Training Adjustments and Notes
When you need to take time off the bike - be it due to illness, injury, or travel - add a Training Adjustment and
TrainerRoad will adapt your training for your goals or events.
For any other relevant information that might impact training - fuel intake, hydration status, menstrual cycle - but not
require adaptations, add a Note.
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What are the Different Types of Training Adjustments and Notes?
Time Off
Select this option if you have any planned obligations that may interrupt your training, which may include:
- Relaxing vacations
- Family time around the holidays
- Low-stress work functions
- A much-needed break from structured training
These types of interruptions are unique because, if planned carefully, they can act as recovery time, which helps to
minimize their impact on your training.
Injury
If you sustain an injury, you should consult a medical professional to see how you can proceed. Athletes who take time
off from training due to an injury need to be sensible by listening to their body (and physician if applicable), then
ease back into their training load. You can account for this time away from training by selecting the Injury option, and
TrainerRoad will take care of the rest.
Illness
If you fall ill, you should rest your body. If possible, meet with a medical professional to determine the full extent
of your illness. Enjoy the time out of the saddle and use it as a break from structured training. TrainerRoad will
ensure you reach your goals by taking this into account and ensuring your training is still on track by the time you can
ride again.
Notes
Notes are what you make them! Use them to record any pertinent information that could be helpful to plan and analyze
your training. As mentioned above, some athletes use Notes to track fuel intake, hydration status, menstrual cycle, race
reports, etc. but you can use them however you want.
Differences Between Training Adjustments and Notes
Training Adjustments (Time Off, Injury, Travel) will prompt a plan adaptation if the it overlaps with scheduled
workouts. Notes do not prompt an adaptation if it overlaps on a day of a workout(s).
Skipping Workouts
While the options above will allow you to account for scheduled adjustments preemptively, simply skipping a workout will
still prompt the necessary adaptations with no extra input needed.
How to Add a Training Adjustment or Note
1. Click the “+Add” button in the top right-hand corner or select the specific day on the Calendar.
2. Click the preferred option from Training Adjustments or add a Note Screenshot 2024-10-14 at 12.08.43.png
3. Enter the title of the Training Adjustment or Note.
4. Select the date range if the Training Adjustment applies to more than one day.
5. (Optional) Enter any additional information you would like to add in the "Description" box.
6. (Optional) Select the preferred color displayed on the Calendar.
How to Edit an Existing Training Adjustment or Note
Quick edits can be made to Training Adjustments by right-clicking on them. From here you can edit, delete and change the
colour.
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To change the title or the description you'll either need to select the Training Adjustment, or select "Edit Time Off"
after right-clicking on it.
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Once satisfied with those changes, select "Save" and any changes will be applied to that Training Adjustment.
If there are any changes to the dates of a Training Adjustment, you will be prompted to adapt your plan to account for
the change.
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Note: If there are edits to the Training Adjustment other than type or date range – e.g., name or description – you will
not be prompted to adapt their plan when clicking Save.
How to Delete a Training Adjustment or Note
Similar to above, simply right-click on the Training Adjustment or Note you want to delete and select the option to
delete.
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Likewise, you can delete from the drawer by selecting the Training Adjustment or Note. Screenshot 2024-10-14
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Syncing Training Adjustments Across Platforms (Website, Mobile, Desktop Applications)
You can add, delete, or edit Training Adjustments on the web, desktop, and mobile. When a Training Adjustment is added,
deleted, or edited on one platform, the changes will be reflected across all platforms (i.e. web, desktop, and mobile).
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Making a Training Adjustment on the mobile app.
FAQs
How does adapting around Training Adjustments help me get faster?
Very few of us can execute a full season-long training plan without needing to take time away from the bike, whether for
work or leisure, but taking time off the bike doesn’t have to derail your training plan or goals. By adjusting your plan
to take into account the time off, you can continue to progress your training at an appropriate pace to make sustainable
gains toward your goals. We help you do this by taking the guesswork out of the process and adapting automatically, so
it only takes a few seconds to update your training to account for time off, eliminating stress and uncertainty.
How does TrainerRoad adapt my plan to accommodate Training Adjustments?
We balance your schedule constraints with progressing training at an appropriate pace, taking into consideration both
the time off and your future goals. In other words, we’ll keep you on track without throwing you into something too hard
right after your time off the bike.
Can I delete Training Adjustments if my plan has already adapted around it?
Yes. To do this, right-click on the Training Adjustment in your Calendar, then click on the trash icon to delete the
time off. We will adapt your plan to reflect the changes.
I deleted a Training Adjustment and got different workouts for those dates than were originally scheduled. What happened?
We know it can help with motivation to keep things fresh! This means the workouts that are added back to your plan after
you delete a Training Adjustment take into account a few things, including how your training has been going and ensuring
to add a little variety to the mix. For example, if you’ve increased your Progression Levels since creating the initial
Training Adjustment, TrainerRoad will take that into account when adapting your plan.
I’m in the middle of a block, but when I added a planned vacation to my Calendar, the adapted workouts include a Ramp Test when I get back from vacation. Why is that?
If your time off means you’ll go more than 14 consecutive days without completing a workout, you may want to re-test and
see where your FTP settled. You can easily get back on track, but to do so effectively will require recalibrating your
power zones after a period of time away from the bike.
I just came down with a cold, and I’m worried this is going to mess up my training. What should I do?
Go to Calendar and add a Training Adjustment. Choose “Illness” as the type, and select the range of dates you think
you’ll be away from training. Save the it and adapt your plan when prompted. TrainerRoad will adapt your plan around
the time off. If you don’t need as much time away from the bike as you thought, you can edit the Training Adjustment
date range and adapt your plan again. TrainerRoad will adapt your plan around the shorter time off. You can do the same
if you need more time off the bike; just click into the Training Adjustment and extend the date range as needed. Save
and adapt your plan.
I have to miss one workout this week. Should I add a Training Adjustment Training Adjustment, or just skip the workout and leave it on my Calendar?
You can do either. If you add the Training Adjustment ahead of time, TrainerRoad will adapt your plan before you miss
the workout. If you skip the workout but leave it on your Calendar, it will suggest adaptations the following day. The
only difference will be when you see the plan adaptations; choose one method or another won’t affect how TrainerRoad
adapts your plan.