Short intense period before starting base? Chad's short FTP boost plan

[Captain_Doughnutman]

@chad

Even a 1-week block of just VO2max can do wonders and in most cases doesn’t require extra recovery time.

Meanwhile, over at another thread:

@krispenhartung

Effects of a Seven Day Overload-Period of High-Intensity Training on Performance and Physiology of Competitive Cyclists

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270748/

It’s a 1 week VO2max/all-out protocol, it will however require at least 1 week of recovery.