Originally Posted by
CyclingBK
Very happy to see that what I’m doing is recommended....
“Want your intervals to be simple and easy to remember, but still brutally effective? Try these, recommended by David Henderson on his blog. “Ride absolutely as hard as you can for 1 minute, then soft pedal as easy as you can for 3 minutes, repeat 5-8 times or until you think you see Jesus.”
This is pretty much exactly what I do. The full blog post is too involved for me to understand but some here may find it interesting.
Here is the full piece and the blog is hyperlinked within the quote I posted
https://www.roadbikerider.com/try-th...ing-intervals/
Technically, this is known as "speed work." I've done these in final prep for a little extra strength on the flat, after doing a lot of FTP and climbing work I can make no sense of the T-Max interval recommendation.