R600DuraAce

You scare the **** out of me!!!! No wonder why I always have very "fullfilling" dreams whenever I am on my rest week or even on a rest day. To the point that I would tell myself "this isn't happening" or "the dreams can't be real" or "this would be so nice if it can actually happen." For the original poster, you don't want to overload your 2 weeks training week with a 3 weeks of workload. Yeah, you can recover sooner but you also increase more stress on your body during the 2 weeks. Your solution is either to train it through. Yes, the only time your legs aren't tired is during the end of your recovery period or when you peak. If you race bikes and train, your legs will always be tired somewhat. You have to work on your recovery. You need to eat food that can speed up your recovery, period. I won't tell you what I eat. I can be 90% recovered the next day after a 3 hours of high tempo ride. Another option is obviously cutting down your work load volume or intensity in order to "make it" to the 4th week. If you lift weight, stop it now. It only tires you and does nothing good on the bike.

Well, I train with a power meter so I know how much stress I am putting on my body. I guess that's the beauty with training with a power meter. BTW, the 4 weeks cycle is arbitrary. Personally, I have trained through 2 6 weeks blocks. In another words, I haven't taken a week of rest for 6 weeks straight. Only took 1 week off on the 7th week. I see that this is the off season and my training isn't that intense. So, there is no need for me to rest on the every 4th week.