Focus on 5 to 10 minute power - choosing optimum training plans

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Hi Everyone
Its my second season with TR and as a more conscious rider I’ve decided to focus this season on building my 5 to 10 minute power. Last season was my introduction to training with power, it went pretty well, I was very pleased with the outcome althought my fitness didn’t last to long since I dropped to much weight for prolonged time and it backfired at me. I love climbing, last season I focused on general fitness with longer intervals and during my priority races I was able to perform on a very decent level.
This year though I’d like to shape up on higher intensity stuff which will suit better for terrain I ride daily and still be beneficial enough for the climbing races I do.

So the question is, starting from Build phase, which training plans to choose and how to tweak them to my target.

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Short power build or general power build into Rolling road race specialty.
Short power build is for your 5-10 minute power aka ‘VO2 max’/‘race winning power’.
Rolling road race specialty builds on that.
Working on pushy climby kinda stuff.

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General Build would be a really good option for building your 5-10 minute power. Short Power Build has a higher emphasis on anaerobic efforts, while General Build is a bit more well rounded.

You can then move onto the Rolling Road Race plan, which aims to improve your ability to get up shorter, <10 min climbs, which sounds like a perfect match with your goals :+1:.

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@Rainier @Bryce thanks for the hints, once I complete my Base plan I’ll dig into these plans and see how it goes