I really enjoy (and respond well) to sweet spot work and have benefited from ssb 1 and 2 to give decent rises in ftp. The issue is I struggle with v02 max work, and in particular repeatability of hard intervals. However feel in a bit of a catch 22…do I keep on sweetspot to raise ftp…knowing that it …

[image] RobertSims: Can’t disagree with your analysis…which shows that partly must be mental (and that I had a superb day I did ramp test and was caffeinated up to my eyeballs!!!) Yes, it’s possible you just go really deep in the ramp test in a way that isn’t possible more than once every few…

Is there a scientifically/biologically defined VO2max recovery period, as in, how soon after hitting VO2max will you phase out of it once work has stopped?

Roughly 10-25 seconds based on the research I linked. Probably depends on the severity of the workload.

Speculation on my part, but I would think that energy costs of repeatedly accelerating your body in the short interval bursts demands more oxygen/energy from the body versus someone maintaining their momentum in longer VO2max intervals.

Thanks for helpful replies to original question, and for reposting Coach Chad’s remedy. The whole thread has been fascinating and a good example of the gold in this forum. Besides being ancient and slower, I actually have an easier time with shorter VO2max intervals than the longer SS and threshol…

Sounds like the real key (at least for me) is to ignore the power target (or just use it for a guide) and go by feel. This is what I do for my swimming and running intervals. @Captain_Doughnutman had asked me about this recently, and here’s the excerpt from carmichael training systems on how to do t…

OK, so a bit of an update. Yesterday was Stanislaus -4 (:40 @ 120% then :50 at 40%) Today was my homebrew Stanislaus -3 (:45 @ 120% then :50 at 40%) Both workouts were performed at approximately 5:00am. Thirty minutes before each workout I had small handful of mixed/unsalted nuts and a 12-ounce …

Chad reccomends taking alternating VO2 work and having easy (breathe through your nose) days in between. 40% true recovery rides. Lazy Mountain type stuff. Three days on the trot doing VO2 is pretty intense.

@Jack_Russell_Racing is the time referencing power or HR? I only ask as I use wko+ as well but just power. I only write this as either I’m messed up or there is a general misunderstanding about what it is we are trying to achieve performing these. That is, whatever power gives you the most time n…

Catch 22 on VO2 work

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Catch 22 on VO2 work

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