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…

Me doing 4 minute intervals: “When I open my eyes and wipe the tears away, there’s gonna be, what, 30 seconds of this interval left” 2:00 “Oh, man!” :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Far too much Coggan chat… remember he turns up if you say his name too much… Like beetlejuice

[image] CamSam: 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 minutes in zone. High HR, high REP, legs ouchy. Z5 and above: love, love love. I just want to spend all…

Then at 4 min hitting the lap button and not being able to pedal so you fall into a heap on the side of the road. Good times.

[image] hubcyclist: good news is coggan is hanging around reddit r/velo as grouchy_ad_3113 There is a small cult on this forum that questions whether we are experiencing the real Coggan or…

[image] Twowkg: he is grouchy, argumentative, overly pedantic and generally rude to anyone and everyone. Being correct and being likeable are often strangers.

Not at all lol. There are plenty of very knowledgeable and polite people in the exercise science field. Coggan, while very knowledgeable, delights in subtly (or not so subtly) talking down to those he believes are beneath him (basically everyone).

A little update… tonight I completed Tweed +6 (7x5@102%) and rated it as Hard. The intervals felt hard towards the end but always achievable. I found the rest (5min) to be more than adequate and felt ready to go again with time to spare. I do wonder how much of this is a mental block of longer int…

[image] Helvellyn: “When I open my eyes and wipe the tears away, there’s gonna be, what, 30 seconds of this interval left” 2:00 “Oh, man!” This is where VO2 on a hill wins every time. You are not clock watching. You just put the effort out and when you reach top or a particular land mark yo…

Why does Threshold feel like hell?

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JoeX January 28, 2025, 8:32pm 95

There is a small cult on this forum that
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