Originally Posted by
ericm979
The point of the 5 min all out before the test is to use up your anaerobic capacity, so your 20 min is aerobic only.
If you don't do that your 20 min will contain some anaerobic work, making the number high by some amount. That may not me much if you are like me and don't have much anaerobic capacity.
I hear ya. So what is the best approach to pace yourself for 5 minutes all out effort? Obviously yesterday I started too hard and cooked myself after 3 minutes in so I guess super hard start is not the best way.