Erg Mode & Static Trainers: How do you handle saddle breaks?

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Hello Community! First of all, a huge shoutout to the devs and the community for the amazing work on this platform.

I’m looking for some advice on managing comfort during indoor ERG workouts. I’m currently using a Wahoo Kickr Core2 and MyWhoosh as my primary app.
So basically we all know about the static nature of indoor trainers and how this impacts workouts past a timeline.
I am curious on how to everyone deals with it when doing workouts in erg mode. More specifically for a complete static trainer (Wahoo Kickr Core2), for the love of god :rofl: I cannot get out of the saddle when blindly following the workout and working in erg mode.
I was thinking of adding freeride intervals in between my normal workouts which allow me to change to a harder gear and slightly move or stretch. On the other hand I am curious how other riders handle this. Should I just pause for a stretch? Any experience how this works in MyWhoosh? (never tried it) I am mostly annoyed in seeing a big dip in my workout (on the other hand this sounds a bit hilarious as outdoors you will never project a static chart).
Outdoors it’s never an issue and I am pretty spot on with my fit (no other issues other than the saddle sores). In my case this kicks in around the hour mark, getting of the saddle for a few seconds restores things for further riding.
I am using MyWhoosh as my indoor training app.

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I added a piece of high density foam (20mm thick PE packaging foam) under the trainer to give it a little movement freedom and also a thick book under the front wheel to get just that little bit of extra comfort. But I’m not experiencing difficulties to get out of the saddle for a couple of seconds. It can be spotted in the activity plot by a slight cadence interruption, but nothing more then that.

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Thanks for the response! I had an indoor front wheel gel block, but I removed it as I was essentially training for climbs (due to the added inclination), saddle sores were not that different.
I think my problem is that I am too focused into keeping the cadence and power ballpark rather than giving my body a small break :smiley:

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Use the rest between work intervals as your opportunity to get out of the saddle etc. Sticking to the rest power / cadence target is less critical than sticking to the work targets.

Depending on how far you want to go, a rocker plate certainly helps me stay more comfortable for longer. I have the omnirocker and, whilst it isn’t a cheap thing, I would not be without it now.

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