Another Zone 2 reality check

Most people outside competitive circles:

• Don’t consistently hit 400+ TSS

• Don’t recover well because… life

• Don’t have 10–12 hrs/week to ride

• Don’t fuel properly

• Don’t have a coach managing load

So if you’re capped at <400 TSS, pure Z2 focus might actually leave gains on the table.

Zone 2 shines when you can stack volume — 500–600+ TSS, lots of time, disciplined fueling, controlled intensity. It’s a durability builder.

But if you’re time-limited?

Two quality sessions + one longer ride is often more sustainable and more productive.

The goal isn’t to worship a zone.

The goal is progression you can repeat week after week.

Context > dogma.