At the top, a basic chart shows side-by-side comparison of your TSS (Training Stress Score) for each week. The neat thing about the Calendar page is that you can see how much time and stress is being added to your training from week to week. I primarily schedule out strength training routines along with whatever workouts are added for a particular TrainerRoad training plan. Using the Calendar, you can schedule out all your TrainerRoad specific workouts as well as other workouts outside of TrainerRoad.
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Whichever direction you chose, you can setup a full schedule using the Calendar functionality which is one of my favorite features in TrainerRoad. In fact, you can roll your own plan by either selecting from the 2000+ of pre-designed workouts or create your own workout using their Workout Creator. You don’t have to use a training plan though. No wonder I fell apart after just three weeks of it! That’s a lot for any novice cyclist just starting out. In my case, to prepare for a 100-mile century ride, that’s 12 weeks of Sweet Spot Base phases, followed by 8 weeks of a Sustained Power Build phase, and finished off with 8 weeks of a Century specialty phase. What you chose to focus on in the Specialty phase largely dictates what Base and Build phases you’ll pick. TrainerRoad has training plans for different kinds of cycling broken down into three different phases: Base Phase, Build Phase, and Specialty Phase. It’s a system that differentiates itself from other cycling training programs like Zwift and The Sufferfest in that it doesn’t offer any virtualized environment and concentrates itself solely on bike training. Their goal is to make you a faster cyclist. TrainerRoad is a structured training system for cyclists. Instead of going through every little thing, I’ll be sticking with the parts that I found particularly interesting to a simple cyclist like myself. Now, there are lots of other reviews out there that go into the more finer points. In this introduction to TrainerRoad, I’ll talk about how it works, what workouts consist of, and why I decided to give TrainerRoad another go.
Unlike previous attempts, I’m hoping that TrainerRoad will deliver. Being that my goal is to do a 100-mile century, a solid structured training plan is now a must. So I backed out, canceled my account, and decided to just stick with simple rides mixed with a bit of interval work and some strength training.īut now that I’ve built up a good degree of fitness, my goals demand that I get more serious with my training. Add on a few hours a week of strength training and it ends up being just too much too soon. The average training plan takes a good 20 weeks from beginning to finish dedicating an average of 3 to 4 hours a week to just on-the-bike training. It’s a tough program that takes a lot of dedication.
The problem I had before was that I wasn’t physically ready for the demands that a program like TrainerRoad applies to a cyclist. I still prescribe to that principle and, honestly, with TrainerRoad that simplicity is still there. I’ve talked about my experience with TrainerRoad a bit along with my philosophy of keeping training simple.
Recently, I decided to get back on TrainerRoad after a bit of a hiatus.
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