Empirical Cycling Podcast “Why Not Rønnestad 30/15 Intervals” aka Brasted

[DaveWh]

@Captain_Doughnutman

it may be more a mental state than a physical state causing stoppage.

@Captain_Doughnutman

Perhaps a bigger limiter to the factors of stoppage is breathing/inhalation

I asked this in a poll a while back. 80% of people say it’s because their legs get tired. Does this mean there’s a big dose of HTFU needed for TR users

What is the reason you stop the ramp test?

For me, it’s my heart can’t beat any faster - how about you? poll ————————————- Edit: added question: Can any information be gleaned from why people fail the ramp test to inform the sort of training they should do or avoid? Or set expectations on the response to training? E.g. can muscle endurance/utilization of oxygen be more readily trained than cardiac output/oxygen delivery? ——————————————- Edit: addition of study on max HR and reasons for stopping: These are some interesting stats In…