Originally Posted by
caloso
And 250w is 250w whether you're in a big gear mashing or a small gear spinning.
Originally Posted by
caloso
Physiologically, an equivalent power output will be equivalently draining.
But you don't address the question of muscle recruitment. Physiologically, mashing and spinning will recruit different proportions of Type I and II fibers, so it would appear they are not equivalent physiologically. We know the two types don't fatigue equally, but I don't know what "draining" means.