Just wondering whether you guys (and girls) think that this workout would be doable (if FTP is accurate).
20 at 220
20 at 240
20 at 260
20 at 280
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20 at 320
We would do progression runs in college but usually pace dropped down every mile (5 min-ish). 20 min seems a bit long. For a 2 hour effort I would think you are hitting pretty close to a race effort of that duration. Is that the goal here?
I think that most people hover around the 4.0 to 6.0 PL level range when their FTP is accurate - so I believe that the majority of people would not be able to complete that workout - but some could.
Yeah, this kind of workout doesn’t need to be part of usual base/build training periods. It suits more for 40k TT specialization phase, where athlete might not want to increase FTP but focuses on TTE at FTP. Also, if you are interested developing TTE at different intensities, it might not be best suited either (at least ramp rate and/or final step intensity)
Thank you for all the replies - really appreciate it.
Will give it a go at some point fairly soon and let you all know how it goes.
Also does anyone have a site/app/trainerroad etc where I can input this kind of workout to get an intensity rating? (As some of you have helpfully rated) Thanks again.
Just create workout in TR Workout creator or in TrainingPeaks so it syncs to TR calendar. From there TR itself rates it. But beware, it has some gotchas that may inflate PL and ruin later recommendations.