with proper recovery , There needs to be a “flex” option as to extending weekly training blocks . For example, a 7 day week becomes a 9 day instead, Allowing the workouts to be as intense as other ages, but with time to recover given more priority, and therefore factored, Right now they are not.
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Here’s a recent article from Chris Carmichael on 4 training myths for over 50 cyclists: 4 Training Myths for Cyclists 50 and Older - Chris Carmichael
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Interesting. Using my resting HR of 56 and max of 162 (number I occasionally hit on tough climbs) yields VO2 Max of over 44 or superior for over 60 y/o. I will take it! And much cheaper than paying $120 to local university for a painful VO2 Max test! 
Listening to the Breakfast with Boz podcast today about aging and training. From the Wahoo team, the optimal plan for 50 plus riders is 15 days of training and 5 days of recovery.
This makes me consider if I want to go to the effort of rebuilding my plan manually. I’m in a recovery week and start Build next week, this would be the right point after SS Base 1 and 2 low volume
One of my intentions this year is to not ride myself into the ground like I did last year with mid volume.
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Depending on how you structure base, how well you feed, and how well you recover.
I’ll be 56 this year and was interested in the 15/5 day planning. I’m struggling though to see how I would fit my weekly 1x vo2, 1x sweetspot and 1x long ride into a 15 day block.
I just put in my numbers, and it gave me a VO2 max > 60 at age 67. I seriously doubt it. I’m working real hard just to get my FTP up to 3 watts/kg
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Many here seems to think the major purpose of cycling is to raise their FTP. I almost never read anything here about the joy of cycling and the health advantage you get.
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I love to ride my bike.
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I’m suspicious of all recommendations, here and everywhere, how I should train. Nobody here on TR, or anybody else, knows my physical status and what I need depending on my goals.
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I think you should consider all the recommendations as merely training tools to put in your toolbox. Use them as you see fit if they have merit. For me in seeking improvement, the only common aspect for all of us is consistency.
Yes I’m also of the opinion you have to learn how training affect you and what is best for you. There are lot of information on the net and books (like Joe Friel).
Slavishly follow a plan because it’s “good for 99% of cyclist” must be wrong.
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It would be good to hear an update from @Nate_Pearson or others working on the plans for older TR members.
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I’m 65. Took up cycling aged 50 (when I gave up smoking & drinking) and have focused mainly on solo endurance riding (200 mile per day multi-day rides, audax, credit-card touring, foreign tours, etc). Never really trained as such and never raced.
At the start of the UK lockdown in March I got a Kickr and signed up to TR. So far I’ve completed 3 SSB1 MV’s - just finished the third and will start a MV build plan next week. My FTP has risen from 219 to 240 (3.61 w/kg) so far and I’m hoping for further increases before the summer!
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The only joy is a rising FTP 
To hit your real point. Cycling has changed my life. Started at age 55 with no fitness, 30 lbs overweight 35 years of inactivity, doctor said lose weight. I changed my whole routine. Started to ride every second day, dropped 30 lbs in 4 months and have never looked back. Five years later I still ride. In better shape then my kids who are half my age. I have multiple health issues yet I feel better then I did in my late teens. That is the real benefit of cycling.
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I’m 62 and have been using TR for a couple of years. When I turned 60 my challenge to myself was to do the Seattle to Portland bike ride, 200 miles in two days. TR and my local bike club were the key to success in that.
Had a bit of a lull over the summer with lockdown and only really got back into training properly from ~Oct/Nov, so FTP has come down but is going back up again.
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