Unable to make it to a crit yesterday die to snow, I decided to indulge my lust for pain on the trainer.
Ended up doing 10 mins on / 10 mins off x 6 with each "on" at as close to 350w as I could hold it. FTP is currently around 330-335.
This was hard. especially after a 2 hour "am I gonna make it to the crit or am I gonna turn back, yep I'm gonna turn back" outdoor ride in 2 degrees and snow, hail etc.
Have previously read that 10 mins is a bit "neither here nor there" in so much as it is too long for a V02 max interval, but too short for pure threshold.
However, I did find that it hurt a lot (no pain, no gain) and that my HR was actually in the V02 max zone for most of the interval, especially the second half.
I'm also wondering if shorter blocks above FTP can help drag it up, rather than 20mins at 95% etc.
any thoughts?
Ended up doing 10 mins on / 10 mins off x 6 with each "on" at as close to 350w as I could hold it. FTP is currently around 330-335.
This was hard. especially after a 2 hour "am I gonna make it to the crit or am I gonna turn back, yep I'm gonna turn back" outdoor ride in 2 degrees and snow, hail etc.
Have previously read that 10 mins is a bit "neither here nor there" in so much as it is too long for a V02 max interval, but too short for pure threshold.
However, I did find that it hurt a lot (no pain, no gain) and that my HR was actually in the V02 max zone for most of the interval, especially the second half.
I'm also wondering if shorter blocks above FTP can help drag it up, rather than 20mins at 95% etc.
any thoughts?