Hi, I love TR for the multitude of workouts, but am a bit surprised that no matter what type of workout I do, I always have my rest-interval at the same 40% ftp. Don’t get me wrong, after 8 minutes of lactate-building on 108% ftp I definitely NEED that 40% break but after 20 minutes at 88% ftp I a…

I treat it as a plug number for light spinning – keep the legs moving but don’t do any real work. The text often says the precise output is irrelevant, and to get off the bike and stretch if you prefer.

Those workouts are in all the MV build programs. 40% is enough to keep the blood flowing and avoid trainer power floors or overspinning (or falling over sideways out on the road!), but low enough to recover HR and respiration quickly before the next interval. Doing Z2 in between muscular endurance …

I think it’s just one of those, ‘It is what it is’ things. You probably could get away with doing anywhere between 30-50% and still recover. But if they put it at 40% everytime, you come to get comfortable with that power output and mentally you find some comfort, which helps you relax. Also, regar…

A large percentage of my failed workouts stop during those long rest intervals. It may be because I’m conditioned for riding off road, but in general the recoveries are too long and boring for me. It’s very difficult to stay focused. It’s not that I don’t need a rest interval, but I just don’t ne…

Someone may correct me if I’m wrong… But I think if you are on a PC or Mac you can pause the workout and then skip ahead. So if you are 2 min into a 5 min recovery interval and you are losing it then you could skip forward to minute 4 and get back into the work. If you don’t need the recovery to …

[image] mwglow15: But I think if you are on a PC or Mac you can pause the workout and then skip ahead. You can scrub in all the apps (Desktop and Mobile): [image] [FAQ] Scrubbing to Different Points in a Workout TrainerRoad Software You can move forward or backwar…

40 because 41% is too much. Honestly, there is only 1 workout I’ve done in the years of TR where I’ve thought this is way too much rest. That workout is Hunter with 15 min recovery intervals. I alway sub a different 2hr SS workout when I see that. But otherwise, I am really thankful for the 2-6 min…

Before using TR, I followed another set of structured training plans where rest intervals were almost always at 75%. I was specifically training for a Gran Fondo / Century with much more steady state effort, compared to a crit that surges a lot (look at any of the TR race analysis videos to see tha…

“40%” is “%04” spelled backwards. Just thought I’d share.

@rkoswald indeed i also feel it would aid more for being able to recover at a higher % of ftp. For me 60% would be ideal. If i ride at a lower % then my rpm goes down to keep having enough muscle tension

Why is rest between intervals (almost) always at 40% ftp?

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mcneese.chad May 27, 2020, 6:06pm 11

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Why is rest between intervals (almost) always at 40% ftp?

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