I’m focusing on short climbs and in the future potentially crits, my 1 minute power is OK at 846W but my 2 minute power is relatively weaker at 549W - I find myself gasping for air so seems like it’s a VO2 max/aerobic limitation more than muscle strength, legs don’t feel too fatigued. What’s likely…

Ooouf I was afraid you’d say 4 minutes, mentally so so hard to do… but think you’re right! Now do those seated at high cadence or out of the saddle at low(er)? Twice pr week then one zone 2 ride, or would I get more from 1 added sweet spot ride?

If you’re just interested in 2 minute power I’d say the best way is to workout like a track rider. All out 2 minute effort. Pedal around for 15 minutes at ~60% FTP. Get off the bike. Stretch your back. Hang out for a couple minutes. Do another 2 minute effort. Etc.

I think you just did not pace your 2min max effort correctly based on your power curve (it seems like maybe you sprinted and fell apart big time within the second minute - just a guess tho). You might want to try testing it specifically in some workout and purposefully lock into something like 650-7…

[image] baldheadbiomed: I’m focusing on short climbs and in the future potentially crits, my 1 minute power is OK at 846W but my 2 minute power is relatively weaker at 549W - I find myself gasping for air so seems like it’s a VO2 max/aerobic limitation more than muscle strength, legs don’t feel …

I left out weight as it is a bit misleading, I do more calisthenics than cycling so my upper body is relatively more developed than my legs, hence I’m heavy around 85 kg (…reckon I could drop to 80 kg and keep the cycling power if I shrunk my upper body). Wondering if first doing 30-60s low cadence…

Very interesting topic. When comparing 1 min vs 2 min efforts in cycling, I immediately think of 400m vs 800m events in track and field. According to Google, “What makes a good 800m runner”: A great 800 runner should be able to run at least 46 (seconds) or faster for the 400. A great 800 runner s…

My guess would be that you have a heavy anaerobic contribution for that first minute. When you enter the second minute you are much more dependent on your aerobic contribution which isn’t as well developed. Longer intervals in the 2-8 minute area would be my recommendation

FWIW this is my current ESTIMATE of aerobic/anaerobic contributions at 1-minute and 2-minutes, from WKO modeling: my 1-minute all-out effort is roughly 55% Glycolytic / 45% Aerobic: [image] my 2-minute all-out effort is roughly 36% Glycolytic / 64% Aerobic: [image] Looking at my data across s…

Hey man, sorry if this is a bit much but i am fascinated by this because your physiology is so different than mine. It is a level of snap and pop that i’ve never had and certainly never will (so i need to just rely on crackle, which is of course fine too). are you basically able to easily win any b…

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Yeah, I will try to primarily work on my 3-5 min power damn it’s going to suck. Another (semi-scientific) chart. Wonder if it makes sense to breathe harder at the beginning of 2 min effort to front load the aerobic system ;p

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