# Strength Training Level

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**Category:** Training\
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/strength-training-level/18723 "2022-06-07T14:43:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bfrostie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/bfrostie/32/1613_2.png) [@bfrostie](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/bfrostie)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/strength-training-level/18723/1 "2022-06-07T14:43:39Z")

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Strength training level question:  
I just completed a season prep with strength training level 1. Should I move up to level 2 for race prep or stick with level 1 again?

Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![JGreengrass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/jgreengrass/32/2628_2.png) [@JGreengrass](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/JGreengrass)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/strength-training-level/18723/2 "2022-06-07T15:15:25Z")

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How easy did you find the strength workouts at the end of the plan?

I did Strength 1 before in the 12week plan I did before Christmas, which was fine and added Strength 2 to my next 12wk plan at the beginning of this year. At the end of that 12 week plan I was finding some of the core work challenging (not able to complete all the reps in good form) so I kept at level 2 for the next 12 weeks. If you go for level 2 and its too hard you can always delete the plan from your calendar and add it again with level 1 strength with the same finish date as your original plan.

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**Author:** ![Coach.Mac.C](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/coach.mac.c/32/1214_2.png) [@Coach.Mac.C](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Coach.Mac.C)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/strength-training-level/18723/3 "2022-06-08T23:47:26Z")

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If you were able to complete 90% of the full duration for most moves in all strength sessions in the final few weeks of your plan then moving up to Level 2 would be okay.

If you found you were struggling to complete more than 50% of the duration for most moves in the final few weeks of your plan then you should consider completing level 1 again, especially if you have a target event at the end of your plan and/or you still feel like your on-bike performance is being negatively impacted by the soreness from the strength sessions.

Really Levels 1-5 are designed as a continuous 60-week progression that’s broken up into shorter blocks so you can go from 2:1 to 3:1 or non-event to event-prep plans while keeping the strength progression constant.