How QT2.0 Chooses the Right Training Block
How QT2.0 Chooses the Right Training Block
A clear explanation of how we decide what comes next
QT2.0 does not choose training randomly, emotionally, or by habit.
Every training phase you move through is selected by answering one core question:
What type of training will give you the greatest return on your training investment?
This page explains how that decision is made - at a high level - so you understand why your training looks the way it does.
What This Framework Does (and Doesn't Do)
This framework explains how we choose the focus of your next training block.
It does not explain:
- Weekly training volume
- Exact workout design
- Day-to-day scheduling
- How fatigue or recovery weeks are placed
Those decisions come later and are guided by other systems.
This framework sets direction, not daily details.
Step 1: Establish Your Performance Anchors
Everything starts with understanding your current fitness.
We do this by establishing:
- Critical Power (CP) for cycling
- Critical Speed (CS) for running
These numbers tell us:
- What effort levels are currently sustainable for you
- Where your fitness "ceiling" and "floor" are
- How your body responds to different types of stress
If these anchors aren't accurate, training decisions lose clarity - so keeping them current matters.
Step 2: Understand Your Current Fitness State
Once your CP or CS is established, we look at how that fitness is built.
At a very high level, athletes generally fall into one of three physiological states at any given time:
- Anaerobic - Strong at short efforts, more developmental capacity at sustained efforts
- Balanced - Short- and long-duration fitness are fairly even
- Aerobic - Strong endurance base, with more developmental capacity at top-end power or speed
This is not a label.
It is a snapshot of where your limiter lives right now.
That snapshot helps us decide what kind of training will move you forward most efficiently.
Step 3: Apply Real-Life Overrides
Before physiology drives the decision, we check reality.
Certain situations automatically influence block choice, including:
- Starting a new training cycle
- Returning from injury or extended downtime
- Concerns about durability or consistency
- Being close to an important race
When these apply, practical needs take priority over physiology.
Training must fit your body and your life - not just your data.
Step 4: Choose the Training Focus
Once anchors are set, fitness state understood, and real-life factors considered, we choose the training block that targets your primary limiter.
At a high level:
- If sustained fitness is the limiter → we strengthen your foundation
- If aerobic capacity is the limiter → we raise the ceiling
- If top-end capacity is the limiter → we raise the roof
- If execution is the limiter → we prepare you to use your fitness under race conditions
Each block has a specific purpose.
We don't try to solve everything all at once.
What This Approach Prioritizes
QT2.0 is built on a few core beliefs:
- One primary problem at a time
- Changing stimulus beats extending blocks endlessly
- Correct direction matters more than perfect detail
- Physiology guides decisions; practicality sets boundaries
This prevents overtraining, stagnation, and unnecessary complexity.
What This Means for You
If you ever wonder:
- "Why am I doing this type of training right now?"
- "Why didn't we repeat the last block?"
- "Why did the focus shift?"
The answer lives here.
Your training direction is chosen because:
- It matches your current fitness state
- It respects your body and life constraints
- It addresses the limiter that matters most right now
The Bottom Line
When we:
- Anchor your fitness correctly
- Understand where your limiter lives
- Respect real-world constraints
- Choose the block that targets the right problem
We dramatically improve the odds that your training leads to meaningful, repeatable progress.
That's not guesswork.
That's intentional coaching.