One way to assess this yourself is to map your 5 sec, 1 min, 5 min and FT power on the table in the link below. This will tell you where you are differentially strong (currently).
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Great read, many thanks
I would do what Bryce suggested and do relatively easier VO2 Max workouts. All VO2 max workouts are not created equal. Something like Taylor -2 is a lot easier than Spencer +2.
Start with short on/off workouts, skip intervals in a set if you must, then build up from there.
Have you been doing a lot of VO2 work? If you haven’t, I suspect your FTP is so close to your VO2 Max power because you’ve trained it to be that way, rather than your body only wants to operate that way.
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Thanks Nate, much appreciated. I think I’ve neglected VO2 in the past, and to be honest suspect I’ve just been bashing threshold meaning I’v adapted to that rather than anything else. Today I did Spencer at a power level suggested in a follow up phone call with the Boardman people and managed to complete the efforts, but only just, which I guess is as it should be.
I now have a plan, let’s see if it works over the coming weeks!