could you link the podcast please?
A lot of my early understanding of training in my junior days came from here.
I remember an article in BIcycling magazine about LeMond training in Minnesota in the winter, doing long CC skis in the morning and trainer intervals in the afternoon. I remember following the trainer workouts that were described (3 on 3 off so basically V02 Max type).
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For those who like to obsess over such things (I never have cared how others train):
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Saw this study, too. Once again it seems that descending/coasting ist not removed from Zone 1. For an Andorra based pro easily up to 30% of the session time.
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As an athlete, I have long subscribed to the argument, “never copy the training program of a champion, as you don’t know whether they are a champion because of, or in spite of, their training program”.
As a scientist, I have always been interested in more important/more impactful questions than how elite athletes train.
(Note that the athlete/scientist distinction is a bit arbitrary, because I started racing and studying exercise physiology at about the same time.)
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Understanding fatigue (in any given training block) is the most important variable I pay attention to. When to ease up and when to press on with a demanding career and family has been a moving target over the decades.
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As a fan, I enjoy seeing what pro riders do outside of the racing (and often making a connection between the training and subsequent racing). It just enhances my enjoyment of the sport.
Otherwise I see what you mean w/r/t to the other two “personas”.
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See, that’s the other thing…I’ve never really been very much of a sports fan, cycling or otherwise. The only times I have ever paid much attention is when I have known someone who was competing.
30% of the session training a skill that is equally as needed as climbing.
I don’t say it is not needed, it’s simply not something that can be attributed to a physiological training zone. These training zones are about physiology not skills.
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Did he mention what would be duration of rest in those 5x1 minute intervals? Thanks
Anyone read this article about Lazkano: The Ludicrous Power of Oier Lazkano – Puncheur
About this Strava ride:
10min over-unders avaraging 525W.
Pretty decent power.
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He didn‘t mention it so I only assume plenty of rest to fully recover for another all out effort 
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I don’t think I’ll last the full 35mins but that is awesome. I can barely hold 300w for 3mins he has held it with long intervals well beyond it 
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Aggregating 152 days of pre-race data, it reveals the huge base volume, scarcity of intensity, and micro-dialled work distribution of the anonymous subject as they finessed their form for a raid on the podium of the Corsa Rosa.
"It’s an age-old training philosophy that you should either train “hard” or “easy,” and nothing in between. And this rider has got that down to a T.
Lastly, it’s interesting to see there was a lot of Z2 “sweet spot,” or sub-threshold, effort on this rider’s program."
What? Author has no idea what he is talking about lol
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