# Why aren't "Masters" plans the default?

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-arent-masters-plans-the-default/88657>\
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**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-arent-masters-plans-the-default/88657 "2023-11-28T21:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-arent-masters-plans-the-default/88657/58 "2023-11-30T14:55:56Z")

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> [@therealemm](#):
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> did the plans themselves change?

- Yes, they made changes to the actual plans themselves beyond just the renaming of SSB to General Base.

- [Masters Plans and More Launched Today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/masters-plans-and-more-launched-today/87874)

At least part is the following pulled from the link above:

> We’ve made two specific updates to these base plans.  
> First, we’ve renamed “Sweet Spot Base” to "General Base . "Sweet Spot base wasn’t descriptive of what was encompassed in the plan, and led to confusion.
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> **Second, we’ve changed the work-to-recovery ratio from 5:1 to 3:1. This means you’ll get a recovery week every fourth week in your general base plan.**
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> **Sunday Endurance**  
> **Sunday rides in both Masters Plans and our normal plans have switched from sweet spot rides to endurance rides.**
> 
> This gives athletes less intensity and the opportunity to extend the duration of their Sunday aerobic ride if they’d like.

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