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Originally Posted by ericm979
Tabatas don't do that much for your FTP, which is what you need for long climbs. And they don't do anything for endurance.

See http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...abata-Protocol
That's not really true. Tabatas are simply a complicated VO2max workout. They are definitely not sprint intervals.
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