power intervals to 125%to failure

[Old Junker]

has anyone tried intervals to 125% of 40ktt to failure, meaning as long as possible

 

[frenchyge]

You mean ending when power drops <125% FT, or death?

I've tried a 1-min Max Power test, and power was still nearly 200% FT at the end of the minute, but I kinda ran out of hill at the end. I probably had a good 30sec left to 'failure'.

 

[SolarEnergy]

has anyone tried intervals to 125% of 40ktt to failure, meaning as long as possible

I was planning to do just that, eh well, with the exception that I wanted to ramp it up to this level. Same principle as a max test. But at first, I may do 3 of these, and really push to failure on the last one, (but that is because I am a chicken).

My goal is to improve my ability to train at L5.

 

[Spunout]

I've seen national team protocols, looks like this would be 7-8 minutes. For some of us, 125% FT is MAP on a conconi test (or close)...so our best time at CP (critical power) is basically the end of a VO2Max interval.

 

[postal_bag]

has anyone tried intervals to 125% of 40ktt to failure, meaning as long as possible

I was doing 5 x 4 min. intervals at 120% last summer, but I never tried one to failure. For a one time effort, at 125%, I would guess I could last 5-6 min. Latley I have been doing 2 min. repeats at 150%.

 

[Old Junker]

I was doing 5 x 4 min. intervals at 120% last summer, but I never tried one to failure. For a one time effort, at 125%, I would guess I could last 5-6 min. Latley I have been doing 2 min. repeats at 150%.

those 2 minutes at 150% are killer have you seen any watt increases in your 2 minute efforts? my thought was that if i continuosly tried to get to failure about 300w that it would eventually 1) go up 10w or, 2) go up +2minutes, or 3) die trying

 

[postal_bag]

those 2 minutes at 150% are killer have you seen any watt increases in your 2 minute efforts? my thought was that if i continuosly tried to get to failure about 300w that it would eventually 1) go up 10w or, 2) go up +2minutes, or 3) die trying

I haven't tried them at any higher levels. I was doing 1' on 1' off at 150% once a week, 2 sets of 6. Now I'm doing 2' on 3' off at 150%, 1 set of 6. I'm not really trying to train this area, it's just to get my legs ready before I go into my vo2 max stage. Hopefully the 4' intervals at 120% will seem easier to endure, especially if I include a couple of those 1' efforts in my warm-up.

 

[fergie]

has anyone tried intervals to 125% of 40ktt to failure, meaning as long as possible

What do you hope to improve by doing such efforts and when in the preparation for the goal event would you include them?

Hamish Ferguson
Cycling Coach

 

[Old Junker]

What do you hope to improve by doing such efforts and when in the preparation for the goal event would you include them?

Hamish Ferguson
Cycling Coach

i would hope to increase mspo maximum sustainable power output, it would be in season until increases plataeu