What I have not done is a lot of V02 max on the trainer. Yesterday I had a prescribed workout on TR. It was 9 x 3 mins (3 mins rest) as 3 sets of 3 with 6 mins rest between sets. Doesn't sound too awful right? Well they had it prescribed at 120%! Now it sounds awful right!!?? There was a little note at the bottom of the workout that said something like find a sustainable hard wattage for you. Well for me I figured first crack at it let's try 120%. I blew sky high on the 3rd one. That's coming off hitting pace in a 5 x 8 102% workout last week, and a 5 x 9 over / under workout last week that maxed my HR....those hurt. But I hit the targets.
So my question is this. When I do something like 5 x 5 at V02 I'm redlining at 360 or so. Yesterday's target.....396...lol. Do others find wide variations in what they can handle v02 wise? I'm assuming the higher trained athletes have a harder time hitting 120%. For reference my 5 minute power is about 410, Threshold about 330. I've been riding only about 15+ hours / week in the 700+ TSS range. I'm definitely not sharp, but until yesterday feel strong.
Just looking for other experiences with V02 targets. Thanks.
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