Originally Posted by
Willbird
That is the intent of intervals if I understood it right, 5min hard, 2 easier, 5 hard, 2 easier, 5 hard...then fully recover, the first few deplete "anaerobic reserves"....the following ones are stressing the anaerobic system with no reserves.
yep intervals would be comparable, and from my personal experience i cant do more than 7 5min intervals with 1min recovery at no where near 140% FTP ( i can do 108% tops)....i would love to be able to go that deep with that short of recoveries.