VO2 prep to kick off new season?

[csgraham]

Hi,

Coach Chad has mentioned on the podcast that he sometimes does a week or two of VO2 workouts after off season to get the body ready for some good base training. I know it’s not an “official” plan and I’m having trouble finding details on that in the forum. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!
Chris

[Scheherazade]

Here I believe.

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

There isn’t a plan for this, but it’s a pretty easy thing to slap together if you comb the workout catalog’s VO2max offerings. Personally, I like starting short (30-second repeats) and growing the durations over a block as short as a single week to as long as 3 weeks depending on when my progress and/or motivation starts to stall. It never fails to surprise me how much more manageable 3-minute VO2max repeats are if I start short and work my way up to these longer jobbers, even if I do it over t…

[csgraham]

That was exactly what I was looking for, thanks! I was searching for “primer” when I should have been looking for “boost”.

Chris