Just completed my first 30/30 session. 3 sets of 7 30s efforts. However my tacx neo takes a few secounds to adjust to the higher watt setting so I found that I wasnt hitting the required watts at the completion of the 30 s effort. Commonly 6-10 watts below. So to compensate I raised the required po…

I take the lazy approach and just don’t worry about it. Mark it as Easy and progress quickly onto harder VO2 workouts. They’ll get hard soon enough once you’re on longer intervals and/or higher power targets.

That small a difference is really not going to make any difference. Personally I’d put it on resistance and just go as hard as you can for 30 secs, recover go again.

I second what @GoLongThenGoHome said and use resistance mode… that said, given your question, I assume you are running in ERG, keep in mind that while it takes a couple seconds to ramp up at the start, it also takes a couple seconds to ramp down at the end, so overall, you’ve likely hit the 30s ints…

I have the same trainer and did review the issue with TR. There was no solution other then to get out of Erg. The 30 second intervals will be 27 seconds at the recommended power. It isnt worth worrying about.

Took me a while to find it, but this should answer your question(s): [image] Spanish Needle and other 'microburst' workouts Training I do them in ERG mode w/out issue. A couple of tips: Small chainring, middle of your cassette, straight chain line. e.g., 36x21 Keep you…

Another, slightly tangential tip: Do 40/20s or 30/15s instead.

[image] GoLongThenGoHome: That small a difference is really not going to make any difference. Personally I’d put it on resistance and just go as hard as you can for 30 secs, recover go again. Agree with not overthinking it. Just use resistance mode or do it outside. One small thing though - …

Agree with what others have said, but want to add that one downside to a fantastic training platform like TR is that it shows you those pretty blue lines and makes you feel like you didn’t perform as intended if your lines don’t look perfect. Ignore that. Especially for short sharp VO2 efforts. J…

[image] Helvellyn: Another, slightly tangential tip: Do 40/20s or 30/15s instead. Yeah, 30/30’s are the gateway to the 30/15s or similar. Looking at your HR during these shorter recoveries is a good way to visualize how your oxygen throughput remains high for an extended period of these shor…

IMO I don’t think seven sets of 30x30 are enough, especially when you say it takes a few seconds for your trainer to reach the target. Your body probably spends too little time begging for oxygen while dealing with decent lactate levels. You take a five min rest right when you get to the most produc…

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Took me a while to find it, but this should answer your question(s):

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