Share Your TrainerRoad Success Story! 🚴📈🏆

[Jonathan]

We want to hear from you!

Have you achieved something incredible with the help of TrainerRoad? Whether it’s recent or something that you did years ago, and no matter what it is; an FTP increase, a race result, or some other personal goal or achievement, we’d love to hear your story!

This thread is here for you to share:

• What you’ve accomplished and what made it meaningful to you.
• How you used TrainerRoad to achieve your success.
• Any tips or insights that could help others on their journey.

Let’s make this a positive and inspiring space where we can celebrate wins and help each other get faster. Feel free to ask questions, give kudos, and learn from the amazing athletes in our community.

We’ll also be keeping an eye on this thread to find guests for our podcast or ad campaigns—your story could be next!

Start sharing below and let’s keep each other motivated.

[jamesdrichey]

Gamifying FTP detection via AI FTP was something I didnt know would be such a powerful motivator for me. During my last major training block I was acutely aware of how many days were left before I could smash that FTP update button. Following an 80/20 of structured training days vs free rides I went from a bike rider to a cyclist. This gamification helped steer other areas of my training off the bike. I’d make better decisions around fueling, recovery, and other activity because i’d convinced myself I lived for that FTP prediction.

To follow your format:

• What you’ve accomplished and what made it meaningful to you:

I live in Seattle, there is an iconic 206 mile ride from Seattle to Portland (STP) that happens every year. TrainerRoad built my ability to complete that ride when i’d thought that was never possible.

• How you used TrainerRoad to achieve your success.

Let plan builder do its thing, supplement a few pieces with information from the forum.

• Any tips or insights that could help others on their journey.

Full of common expressions in this response… Failing to plan is planning to fail. TR takes 2 clicks to make a plan. All you have to do is show up after that. Simple and easy are two terms that are often used interchangeably. What you likely want to achieve is practically quite simple. Spin your legs around an axis for a set number of hours at a set level of effort and you’ll make it where you want to go. Hopefully in the position or time you’ve hammered into your brain. What it wont be is easy. Its still a tremendous amount of hard work and there are an infinite number of barriers that stop you from training or achieving what you’d like. Using TR and letting plan builder remove a few of those barriers is well worth the cost.

[FlyingPenguin]

(Warning, long post incoming, first time I’ve had to break a post into sections )

There have been a few “phases” of my cycling career where TR has made a massive difference. For context, I started cycling because I was a massive fat git, no background in anything remotely “sporty”.

-------- The Dumb Idea

I’ve just replaced my childhood mountain bike (with a 14kg front suspension hybrid ), I’ve just joined a local club (who somehow didn’t laugh at me ), and I’ve just decided I wanted to ride Land’s End to John O’Groats (~950 miles by most usual routes). As you do… Where my fitness was at that time, I might as well have gone “I want to fly to the Moon”.

So, a couple of years later, I’ve got a road bike but my plan to try has been knocked for six by Covid, my kids are shielding (staying indoors as they were extremely vulnerable), I’ve got a turbo but I’m kinda using it for fun and cos I can’t really ride with others, but I’m still training on the basis that “this is just time to be extra ready”.

Lockdowns looming, it’s September, I got TR loaded, launched straight into SSBHV1 (doing things to extremes is a bit of a theme for me ), by the following March I’ve done two rides outdoors, but I’ve got an FTP increase of ~60W since September, I’m the fittest I’ve ever been and I’m now 35kg down from where I started (not all TR, but a fair bit). I’m the closest I’ve ever been to something I could call “a machine”. So, LEJOG is finally on for 2021, more outdoor riding is on the cards for practical reasons, but TR keeps it’s place. I get ready, I get to Land’s End, I’m there at the start, prepared and confident, ready to take what I thought was my moon shot, and TR played a big part.

By lunchtime on day one, I’m in a coma. I’ve been air ambulanced to hospital after a full frontal disagreement with a car on a descent around 100km in. Well that went well, didn’t it?

-------- The Recovery

A week in a coma, traumatic brain injury, broken bones galore, six weeks in hospital, six months off work and a year till I was back at work full time.

But as soon as I was home, arm still in a sling, my wife helped me up, I loaded up TR, lowered my FTP till Lazy Mountain felt like it should, it was my sanity preserver. At about 4 months post accident, I got the OK to train inside. Within 2 hours I was on the turbo experimenting with how it felt. 2 days later I did a ramp test, the result was pretty humbling, but I loaded up good old SSBHV1 and got on with it🤣

At 6 months, I could ride outside, it was great for my sanity, but I was freaking terrified, descents especially were emotionally very hard, so I adopted an “easy outside, hard inside” approach, this time Adaptive Training was a thing, it did a really good job of keeping me honest and sensible, it was a completely different experience to my first “phase”.

So, in the year after getting back on the bike, and with a heavy dose of TR help, I:

• Got back out, built fitness whilst allowing myself time to rebuild my nerves
• Got to the point where I rode with the same group I was with at my peak without getting dropped
• Did stupid stuff on a Brompton, inc a 100 mile sportive at SPEED and London to Paris in 24hr
• Rode 1000 miles coast to coast across South America, inc over the Andes, in 9 days, on the same bike I nearly died on (which was supposed to be a build on LEJOG, but became a recovery objective )

-------- Old Scores

What about LEJOG? When I woke up from the coma, aside from “where am I?” and “where’s my bike?”, pretty much the next thing was “I’m coming back to try again”, even from my hospital bed, dosed up on morphine, there was never any doubt. So as TR has just become part of my everyday life, the next opportunity to do LEJOG (in the same event, which became biannual) was this year, and again, it was my main training aid, and as I got closer to the event, and real nerves started kicking in (especially when I was close enough that a bone break wouldn’t heal in time), I went back to my “easy outside, hard inside”. It was as much a familiar training crutch because I was training inside as I just couldn’t stand the thought of failing this close to the event for a stupid mishap. Hello blue bars my old friend…

And yes, the journey to Land’s End was a bit scary, I did cry pretty much all of that first 100km, and a few times after that, but after a few photos and walking round the accident site (that I had no memory of), it was back on the bike, up the next hill and on to John O’Groats.

Standing at JOG, after 9 days of riding, with my bike over my head was the proudest moment of my life, I’ll never forget it. 6 years of work, and TR played a damn big part in helping me get through that. I started out having basically no idea what the heck I’d gotten myself into, it helped me get strong, it helped me recover after my accident, it’s now firmly embedded that there’s never really a question of programme, it’s which day do I take as my rest day

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So yeah, that’s a lot longer than I intended to write, and I know it’s not especially a numbers thing and probably awfully circumstances specific, but I’d considered putting this to email a few times just to say thank you but held off, cos who wants to read my nonsense? But you did ask

[RevNathan]

The blue blocks have been my companion through all manner of ups and downs in life over the last 12 years. When other parts of living have been complicating and compromising, TR has helped encourage and motivate me to new heights of fitness and resilience. This would sound like a commercial if it weren’t also true: in 2012, long before AI ftp detection, I did my my first 20 min ftp test and landed at 212. I was 41 at the time. Last week, for kicks, I retested the 20 min FTP test and came up at 314. I’m 53 now and in the best shape of my life. The blue blocks and all the people who make TR possible are how I’ve been able to achieve this improvement. TR, praise.

[Justafatguy]

I am an adult-onset cyclist. Even though I was a very good athlete when I was young, I gave up thinking of myself that way when I dove deep into work and family responsibilities. The side effect of that mistaken approach was I stopped taking care of myself, gained a lot of weight and had all the metabolic issues to go with it. I started mountain biking after a doctor gave me a very stark warning. I lost a lot of weight initially and started TrainerRoad, but after a lifetime of not taking care of myself I still ended up with a heart attack at 50 (100% blockage of my RCA, lucky to be here, 0 out of 5 star experience, do not recommend). Even though I was fortunate to reach a hospital and be treated very quickly I lost a lot of cardiovascular strength.

As I went through cardiac rehab, I included TrainerRoad into the recovery plan (OK’d by my doctor). My FTP after the heart attack was 170 (1.72 Watt/kg) and after steadily building back up my current FTP is 250 (2.6 Watt/kg). I am stronger now than I was before the heart attack. The simple prescription of “Do this today” works for me, the fact that it adjusts if life happens to my schedule is awesome.

In October I took an amazing trip to Bentonville, completing several days of riding in a row with friends, it was more enjoyable as a result of the added fitness. I am entering events (racing is probably the wrong word for what I am doing, participating is more like it). Even though I will never be competitive, feeling stronger on the bike makes being out on the trails so much more fun.

[dsirrom]

Dropped from 269lbs at the start of 2017 to around 190lbs now.

Cycling is the reason.

Signing up to TR in September 2019 was the catalyst to continue my fitness improvement / fat loss journey and not fall back into bad habits - especially during the wet / cold UK winter which seem to last forever and puts me off cycling outdoors.

Cycling has been transformational for my physical and mental health. TR has played a huge part in achieving those improvements.

Plenty of ups and downs along the way. Being knocked off my bike in a hit-and-run in 2020 with post incident complications and paralysis for 6 months was the low point.

Restarting indoor training in January 2021 with an FTP of 224 was very daunting (now at 310).

Gaining my crit racing upgrade from Cat-4 to Cat-3 in September 2022 was a high point and I attribute the improvements that underpinned this to using TR - my short power was much higher 2 years ago than it is now, with the TR workouts allowing me to focus on that aspect.

Changing tack to longer efforts of sustained power and TTE has been interesting and revelatory over the last couple of years. Smashing my target time at the Dragon Grand Fondo (135 miles 11k feet of climbing) this summer was another personal success on the back of this change in focus, again the long winter base on TR and the early-year structured build was behind that in my view.

Loving the new features (AI ftp / masters plans) which have helped me continue to improve even though I’m closing in on my 52nd birthday

[Russ_Harper]

That’s such an incredible story and so motivating. Thanks for sharing this.

[JackWiser]

I’ve been a cyclist and TrainerRoad user for almost 5 years now. I’ve had multiple children during that time, and TR has helped me build and maintain a surprising amount of fitness given the demands of this phase of life. 5 years in, I just hit my all time high FTP (254) and feel like I am on a trajectory to 4w/kg if I stay consistent. I find AI FTP detection keeps me motivated to stick to the plan rather than just perform on test day.

In my second year of cycling, I was finishing DFL in every cyclocross race I did. This year, I had two 4ths and a 3rd! I feel confident that TR will support me in some of my long term goals like Lotoja, Park City P2P, and Leadville.

It’s amazing how far the product has come in the last 5 years and I am super happy with my journey with TrainerRoad

[Brockmd]

TL;DR
I have been working toward a sub 5 hour Tour de Tucson.
2022 5:34
2023 5:07
2024 4:57 !!

In Detail :
I started cycling in 2017, mountain biking with my son. Then came Zwift and finally TrainerRoad. I rode a lot of miles during covid and wanted to get faster.

In 2022 I rode my first event, the Tour de Tucson. I knew then that the goal was going to be a sub 5 hour time for the 102 mile ride. That first year my FTP was about 259 looking at my history, putting my W/KG at 2.6. That first year I rode a 5:34 and had a lot of fun.

I doubled down on my training. I was very consistent and my FTP climbed to 288 by the summer. Unfortunately, I had a few setbacks and missed some training before the event. In 2023 I rode 5:07, so close. That ride was very difficult. I suffered some painful back spasms and I started my bike computer on an indoor profile. I fixed it a few miles later but didn’t have a good idea of how much time had elapsed. Still. I was happy for the nearly 30 minute improvement.

In 2024, I decided to add a rest day to the weekly training plan, less is more right? I also decided to hike Rim2Rim in the Grand Canyon in May. I traded Saturday long rides for long hikes in preparation. I completed the hike and it was a beautiful and exhausting effort. I got back to training and my FTP was about 275 when the Tour arrived again. I didn’t feel that I was as fit as in 2023 but refused to give up hope. The weather was perfect and I had created a pace chart for my stem. As the day proceeded, I would let some groups go and would ride with others. At each checkpoint on my stem I was either on target or a minute ahead. My mantra at each difficult moment was “I’m not phoning this one in” and that worked for me. I didn’t know if I would make 5 hours until I was just about 1 mile from the finish. I posted up as I crossed the line and it was a surprisingly emotional moment.

While my FTP has not increased radically in my time with TrainerRoad, my fatigue resistance has improved immensely and that is what got it done this year. My NP was up 28 watts from 192 to 220 and the average was up similarly from 169 to 199. Thank you TR!! My W/KG is about 2.7 so my weight loss efforts haven’t yet been successful, but I am enjoying the journey. I also turned 51 this year for reference.
For 2025 I’m dreaming of keeping up with my fast friend who rode a 4:28. That may be a multiple year effort also.

[firemunki]

It’s pretty short and not the greatest from a performance point of view but from a personal and mental view I’m happy as can be.

After an ok start to the year, I lost my mum very suddenly the day after my birthday (my gran did the day before my 18th so maybe I’m a bad omen and should not celebrate next year). I was well on the way to losing the night shift weight and getting to my 3.5 w/kg goal when it all came crashing down.

Recently with the clever new plan builder, I’ve been scheduling in 45min works Monday through Friday and bar missing a couple due to work smashing through them. I’ve lost a kilo, got some muscle in my arms back and AI FTP just set me over 200W so I am just under 3 w/kg. 45 minutes are 100% not going to get me to 300W FTP but what they are is mentally manageable regardless of how good I feel, this mixed with RLGL and letting the plan adapt as needed and kettlebells seems to be good enough to help.

I might be in shape for my ultra in May or might not, but compared to the shape I was in during the latter half of 2024, both mental and physical, I am flying now.

[2DollarLegs]

In 2010 I injured my knee in a fall that required surgery. I was told It was a minor procedure and I’d be back on the bike within a month.
3 yrs later and after a long period of physio I was finally able to straighten my leg without pain.
Another 2 years of regular physio and clicking into my pedals still caused pain. I guess my interpretation of one month and the surgeons was different.
Add another 5years and 20Kg of bodyweight and needless to say I was in a bad spot physically and mentally.
FFWD to 2020-2021 and I stop started a subscription with TR and started seeing some results but it was too soon and my stupidity made things worse and I once again stopped riding and got off the bike.
2023 I finally said enough is enough and came back with a new attitude toward my riding and overall fitness.
With TR and following a plan I lost 20kgs and raised my FTP from 1.3wpgs - 3.2 wpkg at its peak.
I followed the structured plans as prescribed and with a focus on what I was eating I was able to get back to racing and get a few Cat 4/5 wins for the season.
I’ve since fallen off the wagon again - Life happens - But I am confident that by following the same successful process as before I can find my form once again.
I use TR as I can leave the cycling prescription to them. Follow the plan and adapt the plan with my knowledge - thanks to the podcast and other resources - and not have any need to think about what ride I am going to do today. I can just go and let the cards fall where they may.

[John_Barclay]

Where to begin!

I started road cycling in 2013 at the age of 31 and started using TR in 2017 when I got a smart trainer in anticipation of not being able to get out on the road much with the birth of my second child. I think my first FTP test in 2017 had me around 315W, but that was using the power meter on my Wahoo Kickr Snap so I’m not sure how much I can trust that number (I started using a real power meter on my bike and powermatch a few months into starting TR). Anyway, my current AI FTP is 374 for a W/Kg of 4.32.

TR has really enhanced the durability of my fitness and enabled me to put in long days in the saddle (I’m more of a “diesel-engine” type). Here are some rides that I am particularly proud of that TR played a huge part in helping me achieve:
-third to cross the line at the 2023 Seattle to Portland (https://www.strava.com/activities/9458309316)
-Everesting! (https://www.strava.com/activities/11890415608)
-third to cross the line at RAMROD 2024 (https://www.strava.com/activities/12327319170)

Beyond what TR has helped me do on the road, TR has been crucial for maintaining my mental health through some difficult career patches such as getting laid off and the general ups and downs of working for a biotech startup. It grounds me into focusing on something I can control amid when it feels like there are many things that are outside of my control.

My tips to help others with their success:
-consistency above all else
-I love TR’s AI/ML but how you respond to stress or return from sickness/injury may be different, so try to pay attention to what works for you - so don’t be afraid to experiment a little
-don’t try to rush through the progression levels as quickly as possible - take the time to build the foundation of your fitness
-you are a person with agency, so you don’t have to do exactly what TR tells you - sometimes you will want something easier or harder, or just different from what is prescribed and that’s fine

[JonathanNelson]

@Jonathan

• What you’ve accomplished and what made it meaningful to you.
• How you used TrainerRoad to achieve your success.
• Any tips or insights that could help others on their journey.

Novel incoming, so be warned. TL/DR - have been using TR since I got seriously into bikes, and it was my first foray into actual training in 2018. Now racing Cat 1 on the road, and get to race with some of the top tier domestic talent which is just so cool as a 30+ year old dude who works an office job.

Background:
Bought a mountain bike in February 2018 to ride with coworkers on Monday afternoons, as a big group of our other coworkers cut out at ~3:30 for their work golf league. Spent the spring and summer messing around, riding with coworkers every Monday, and adding in other days just going out on my own for fun, but no semblance of real training. Did some spin classes at the gym, which was my introduction to power as they used Stages bikes with power meters.

Ended up getting talked into doing Iceman Cometh in Traverse City Michigan that year, as one of the coworkers I rode with had to miss it last minute, and transferred me his spot. Had not really ridden much in that late summer or fall, with October being a full 5 hours / 82 miles, so I was solidly prepared for my first ever race the first weekend of November. Finished the race in 2450th out of 4428 people.

Intro to TrainerRoad:
Solidly caught the bug after Iceman, and went out and bought a trainer + signed up for TrainerRoad instantly. Did my first ramp test on november 22nd, 2018, thought I failed at it, redid it on the 26h, and failed it on the same exact step so jumped into training. First FTP recorded was ~248 W from the ramp test.

At that point, I had set my sights on doing the Michigan Coast to Coast gravel race in June 2019, with a goal of finishing during the daylight, so tried to build out training around that.

Started riding with a local club that I had run into on the road once or twice a week, and that made training + riding even better.

Coast to Coast went well, met my goal of beating the sunset by a fair margin, and met a bunch of dudes who did weekly gravel rides out of a local city, so started joining them for those as well, which added a lot more saddle time for me in addition to TR. Kept following TR plans though out the year, and added in group rides around it. Wanted to try categorized road racing in 2020 after getting my toes wet with MTB and gravel stuff.

Fast forward to 2020, and covid shutdown hit the night before my first race. Just kept rolling TR at this point to keep me occupied, with a target of getting into road racing in 2021.

Raced in 2021, and did fairly well. Got through Cat 5, won the cat 4 state championship crit though some spectacular team support/planning which allowed me to just sit in and sprint for the win. Got my cat 3 upgrade at the very end of the season.

Kept racing road in 2022, and did pretty well. A super cool with with support from teammates to pull back a late race break, and some other good finishes, which allowed me to get my upgrade to cat 2.

Moved to DC area in sprint of 2023, and was honestly worried about being a cat 2 and moving from the midwest to a larger population center, so was very worried I was going to get shelled out the back of my first race on the east coast. Ended up doing fairly well, and placing in the top 10 out of 50ish people. Went on to win a decently big local race, be in contention for the summer weekday race series overall win, with a few wins throughout those races, and finish in the money at some bigger races around the area.

Wrapping it up here finally:

What you’ve accomplished and what made it meaningful to you.

Got my cat 1 upgrade at the end of 2023, so got to race some big events this year (P/1 tour of Somerville, P/1 at Easton Twilight Crit, etc. Getting to sit in fields with guys from Novo Nordisk, MitoQ, Ribble rebellion, Tekkerz, legion, DCC, etc. is just beyond cool.

had a worse year in terms of results in 2024 vs 2023, but that was due to targeting bigger races with higher caliber fields, an unfortunate crash in a final corner, and riding in support of teammates at other races.

How you used TrainerRoad to achieve your success.
TR has been a consistent backbone in my training. I am by no means religions at following plans, often opting for a hard group ride over intervals on a day when they align, or a long Saturday ride with friends outside vs slogging through a 2+ hour ride on a trainer.

Any tips or insights that could help others on their journey.
Enjoy the ride, literally and figuratively. Skipping a planned workout to go cruise won’t ruin your training. Doing rides with friends, though less efficient than just hammering the trainer, is a great way to stay in love with bikes and the process. Motivation ebbs and flows, so finding ways to keep the love for the sport alive is huge, and that love leads to long term success in this sport IMO.

[eddiegrinwald]

There are so many amazing stories on here already!

Thanks so much for taking the time to share everyone!

Keep up the great work!

[Ivan_BG]

Hi coach!

I’d like to share my story with you—one that’s deeply personal and highlights the transformative power of your platform. My journey to Leadville this year was more than just a race; it was a rediscovery of my potential as an athlete and a celebration of resilience, growth, and determination.

I’m Iván, a 49-year-old cyclist who’s been racing road and MTB since the 90s. Over the years, life’s responsibilities have often pulled me away from training at my best, but this year I decided to change that. Leadville had always been a bucket-list race for me, and in March 2024, I committed to making it a reality. I started TrainerRoad with an FTP of 263 watts, and through structured training, consistency, and the invaluable guidance of your plans, I was able to raise it to 280 watts by the time Leadville came around, and today I’m at 284.

My goal for Leadville was ambitious: a sub-9-hour finish. While I narrowly missed that target by 12 minutes, I wasn’t disappointed—I was proud. Crossing the finish line after months of hard work was an achievement in itself. TrainerRoad didn’t just help me get stronger physically; it gave me the confidence to push my limits and embrace the process.

Post-Leadville, I entered a 70k MTB race in September and won my age group. It was my first victory in five years, a testament to how much I’ve improved. This win felt like a culmination of years of experience reignited by the structured and scientific approach of TrainerRoad. Riding that wave of confidence, I set my sights on the Chupacabras 100k race in Juárez, Mexico, in October. My goal was another age-group victory, but I learned a valuable lesson in humility instead. Overconfidence, combined with fatigue from a hard road race the weekend before, led to a blow-up in the first half. I finished 12th in my age group—not bad, but far from what I’d hoped for.

These experiences taught me that growth isn’t linear, and setbacks are part of the journey. TrainerRoad has not only made me a better cyclist but also a smarter one. The data-driven insights and adaptive training have helped me achieve a level of fitness I haven’t seen in years. For the first time in a long while, I feel like my best days aren’t behind me but still ahead.

To anyone reading this, my advice is simple: trust the process, be consistent, and don’t fear setbacks. They’re stepping stones to success. Thank you, TrainerRoad, for helping me unlock my potential and for being a part of my journey. I’d be honored to share more about my story on your podcast if it can inspire others to keep chasing their goals.

Thanks!

[justinjeffers]

The basics: I’m 45 years old and have been using TR consistently since 2017. I have one random FTP from 2015 but I’m not sure what that was about. I started riding bikes, thanks to my now wife, in 2015 as well. I race cyclocross primarily with an occasional MTB race thrown in for fun. I can’t say enough amazing things about TR and the TR community. From the leadership, the innovations, improvements along the way, and this forum community - the whole experience continues to be fantastic.

• My initial FTP with TR was around 190. It currently floats during peak between 300-304 (4.8 W/Kg). I’ve also lost about 40 pounds, which helps. TR has taken me from a cat 5 to a cat 1 (pending approval) in about 6 seasons leading up to most recently, a 6th place finish at nationals last week!
• In terms of how TR has been meaningful to me, the biggest things are seeing the results and being able to spend more time with my family. I have two kids (6.5 and 2.5) and I do shift work for a living, so I already have a little guilt from working the occasional evenings, nights, and weekends. The efficiency of doing most of my training indoors is truly a gift of time that I do my best to take advantage of. I’m just not in a place where I can go do 4+ hour weekend rides. Yet, thanks to TR, my performance is doing more than OK.
• TR is the only indoor platform I use. I started with low volume and have gradually increased to 8-10 hours a week most weeks. To be honest, I probably should ride outside more but TR makes it so easy to get the work done.
• A few tips: 1. trust the process. consistency is key and TR makes consistency so easy. 2. enjoy the little victories. Find little goals to keep things moving/interesting. I was thrilled when my Z2 power was higher than my Z2 HR. Doing the first 2 hours workout. Doing the first workout that burned 900 cal/hr. Just find little things to celebrate along the way. 3. take advantage of all the things TR offers, including this forum. I’ve learned so much from the people here and find it to be one of the best communities in my corner of the internet.
• Future goals (since I just wrote how important they are to me) - Get to 5 W/kg and podium nationals. The pan-am race is in my neck of the woods the next 2 years, and I’d love to get a top 10 there.

Thank you to everyone at TR and everyone on this forum. Any success I have had is because of all of you. Keep pedaling and happy holiday season!

Justin

[dsirrom]

Cat 5 to Cat 1 is a fantastic achievement

[Crayonz051]

I’ve been a TrainerRoad user for about 1.5 years now, and I’m really grateful for TR and the indoor cycling community. I started my journey struggling to complete 30 minutes on Zwift, weighing 101.4 kg with an FTP of 219 W. Today, I’m at 74 kg, with a 312 W FTP, and I even achieved a 4th place finish in the 30–39 age group at a Sprint Duathlon.

I began with a low-volume plan to try structured workouts and manage my weight. Combining that with some changes in the kitchen led to most of my weight loss. I probably eat about the same amount—or even more—now compared to back then in terms of calories, but I consume a different set of foods.

For tips, keep some indoor training even during summer so you can enjoy your club’s fun rides while maintaining structure. Just be mindful of the “Red days” on your training calendar.

Chapeau!

[justinjeffers]

Thank you! Definitely didn’t think I’d get there and it’s been a blast along the way.

Justin Jeffers
Justinjeffers@gmail.com
419.704.1071