burnthesheep wrote:
Dimm wrote:
Why is it that sweet spot (subthreshold) training is so popular in biking and yet most running programs tend to be focused on threshold running (rather than lower intensity tempo/subthreshold)?I'm going to guess then wait for the experts.........
On the bike, the impact of sweetspot is essentially how well you are at picking the zone, duration, and frequency. There isn't a "pounding" factor to it. You won't acutely injure yourself.
With running, threshold is a shorter duration of time than "sweetspot" both during a single workout AND over the course of a week. So, the pounding is less.
Running is impact, cycling is not.
So, sweetspot on the bike is just how much you can fit within your https://www.newenglandsummit.com/ slots online bonus CTL/ATL/TSB before you crack. Not whether you're going to actually injure your legs.
Also, true sweetspot on the bike isn't doing a few cute 10min sets in a single workout or two workouts. To me, it's accumulating a couple hours of it over the course of a week. I only ride my bike 6 hours a week. In a sweetspot week, I'd target 3 hours spent in sweetspot zone.
If that were threshold, a strong week might see me hit 90min total time in zone.
Great answer! thanks!