Not obese just overweight
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Absolutely.
The article cited in the initial thread on this topic mentioned generalized aerobic benefits of HIT (high intensity training) along with other physiological benefits. The subjects, who were off an off-season base of slow mileage, greatly improved their 40k TT after solely doing HIT.
This means they only did sprints of a couple hundred yards for just six minutes, 33% of that being rest, and came away with very real benefits to a race of 25 miles.
This sounds like a good way to reduce wear and tear during post-season (championship) training or in the weeks prior to the start of the season. Although I haven't seen any research to support this idea: one would guess that fewer miles mean less overall chronic stress on the joints and bones, and more time out of the saddle recuperating. I don't know.