I have been looking forward to killing Leconte and Mary Austin. Every year I try and fail and I know I am able to this year. So I look at the SSB2 MV and lo and behold Mary Austin has gone from a 0.92 IF to 0.89. What’s next? Shortening Baxter by 10 min to piss off @Nate_Pearson ?

I genuinely thought (and this is how I talked my self through) that I was supposed yo get fitter week after week making Kaiser possible in week 5 after Spencer burned to near failure in week 4. I may just be de-tuned enough for this to be working, but I think the proper mental attitude helps a bit …

I happen to be in the same ish boat (in the middle of the plan after chad updated it) but wondering what to do for the 5th week of the plan… Spencer was a breeze for me, and Kaiser just looks boring by just adding another interval… I’m going to do MA -1 this week instead of the full version just cuz…

Just completed Mary Austin. This came on my playlist during the final block. Never has a song (and video) felt more appropriate for a workout, especially the section between 3m 55sec and 4m 40sec. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy

I used the extended warm up today to do what you suggested and you are right, it really helped. I nailed Mary Austin.

That is a disturbing song/video. Lol

I do that for all the workouts that aren’t easy. The warmups are an interval by themselves for most workouts. So I spin for 5-10 min before starting. The only warmup I’ve found good is the slow ramp in tempo workouts like Phoenix.

Just did Mary Austin -1 and it was STILL hard, but in a good way.

Aphex Twin! That’s pretty much perfect for those dreadful last minutes of a hard workout! Thanks for reminding me of this tune, it’s one of my all time favorites. Cheers

Looks like the tuesday morning VO2 sessions have all changed in SSBII MV. Shorter and more of them and some 125% efforts compared to the slow progression towards 5x3m @120. Is the general concensus that we should be upgrading our own plans?

Nevermind…found the details here: [image] Did SSB2 LV change? (Low Volume) TrainerRoad Software Coach Chad did do a little revamp of the SSB 2 low and mid volume plans. Here’s what he said about this change: "All of the Tuesday VO2max intervals have gone from longer VO2m…

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Nevermind…found the details here:

Topic		Replies	Views
I don't know who Mary Austin is but Training	31	5887	January 25, 2020
Beating Mary Austin -1 (or any other over unders) Training	27	5456	November 13, 2020
Mary Austin = Struggle Street Training	19	4173	July 26, 2020
Did SSB2 LV change? (Low Volume) TrainerRoad Software	39	4713	December 5, 2019
In SSB2, which is harder: Carpathian Peak +2 or Mary Austin -1? Training plan-modification , workout-modification	8	2360	May 3, 2020

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