TSS and Interval Training

LyncStar said:

I'm confused a bit on this TSS stuff. I've always understood that when you do a hard interval effort (2x20 at FTP), you should take it easy the next day. But when I look at my TSS for those workouts they are usually just below a TSS of 100. According to the TSS, I should be able to go hard the very next day and not have to wait. Which is correct?

I don't know you got the "easy the next day" from. There are people on this forum who do 3 days of L4 intervals straight before taking couple of days to rest. Search this forum for "block training".

LyncStar said:

I'm confused a bit on this TSS stuff. I've always understood that when you do a hard interval effort (2x20 at FTP), you should take it easy the next day. But when I look at my TSS for those workouts they are usually just below a TSS of 100. According to the TSS, I should be able to go hard the very next day and not have to wait. Which is correct?

Block training thread:

http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?referrerid=96530&t=274092

LyncStar said:

I'm confused a bit on this TSS stuff. I've always understood that when you do a hard interval effort (2x20 at FTP), you should take it easy the next day. But when I look at my TSS for those workouts they are usually just below a TSS of 100. According to the TSS, I should be able to go hard the very next day and not have to wait. Which is correct?

monday, i was scheduled to do a 2 x 20 (which i did) and this resulted in a seasons best. at the end of the session, i was wiped out and had to grovel home (hate that).

tuesday, i was scheduled for an endurance ride, but was incredibly short of time, so rode the trainer (first time in 4 or so months) did 1 x 20 at another seasons best, then 5 x 1 mins fairly hard, then 4 x 30 secs all out

wednesday, i feel fine - will try and get in 90-mins of quality tempo work

the short intervals are, in general, pretty easy to recover from (and hence TSS is low for these)

ric

LyncStar said:

I'm confused a bit on this TSS stuff. I've always understood that when you do a hard interval effort (2x20 at FTP), you should take it easy the next day. But when I look at my TSS for those workouts they are usually just below a TSS of 100. According to the TSS, I should be able to go hard the very next day and not have to wait. Which is correct?

I think if you are well trained rider already regularly knocking out 100+ TSS days then it's no big deal.