Sweet Spot vs. Polarized Training: Which Makes You Faster? The Science

Polarized and sweet spot training could not be more different and yet the two are both very popular training methods amongst cyclists. Which one actually has the science to back it up though? Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan Flow Formulas Nutrition: https://flowformulas.com/collections/all Bikenetic Bike Shop: https://www.bikenetic.com/ Starlight Apparel: https://www.starlightapparel.com/ Niner Bikes: https://ninerbikes.com/ Bike Togs: https://togs.com/ Enve Wheels: https://alnk.to/9blhymY Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON Favero Assioma: https://cycling.favero.com/assioma Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content: Instagram: @dylanjawnson Twitter: @djdylansjohnson Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526 Studies I used in this video: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/9/2/article-p332.xml https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/9/2/article-p265.xml https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00652.2012 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6873141/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00515/full https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2015/12000/Current_Scientific_Evidence_for_a_Polarized.34.aspx https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/13/9/article-p1114.xml https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2015.00295/full https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2019/12000/Polarized_vs__Threshold_Training_Intensity.34.aspx