Originally Posted by unterhausen

There is a thread somewhere on the trainerroad forum about getting to 5w/kg. All the people that commented on that thread that they got to 5w/kg did it by losing weight.

The problem with all TR training plans other than the low volume is that you can easily over-train. I started a mid-volume plan in the fall of one year, and felt better than I had in years the following spring. And then things started going downhill. Younger people might not notice that easily, but for me it was pretty stark. They have basically admitted as much, but the case for using their software doesn't really hold up if you are only doing a workout twice a week. I would probably benefit from doing most of a mid-volume base plan now, but I'm mentally averse to doing their workouts at this point.