Completed 30 days challenge today, Breakaway Specialist (5-mins) with Slow Improvement Rate. Currently choosing the same 5-mins focus with slow improvement, but both high and peak load and hie will be reduce instead of increase. Should I change to other focus?
You could try changing Focus Duration and see how it affects the low/high/peak deltas.
You could also adjust Polarization Level and continue raising your TL.
Or have you reached your maximum weekly hours at 4+ stars?
Reference – Polarization – Knowledgebase
How do I know am reaching my maximum weekly hours based on my 4+ stars? From planner, I used to look at Ramp Rate and by end of each Sunday, has been in positive ramp rate from the day I start the 30-day challenge.
Current Polarization Level is 1:1, even if changed to 5:1, no effect on high and peak.
Today, the high and peak increased from last week, which I believes because of the weekly Sunday hard group ride outdoors.
If I will have to stick with 5-min, improvement rate has to change from Slow to Extreme, will then change high +1, peak +0, but Training Load is too extreme for me. Only by changing Focus Duration to 3-min or 2-min, will then get positive High and Peak with Slow Improvement Rate.