Legs vs. Cardio, Warming Up, Speed Wobbles and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 215

[martinheadon]

@Tucker

We’ll be discussing the common saying of legs or lungs failing first and the science behind that

Would be amazing if this discussion could touch on the related question I had from the previous podcast, which is the relative importance of power (through intensity) and HR (through duration) in vo2 intervals…

Nationals, VO2 Max, Rotating Mass and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 214

So (listening to this a bit at a time)… I have two related questions, both basically about duration at certain intensities. When you’re trying to add low-intensity volume, is there evidence that adding on 15 minutes of cool down 4 times a week has the same effect as adding 1 hour once? It somehow feels like doing the hour all at once would do more good. Secondly, how much of benefit from vo2 work comes from the muscles working at that intensity, and how much comes from accumulating time at hig…