It’s a lot better on the desktop app, as both options are side-by-side. I assume that’s also the case with the mobile app; as for the web view of the calendar on a mobile device, not to worry, that will disappear anyway 
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I am no programmer, but the GUI / UX between the apps annoys my OCD to the Nth degree.
Inconsistent placement of controls between interfaces for one, and TONS of wasted space in places like the Career page on the web drive me nuts. 
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Thanks! Really useful to know.
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And that FTP History is under “Account” and not the career page.
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Oh god yes. I’ve spent so much time hunting for that!
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Yeah, very misplaced there as well.
Not to mention that it should be directly accessible by clicking the “FTP” section at the top of the Career page where it is prominently displayed. That and other odd placements for separate links despite section titles being pure text just seem so obvious and overlooked to me.
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I think this is more to do with TR philosophy for training. From my exploration of this, these longer and longer VO2 max sessions are out of date.
Paul Laursen was Prof Exercise Physiology at Edith Cowan Uni, before returning to Canada to implement his HIIT research together with other Uni colleagues and some serious international level Triathletes.
In essence his research demonstrates far better performance from very high intensity, but very short HIIT intervals, and lots of them, eg, 5 sets of 7(20/20sec)+ 4min passive recovery. Typically his sets are based on 10/15/20/30sec. 10sec are very hard to self manage, ie, needs a coach calling the start/finish while you are either at full rest or accelerating like crazy to continue flat out.
A neat aspect is with such short intervals, there isn’t a lactate build up so you feel great afterwards.
I don’t think it possible to do a 5minute VO2max session; by definition once you have reached VO2max, ie, gasping for breath, your effort after that moment will be harder and harder to maintain, hence, you must fade.
On the other hand if it is just FTP based, that is probably not at VO2Max. FTP can be handy to help you rise quickly to that level, but once there it is all about oxygen processing, ie, nothing to do with FTP.
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Today’s offering was pretty brutal too (Adams+1). The intervals are 7-2’ with increasing intensity, and I could only do the last ones with micro-breaks. But it feels like it’s not my breathing that’s limiting me but my muscle strength/lactate burn, though maybe it’s the same thing…
VO2Max is only about the processing of Volume of Oxygen (VO2). A High FTP helps you get to the point where you are gasping for oxygen, if you aren’t getting to that point, and getting there within a few seconds, you are not doing a VO2 session, probably Threshold, ie, you need to work harder, so that you are gasping for oxygen, then provide feedback about how hard it is.
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I am gasping, but my legs fail before my lungs.
That is normal. You’ve got the the point where you can’t get enough oxygen into your bloodstream for your body to convert into energy, and you fade.
@mcneese.chad and @Helvellyn hit the mark already on this one – post-workout surveys will contribute to the adaptations you get from Adaptive Training.
We don’t want athletes to overthink the post-workout surveys, but, for the sake of clarity, if one has to backpedal, lower the intensity of the workout, or pull similar tricks to get through, we’d classify that as an All Out effort.
Marking such a workout as All Out will help Adaptive Training dial you into the right workouts for your current fitness – we want your workouts to be Productive, after all!
Nice work grinding through those longer VO2 efforts – they’re tough!!
Thanks! Guess I’ve been thinking that it’s not All Out if I’m not actually puking or crying 
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Found my name here so thought I’d comment. @freoishome is accurate here. Along these line, the work of researchers Nicki Almquist and Bent Ronnestad will be of interest. Optimizing Your HIIT: The Power of Short Intervals
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One thing I would add is that performing these intervals outside is a bit cumbersome.
Can see your point. Agree they are best done on the trainer but if you live in a mountainous region you can make solid inroads to short interval progress…
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Respect.
But what does that say about us?
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You are on one end of the spectrum. On the other, those who think if they are any kind of fatigue from training TR is burning them out.
Too many years of the pressures of rowing training where people regularly go to silly extremes
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