Off-Season is essentially “do what you want” and don’t worry about the Pacer Needle which is tracking your activities against training load goal established by current ramp rate setting.
Off-Season (-2 ramp rate) is typically used when you wish to scale back training at end of season or insert a recovery period.
Reference –
Improvement Rate – Xert (baronbiosys.com)
Beginner’s Guide: Improvement Rate – Xert (baronbiosys.com)
Best to watch the Academy series videos in order since they are building blocks, but here’s Improve Part 2 which covers the use of Improvement Rate.
