Even with the longer endurance rides, you are seeing a big reduction in TSS and overall stress for the recovery week.
Ex: Mid Vol Sus Pwr Bld
- The recovery week is about 59% of the TSS compared to the prior week. Note the huge difference in the type of workouts from one week to the next. All intensity is dropped. The emphasis is to reduce loading on the body in effort to allow it to absorb the stress from the prior 3 weeks.
- All that said, you are free to adjust as needed based on prior experience. But it is important to recognize that you may not (and most likely will not) feel great during the recovery week. There are several threads discussing this and how it is natural to feel off during this recovery week.
- See the “Week Description” for some clues on the reasons behind the schedule.
- Nothing wrong with that, if you are fully recovered at that time.
Much of this is individual and you should adjust of you know that something different works better for you. If you haven’t tried the TR approach, I think it is worth your time to try it first and see what it does in your case.
Some existing discussion:
- Recovery week intensity and feelings after it
- Do you really need a full recovery week?
- https://www.trainerroad.com/forumsearch?q=recovery%20week%20%23training
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