Is Dylan Johnson Right? I tested his advice with TrainerRoad

Dylan Johnson made a scathing video on TrainerRoad, critiquing the platform for several reasons. Primarily for the amount of intensity that the sweet spot/threshold TrainerRoad plans have. In a separate video, Dylan offers an alternative form of training called "Polarized Training".

I've done over 1,000 workouts with the TrainerRoad platform, mostly using their sweet spot/threshold training plan. Over time, these TrainerRoad training plans have increased my FTP significantly. But, I had never done a polarized training plan before, so I decided to take Dylan up on his word and give his advice and science based recommendations a try.

After completing this block of training on TrainerRoad, there were a few eye opening moments for me and I share them with you in this video.

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Intro - 00:00
What Polarized Training and Sweet Spot Training Are - 00:20
What Dylan Johnson Claims - 00:46
Why I was Hesitant - 01:40
How TrainerRoad has Changed Since Dylan Johnson's Video - 02:03
My Results and Honest Opinion After Doing Both Training Plans - 02:48
Will I Go Back To Sweet Spot/Threshold Training? - 04:25
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