I have a serious issue with Threshold work which I just can’t seem to get my head around. My power zones feel like this: Z2: love it, give me five hours, I can’t get enough Z3: satisfyingly tough yet achievable. Can hold SS for decent length intervals Z4: absolute hell. Struggle to even hold 5 mi…

SOLUTION - it’s a weird one… August 2024 I had a minor crash and visited A&E just to get checked out. I had hurt my neck in the crash so they did a full check over including a CT scan. They found no issues from the crash, but they did find I had undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta. It’s a congenit…

good news is coggan is hanging around reddit r/velo as grouchy_ad_3113

[image] Bbt67: To be honest threshold training is the only zone you need a decent estimate to base training on and it seems off reading this thread. I completely agree with this statement, which is what I’ve never liked about ‘anchoring’ everything off your supposed FTP. On a bell curve it, i…

Really? Does not sound like Coggan at all to me, he is grouchy, argumentative, overly pedantic and generally rude to anyone and everyone.

[image] BCM: Coggan has been on this forum and specifically said FTP = MLSS and everything (and everyone) else is wrong. That is not what Coggan has said. You can go listen to him explain it on ten different podcasts. FTP is the functional, practical way to define this. 40k TT or about an ho…

[image] AJS914: That is not what Coggan has said [image] How Much of FTP is Psychological? And I’m saying that you are correct in equating FTP with MLSS. And: [image]

Below is directly from the_cog but it won’t let me link it properly for some reason. FTP is the functional expression of maximal metabolic steady state. Historically, the latter has been operationalized as maximal lactate steady state, usually using Beneke’s criteria. There actually isn’t a lot of …

[image] Bones: I didn’t read through this whole thread, but can’t the OP just turn down the threshold workouts a bit to the point where they are able to complete the workout? I see completing the workout as your number one goal from a mental and physical perspective. It sounds like the other zon…

If anyone wants to listen to Coggan talk about FTP go to 22:00: [image] Perspectives #18: Overcoming Historical Inertia, with Andy Coggan Podcast Episode · Empirical Cycling Podcast · 09/16/2022 · 1h 49m

[image] Monkeyevil: And if you REALLY like vo2, look into 3 to 5 min intervals. It’s a really special time I promise :joy:

Why does Threshold feel like hell?

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