O.K. so the first chart is obviously your PMC with some form of best efforts recorded (5, 10, 20 minute?) the second is also a PMC, but what are the green bars? Weekly TSS? And I have no idea what the third graph is, but it's probably something weekly like TSS, hours and kJ but there's no way I can read the labels, what exactly are these additional charts?kaparzo said:This seems kind of strange, but the training's been funky lately, and having some outside opinions would be awesome. Thanks for any insights you might have.
Yes, it makes a lot of sense. You feel great during steady builds or rests immediately following those builds. But you also feel fried after really big build cycles and glancing at the top (I assume 20 minute MMP) 10 power efforts, you don't hit many or top efforts when you're too rested and you're not training for one reason or another.kaparzo said:...Does this make sense, I've had difficulty doing wattages that earlier were not too bad. For instance its difficult maintaining my SST for 5min, whereas before 20min was fine.
thanks for the replies. always great to have "outside insight." i am curious to know where you think i should go from here. obviously lower loads that can be maintained and actually rebounded from, rather than crawled out of in hopes of fresh legs when the real training resumes. but what of limited power abilities in comparison to early season efforts? i refuse to believe i've detrained to the point that i'm less fit than i was at the beginnings of the season. will it just come around eventually, with smarter loading and a little more specificty---that was part of the plan anyway? i guess we'll see. perhaps some warmer weather, a little racing, and some more time will reveal some interesting results.daveryanwyoming said:Yes, it makes a lot of sense. You feel great during steady builds or rests immediately following those builds. But you also feel fried after really big build cycles and glancing at the top (I assume 20 minute MMP) 10 power efforts, you don't hit many or top efforts when you're too rested and you're not training for one reason or another.
I hope you know the answer, 'cause it seems plain as day from here. Plan your steady builds to a level you can sustain not one that will blow you up. Take rest when you need it, but don't load yourself so heavily that you have to completely stop training when you rest, an extra complete rest day and perhaps a few easier rides than normal should be enough if you don't dig yourself too deep a hole.
The PMC isn't about racking up the most points or the highest TSS or CTL, it's a load management tool. Use it to manage your load to a level that works given your lifestyle, other comittments and ability to recover. From what you've described that sounds like backing down your load cycles a bit so that you can sustain them longer and or not have to completely quit training when you do need a bit of a breather.
Good luck,
-Dave
How long it takes to come back to form depends a lot on how deep a hole you've dug. About all you can do is take some complete rest (looks like you already have based on the charts you posted) then go back to some Tempo/SST work and rebuild towards a more manageable workload. Avoid the real high end work for a while (including races) and start rebuilding your form. I agree, you probably haven't actually lost the fitness adaptations you built, but you could be so deeply fatigued that it will take some time to regain your form.kaparzo said:... but what of limited power abilities in comparison to early season efforts? i refuse to believe i've detrained to the point that i'm less fit than i was at the beginnings of the season. will it just come around eventually, with smarter loading and a little more specificty---.
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