Originally Posted by
MDcatV
sure, the PM is the gold standard for this type of workout, but it can be done by just riding hard, harder, harder, etc. HR *should* respond similarly each effort, and based on one's knowledge of their own body, they *should* be able to conclude when they're going backward (although that's the trickiest part of doing a workout such as the pacing workout on PE or with LTHR as the guide). BUT, that doesnt mean that one couldnt benefit from it - maybe not so much the pacing benefit, but the time working at or near ftp/lthr.
Fair enough... I would agree that you would still get a good threshold workout you would just not get the pacing benefit from it.
Here is mine from a few days ago. Because the HR starts lower for each interval and drifts up as it goes, if you tried to hold a steady HR you would probably go to hard at the start and fade near the end.
