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We plan on letting you download some of our workouts to your Garmins in order to get some structured workouts outside. I recently did the 8 minute test and Picket Guard (5×12 min Over/Under) outside. Here’s what I found. I’d like some feedback from you guys. 8 Minute Test The 8 minute test was a…

This another post in a series where TrainerRoad head coach Chad Timmerman answers questions from our users.  This question came into support@trainerroad.com Hi, first of all I have to say that your software is just great and gives me so much motivation for my indoor workouts, compared to my earlier work this winter. But since…

Here’s another post in our series Ask Chad.  This question came in through e-mail. I see you have both an 8min test and a 20min test to estimate FTP. Can you discuss the differences, how we should determine which one we should use and how often to re-test? From my experience, even taking 95% of…

Here’s another post in our series Ask Chad.  This question came in through e-mail. I’m in the middle of the Advanced Build plan. I’m wondering if there is any benefit in the 8 weeks to a “recovery week” My workouts are good, but I’m wondering if my legs might benefit from a week off. In…

This is the second post in a new series where Chad answers training questions.  This question came in through support.trainerroad.com. I have a question on this topic:  How much do you think a persons goal would affect whether they use power, virtual power, or HR? If ones goal was to maximize results in a time trial,…