jaretj wrote:
1. I did that last spring on the bike and run and it worked well for me. 2. I did that on my way to 5X5 on the bike and it worked well too.
3. Some may think that's a little high for endurance zone but different things work for different people. I'm more of 55% of Power at VO2max.
Regarding number 3 it's totally different than zone-based and based mainly on a compromise between time and power and also prescriptive for purposes of clarity but the thinking goes like this:
- If you have only 90 minutes of time to workout then 55% might not be adequate to provide stimulus
- Ideally, you would be able to ride long enough such that 55% produces a cardiac drift of 5-10%
- In my case, for example, my target event duration is two hours so...
- when I can ride two hours I'll ride two hours and, for example, 55% might produce a 5-10% drift...
- ...but if I only have 90 minutes to ride then I'll up the power to get a decent stimulus...
- ...and this is the scenario I recommend for a simple plan because I figure two hours is a popular target event duration for many cyclists...
- ...but many only have 90 minutes to train or can only tolerate 90 minutes indoors and indoor training is my specialty
- ...but of course those who can ride their full target event duration will want to do that
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