Xert training schema, rest weeks, etc

[wescaine (Wesley Caine)]

That question has come up a couple of times before actually, including answers from Scott. Fairly consistent with comments from @idefix as well:

Proposed workout for recovery week

Hi David, First off, welcome to Xert! Glad to hear you’re reaching out and trying new things! In Xert, you won’t automatically follow a more traditional 3 week build, 1 week recovery like many people are accustomed to in other programs. But don’t fret, you’re doing it exactly right! The idea with XATA is that you set your ramp rate to something that is sustainable/achievable to you based on current training load & available training time. It’s hard to create a one-size-fits-all plan for ath…

HOW TO: Recovery Week

Hi Folks, I thought I might take a chance to show some of my data as an example of how to take a recovery week. I was off my bike for 10 days over the holiday season, so I’ve been getting back into the swing of training again. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been successful in ramping up my training volume, seeing an increase of 13 W on my Threshold for 17 points of Training Load. This “month” of training culminated in a rather large (for me) trainer ride yesterday, which resulted in 338 XSS &…

Using the new XPMC chart for periodization

Depends! Many cookie cutter plans followed a traditional 3-5 week build, 1 week recovery because they don’t have any ability to judge what your starting fitness level. Since Xert knows exactly where you’re coming from, it’s easier for the system to judge how much training you need, because it’s relative to where you are now. With a sufficiently low improvement rate, it’s possible to train for weeks on end without a dedicated recovery week, since you never dig yourself into a deep enough hole to…