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Feb 11, 2023Liked by Gordo Byrn

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As I'm looking over this basic week, what does an example of "longer day" (D3) look like?

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In Training Peaks lingo:

1: If pushing duration then enough Zone 1 to get the TSS for the day to 150% of CTL

2: if a balanced SBR day, same idea but spread the load across different modes of exercise

You are going to find you have a peak load per day that you tolerate well. Usually 150-200% of CTL

You will find there's a load that results in excessive recovery 24-48 hours later. Right now, that starts around 200% of CTL (for me).

You'll also find recovery profiles don't match strictly to CTL: swim vs run, green zone vs red zone, plyometrics... The model isn't perfect.

So the idea is to set "big" or "long" in a way that it doesn't disrupt the week.

Mistakes are normal when figuring it out. Learn from those mistakes and use the loading metrics to give you appropriate stress that you can absorb.

This is a change from the "get really tired then take an easy week approach" we used to use.

Works well and much less disruptive on the athlete's life.

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