Polarized Training Workouts & Experiences (80/20)

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Short intense period before starting base? Chad's short FTP boost plan

There isn’t a plan for this, but it’s a pretty easy thing to slap together if you comb the workout catalog’s VO2max offerings. Personally, I like starting short (30-second repeats) and growing the durations over a block as short as a single week to as long as 3 weeks depending on when my progress and/or motivation starts to stall. It never fails to surprise me how much more manageable 3-minute VO2max repeats are if I start short and work my way up to these longer jobbers, even if I do it over t…

And another good reference.

VO2 % reduction - whilst still acquiring the right intensity and training effect

not at all. The table is confusing without proper context. And it doesn’t spell out a prescriptive plan of attack. From the top: If you are doing 120% vo2max intervals and cannot complete them, in TR app you can adjust intensity down as low as 90%. If you still can’t complete them, consider halting current plan and doing a short 2-3 week vo2max booster block. For the VO2Max Booster block, you need to build a progression into a 2-3 week block of training. The target is to do 2 or 3 a week, and …