Training for a six-minute climb

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There’s been threads on similar subjects before. I forget what they say but they may be of help, this is one of them:

Advice on training for 8 minute hill climb

Hi everybody. I’m a long-term TR user looking to improve my performance on a popular local climb. The segment is 3.65 km at 4.2%. I have found TrainNow very helpful over the last 3 months, mixing in sweet-spot and VO2max work, but not following a very strict regimen. My FTP is at an all-time high of 322 which puts me at about 4.4-4.5 watts per kg. My calculation is that I need to average 375 W on the climb to break 8 minutes, which is my primary goal. At present I can hold about 365 W. Obviously…