Originally Posted by
PepeM
So if I pedal constantly, keeping a speed of 12mph, will I get a better workout than if I pedal up to 30mph, hold for a minute, then coast until I am back to 15mph and repeat, both for the same amount of time? One should be careful when making definitive statements.
Thing is...90% of people I see pedaling and then coasting are not doing
intervals, which is what you describe. If they are doing intervals they do not post on cycling forums calling the activity "pedaling then coasting", rather they call it what it is-"intervals". Most people pedaling and then coasting are not doing training intervals. Most are turning 12-15MPH and then stop pedaling, and only continuing pedaling once their speed drops more than their liking. It is a bad habit to get into, that is easily suckered in if you do lots of MUT riding.
Definitive, sure? But not careless, rather reasoned. You can read a fair deal by how people phrase things.