Why does the AI coach prescribe weekly strength endurance sessions, and is it possible to tell the coach to drastically reduce the amount of them or get rid of them altogether? From what I’ve read and listened to low cadence work is pretty divisive in the cycling world with not a lot of studies showing that it’s a clear benefit that everyone should absolutely be doing. On top of this it absolutely adds more stress to your knees and for someone who has had knee pain off and on from riding I don’t see how low cadence work is worth the risk? Feels like the time would be better spent in the gym doing squats and leg extensions instead of low cadence work?
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I totally agree and wrote something similar in the past: from a practical point of view, when low cadence is prescribed, I just ignore it and do the same interval at race power and preferred cadence. Or use the wizard…
@cpk1 I had the same issue with an adductor strain. There are a few ways to change this as @Joe noted, you can change this using the workout wizard to something that suits your physiology/load requirements. Also, I felt having a discussion with my AI Coach beneficial noting my issues. These conversations are stored in the background in case you need to raise the issue again. Based on the conversation my AI coach it made some suggestions on what I could do with my workouts. Just make sure you give your AI coach enough information to make an informed decision for you. Although the plan isn’t automatically updated with the coach recommendations, it helped me decide what modality to complete to avoid further strain. You can also delete the session that you cannot perform and add whatever you want from the Global workout list based on what the coach advised (if it isn’t in the workout wizard), which is on the top right hand side of your calendar. You call the shots at the end of the day as you know your body more than anyone!
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