How do I do it? I've been doing a lot of reading about it and a lot of riding but I'm not sure I've found a straight answer for how you work on "increasing" your v02 max.

I sort of have the impression that spending a lot of time on the bike at an increased heart-rate (85% mhr) will build your v02max over time. Is that all there is to it?

Second part: Over in the road cycling forum there is a workout thread (stickied) that has a workout for "v02max intervals". Are these intervals for increasing your v02max or are they supposed to be done at v02max, with any gains being only marginal?

I know these are n00b questions, but I'm still nailing down the lingo, any clearification would be much appreciated.