"This is the way.
I've been a recreational Zwift user for the last year. I get bored riding/exploring the island but I found the group rides and workouts to be engaging enough. I just didn't have the time to keep up with the multiple workouts a week when they hit an hour or more.
I switched to TrainerRoad a month ago and cancelled my Zwift after 2 weeks. I don't even do the structured schedule, but I find their one-off AI workout to be the perfect level of effort. You can set the time you have available and the system will generate a workout for you and a forecasted FTP once you get a trend going.
Also enjoy being able to zone in on the TV or a movie. Despite Zwift marketing itself as the social platform it's not very interactive if you don't have that social network already."
It's a pretty good set up. I think it's the easiest way to cycling fitness. I still like both TR and Zwift, but I think Trainer Road is pretty expensive if you aren't using all of its resources, like plan builder, AI responses to those plans, etc. I have actually dropped TR for now, and do the following.
1. Created an Intervals.icu account, which is similar to Training Peaks, but it's free.
2. Use Claude to generate a workout plan based on my race schedule, volume, etc. It will spit out .zwo files for you that you can import directly in to Zwift. You just put the workouts on the calendar and they will be auto uploaded to Zwift on the day you are supposed to do them.
3. Just run Zwfit in ERG mode, similar to Training peaks. This way, I get both the training and the ride/race stuff with Zwift
I've been a recreational Zwift user for the last year. I get bored riding/exploring the island but I found the group rides and workouts to be engaging enough. I just didn't have the time to keep up with the multiple workouts a week when they hit an hour or more.
I switched to TrainerRoad a month ago and cancelled my Zwift after 2 weeks. I don't even do the structured schedule, but I find their one-off AI workout to be the perfect level of effort. You can set the time you have available and the system will generate a workout for you and a forecasted FTP once you get a trend going.
Also enjoy being able to zone in on the TV or a movie. Despite Zwift marketing itself as the social platform it's not very interactive if you don't have that social network already."
It's a pretty good set up. I think it's the easiest way to cycling fitness. I still like both TR and Zwift, but I think Trainer Road is pretty expensive if you aren't using all of its resources, like plan builder, AI responses to those plans, etc. I have actually dropped TR for now, and do the following.
1. Created an Intervals.icu account, which is similar to Training Peaks, but it's free.
2. Use Claude to generate a workout plan based on my race schedule, volume, etc. It will spit out .zwo files for you that you can import directly in to Zwift. You just put the workouts on the calendar and they will be auto uploaded to Zwift on the day you are supposed to do them.
3. Just run Zwfit in ERG mode, similar to Training peaks. This way, I get both the training and the ride/race stuff with Zwift