isaac124:
In a self-regulated maximal effort, the power will start much higher than 125% ftp and end at something lower (highly variable depending on athlete) with the Power curve for the interval looking something like an exponential decay curve. RER for this type of interval will shoot up to plateau and stay there for a much larger proportion of the interval.
Yes I’m familiar and do these myself.
For vo2max there is a TR workout “Rattlesnake” that fits that style:
I don’t know, perhaps Coach Chad is using language he feels is better suited for indoor training? FWIW the vo2max steady state workouts have language like this:
And the workout instructions for 20-second sprints explicitly tell you to go all-out
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