I’m a huge fan of the updates, and my workouts have been going great training for Unbound 200. AI FTP is predicting a 11% increase this week.
With my workout durations increasing, I may stop for a bio break or have some interruption. I try to make these occur during the rest periods between the big intervals. My last big workout was supposed to advance my Sweet Spot level by quite a bit, but ended up not showing any increase. Was it because I paused, or maybe a noisy power meter or something else that my sweet spot progression didn’t advance? Thanks.
It’s definitely the pauses. If at all possible, try not stop from the beginning to the end of the main set of intervals. I’m pretty sure they’re running your power file (including the zeroes) through the workout level algorithm for that zone.
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Hey @aschmuck 
That’s great to hear!
@patrickhill is right! The system is calculating the actual effort with the pauses included. Changing the structure of the workout (added pauses, etc…) changes the meant outcome of the workout, so it’s recalculating the workout to give you levels based on what you actually did.
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To futher clarify the WHY it changed the workout. You (and I) might say “Cuz why would it matter if you noodled at zero effort (40%) …vs walk to bathroom and back" and I would agree! Just like a track running workout if you do 400’s… if you stand there vs walk recovery it isn’t a change to workout really (arguably standing rest makes it harder!). BUT— This workout had 6minute rest between…. in both cases your pauses resulted in longer rest, it appears based on looking at the shape of the original (good to post link IMO when talking about a certain WO). TrainerRoad
For others or for you in the future - if you are hoping to keep the structure/WL effects. If you pause for a couple minutes in your recover when you start back up, scrub/skip ahead (when paused grab and move the location of the current location bar in the workout) to reduce the recovery time to near the same time that was planned (maybe even less rest cuz at 0w) can always increase cooldown then to get the desired 1:45 total time (can increase bias % to stay at a good zone2 before a few more minutes cooldown)
NOW… if my view of your recoveries were actually shortened to be 6minutes (or less on 1st)… then really it shouldn’t have altered teh workout…. 40%ftp doesn’t facilitate added sweetspot fitness…. :-/ (and TR should update their workout analysis engine, just like it shouldn’t super worry about warmup/cooldown)
