I like him and anyone who’s willing to share their experience and huge amount of knowledge so freely and willingly, Seiler/Friel/Russ Cox to name just a few, plus many on here and TT1.0
I read their stuff for hours about LD tri as knew no one else doing the sport and was self training and figuring it out.
My biggest comment was agreeing with what @jaylen84 went on to say about required hours/CTL values. I think the highest I’ve ever got my CTL is 80, including some for gym, and about 12 hours average a week for a few months, far far less across a year.
Granted I plan to get back to that (currently in 50s but still improving), but will be a long slow process to build up.
Only training worth doing is what you recover from and currently that’s what limits me, not time. I don’t think there’s ever really any need to feel properly fatigued and keep training
I’ve never come across those quotes about expected improvements in a season, they certainly seem very very suspect!