JOIN Cycling Coach & Training - Review

I had high hopes for the JOIN Cycling adaptive training plan/app. Unfortunately, some rough edges make it difficult to recommend.

Intro: 00:02
Setup: 01:22
Good stuff: 02:25
Not awesome: 04:04
The niggles: 09:04
Wrapping up: 11:43

[zgagaproblem]

I couldnt agree more. I am an older rider, doing around 15 hours weekly this year. Just joined for the trial period. It had me do 3 consecutive semi difficult rides and then two days off. No warmup is just nuts. Sure it can work for alot of people but I find it lacking in all the ways you pointed out.

[jazzbrew]

Thank you for this. I have been considering coaching and after getting a pretty steep monthly estimate from a live coach I've been considering other options. Also, 8:18 hit me square in the chest...

[blicher]

I've just finished my trial period on JOIN
And I went from doing 15-17 hours per week and even if I plot that into Join it just suggests 10 hours nothing more ever.
And I also go to the gym which it also doesn't care about, so I end up for 3 high intensity days then I go to the gym on day 4 and then the app sees that as a rest day, and then it suggests sweetspot on day 5 and a higher zone 2 on day 6 and then back to the gym on day 7.

Talked to JOIN and they said they wont be adding the possibility of adding workouts that isn't on the bike ei. (strength, swimming) only running will be added

So I'm just going back to trainingpeaks