Yesterday, my plan had me doing an anaerobic workout (this are basically sprints?) This is the first such workout I’ve been recommended so I’ve done absolutely zero training at that level. I was unable to hold high intensity for the recommended time which didn’t surprise me. You’ve got to train that intensity to succeed at that intensity. At the end of the session, after I’d filled out the survey, the program suggested a drop in my FTP of 4 or 5 points. I’d just nailed a VO2 max workout 2 days earlier and a threshold workout 2 days before that and was feeling good with my FTP.
I’m curious about whether I am misunderstanding training in general. Even though I’ve never trained anaerobic zones, should I be able to hold such a zone for 45 seconds or a minute immediately? I thought, like with any other progression, you train at 15 seconds with a certain amount of rest, then the next workout 30 seconds with less rest, etc. Are anaerobic workouts a different animal completely?
I’m not really worried about the ftp decrease since mine isn’t that high anyway! Thanks for the info