Hi all,
The training plan I have been following puts a strong emphasis on L3 workouts (so something like 3-4 workouts per week, ~90-120 mins @ 75-90% FTP) and only 1 L4 workout per week (2 x 20 mins @ 90-105%) and 1 L2 LSD workout. Also an L1 somewhere in there when needed.
This has worked reasonably well for me, but I'm looking for changes that might produce some FTP increase, especially as I get older (Been racing crits/rr/track since 1980, just turned 50).
Something I read on this forum suggested that if an athlete had lots of training time, shifting the emphasis to more/longer L2 training might produce similar/superior gains in FTP. It was suggested that this is what (some) professionals tend to do.
Relatedly, I guess I suspect my total training volume is low at ~10 hrs/wk. (although on the above plan I have no trouble getting 6 or more CTL pts. increase per week)
So I though I would just check the "common wisdom" around here: Is my current emphasis on L3 workouts reasonably close to optimal, or would it be better to shift emphasis on L2 training, even if that required more time to get same TSS bang for the week? Or is the path to improvement for me simply more training time on the above plan?
Thanks for any suggestions,
marco
The training plan I have been following puts a strong emphasis on L3 workouts (so something like 3-4 workouts per week, ~90-120 mins @ 75-90% FTP) and only 1 L4 workout per week (2 x 20 mins @ 90-105%) and 1 L2 LSD workout. Also an L1 somewhere in there when needed.
This has worked reasonably well for me, but I'm looking for changes that might produce some FTP increase, especially as I get older (Been racing crits/rr/track since 1980, just turned 50).
Something I read on this forum suggested that if an athlete had lots of training time, shifting the emphasis to more/longer L2 training might produce similar/superior gains in FTP. It was suggested that this is what (some) professionals tend to do.
Relatedly, I guess I suspect my total training volume is low at ~10 hrs/wk. (although on the above plan I have no trouble getting 6 or more CTL pts. increase per week)
So I though I would just check the "common wisdom" around here: Is my current emphasis on L3 workouts reasonably close to optimal, or would it be better to shift emphasis on L2 training, even if that required more time to get same TSS bang for the week? Or is the path to improvement for me simply more training time on the above plan?
Thanks for any suggestions,
marco