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TCR Rider
Sorry to hear that. Wishing you a speedy and successful recovery. I'm headed for some shelf time myself. I just started to feel fully recovered from surgery to correct a mal-union of a pelvic fracture and a revision of a hip replacement last year. Now I'm headed for a knee replacement on Sept 7th.
I don't intend to stop riding either. A big part of the early stages of recovery for me is riding on the trainer since it's a controlled environment so it's a lot less risky than riding outside. I have a smart trainer and ride on Zwift which keeps the boredom at bay and it keeps the wife happy.
In any event it works for me. Good luck and keep riding!
for the past year 95% of my riding was on a Wahoo Kickr following a TrainerRoad program-High Volume Sustained Power plan. My FTP increased 7% at lower HR. I was just getting into the good stuff that would have had a significant inpact on increasing FTP. I think a 10-12% total increase in FTP within a year was doable. Unfortunately I have to start off at the beginning again, but that's life and to do this stuff you have to enjoy the "process" and not just the "results". I learned that when training for a marathon years ago. So yes it is back to the Kickr and base miles on the Kickr. Fortunately I like doing this. I'm O/C and like the structure of TR vs Zwift.