Quote Originally Posted by katluvr View Post
Ok,
So my bike shop guy (who I love and trust--but who is training and used to race) HIGHLY recommended these plans. How interactive are these? How flexible? Easy to understand? I have yet to calcuate my Lactate Threshold or really test/calculate my max HR (although I have been biking for years).
I guess the plan can only be as good as me following it...just don't want a mapped out plan that isn't very interactive.
Well, the training plan that I purchased was just that, a plan. It covered 20 weeks, cost about $100, and wasn't interactive at all.

Flexible? Let's see... I read a couple books about training for cycling, and then used my understanding of the basic training principles to make some minor adjustments along the way.

If you want assistance with a plan, to make it interactive & flexible, you probably want some sort of coaching program.

I found my plan very easy to understand. You can preview the plans on training peaks, and that just means to basically see what a sample week or two on the plan looks like. You can see for yourself if it seems easy to understand to you.

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