Originally Posted by
Issaquatch
I think I just found the answer to my own question. I re-read that section in the book and they say the goal of the 5 minute effort is to open up the legs, so I think it is okay to skip it given that I don't think it helps me.
Re-read the book. I think you'll see they say do the 5 minutes at threshold, not all out. Big difference there.