Age-specific training plans

[alexwtan]

Hello Andy!
I believe Sir Mac Cassin has said some useful things on the subject here:

For what athlete (age) are SUF standard training plans? 30, 40.. 70?

Good question. You are correct that as we age our ability to recover is impacted, and the duration of hard training blocks needs to be reduced. All of our current Advanced plans follow a 3 week on 1 week off progression, while our Novice and Intermediate plans will follow a 2:1 progression. In general, we would recommend that athletes over the age of 50 stick with the 2:1 progression (so our current Novice or Intermediate Plans) unless they are highly experienced and know that a 3:1 progressi…