buzz wrote:
gosh that's a helpful answer thanks!
just to circle back to where i started, you said if your ftp is correct you should be able to go to 2x20 (i assume on 2-4 min rest between). i wondered how "hard" that should be. i can do it, but i'd have to take an easy day before, and it would be a deep "shoot me now" effort.
should it be that hard?
i ask because i'm always a bit mystified about how "hard" certain efforts should be. i say this as a tt guy with some good results. but i get confused by training talk.
No it should not be that hard. Remember, FTP is the power that you should be able to hold for about an hour. So, holding that power for 20 min in each rep (and only 40 min total) should not be that hard. If you're barely hanging on after 20min....you're FTP is probably 5-10% too high.
When I start a threshold effort, I ask myself if I can hold "this" for the entire set duration (eg, 2x20+rest...so 45 min). If not, then something's wrong with me or my FTP.
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Tom_hampton: Aug 10, 20 12:34