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When I decide to Zwift, 95% of the time I’m going to pick one of those workouts in the next hour or so, based entirely on that little section. For example, on Zwift when I open the companion app I’m presented with all the upcoming group rides that are about to start. Like I said earlier, the idea of ad-hoc workouts isn’t much different than what Peloton does, or in fact – even Zwift. This is a smart move for TrainerRoad, and one that I’ve long been hoping to see. There’s no difference at this point forward – it’s just as if you do the usual TrainerRoad workouts.Īnd then afterwards you’ll get the summary information, as well as see the results in the app and online for analysis there (and also, as usual, synced to other training platforms like TrainingPeaks and Strava): You’ll get a preview with a bit more descriptive detail just like normal:Īnd then from there you’ll go ahead and pair up any trainer devices and do the workout as normal.Īnd then simply go on to suffer and do the workout like normal. Once you’ve decided on a workout, you can tap it to open it up. And it’s not something for today’s post either. Side note, you’ll notice the intensity and TSS scores for all these workouts in each category are almost identical. Ultimately, I pressed refresh a few more times, until I got ‘Goddard –4’, which looked interesting. It’s like pulling the slot machine arm, appropriate for a company based in Reno, Nevada.
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Or, those more scientifically focused can simply look at the TSS & IF scores (Training Stress Score & Intensity Factor) listed next to it.ĭon’t like the look of the options presented? Not your preferred blue style? Don’t like the name of the workout? No problem, hit the ‘Refresh’ button to wash away those options and get presented with three new ones. As usual, the thin line across the middle of the workout is your FTP level, so you can quickly gauge how much suck this workout will entail.
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In my case, for today I’ll choose the 45-minute option, and then you’ll notice how below, it changes the workout options to different ones. These of course align to the specific durations within the TrainerRoad library. Next, you can choose a specific duration for the workout, from 30 minutes up to 150 minutes.
TRAINERROAD CALENDAR UPDATE
To begin, you’ll first update your TrainerRoad app, and then once that’s done, hit ‘Workouts’ on the left side, followed by the ‘TrainNow’ tab at the top: In fact, I’d suggest that’s why platforms like Peloton have done so well: They bubble up those suggested workouts to you, removing all the indecision blockers. Whether it be on TrainerRoad, Zwift, Xert, or others – you’re often presented with hundreds or thousands of choices without any real guidance, or even basic suggestions. The main point is that many of us want to do a structured workout, but frankly can’t decide which one to choose. This feature is entirely targeted at those that use TrainerRoad but without a specific TrainerRoad plan, of which, TrainerRoad says there are more users than you might realize (though, it does work if you do have a plan loaded and just prefer to ignore the plan). While this might sound basic, the reality is that with far fewer people having a set goal for training or racing in 2020/2021, doing ad-hoc workouts has become more and more common for what are otherwise highly structured athletes. So in effect, it’s your first window into TrainerRoad’s bigger changes. TrainNow is using the underpinnings of Adaptive Training machine learning to generate those workout recommendations.
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What is on your desktop as of today is their new TrainNow feature, which will give you one-off workout recommendations in three training categories, based on your past workout history, along with the option to choose the duration of the workout. However, while that was announced today, it won’t arrive on most people’s desktops for some time. A workout is scored as you complete it, and then the rest of your scheduled workouts change accordingly to adapt accordingly. This means they’re starting to use machine learning algorithms to change workouts based on your progress towards a given goal. Today TrainerRoad announced sweeping changes to the platform, which they’ve dubbed Adaptive Training.