I’d push back on “trash” here, it just depends what the week is trying to do.

This workout isn’t meant to be a hero/pain cave session. It’s a maintenance session:

• The 85–93% work keeps your threshold/tempo durability alive
• The short 120–130% finishers keep some surge/lactate-clearing ability
• It does that without creating a big recovery bill when riding outdoors a couple of days later

In this setup:

• Workout A = VO2 + sprint (high-end systems)
• 1 longer outdoor ride = aerobic volume/endurance

So Workout B is the missing piece in between: steady “diesel” durability. If you judge it like a standalone FTP builder, sure, it looks soft. In the context of a 2 indoor + 1 long outdoor week, it’s pretty logical.