Comments on: How to Increase Your Threshold Power

By: Gray

Gray — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:58:07 +0000

Jesper, just to say in response to your last post that I very much enjoyed this one. Indeed I have just started training using your 5x 40/20 sec intervals at 90/50% Vo2 max. Interesting although this averages out at 77% Vo2 max my HR when doing these intervals never gets as high as an equivalent 5 mins at even 75%. Is this normal?

By: Jesper Bondo Medhus

Jesper Bondo Medhus — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:52:52 +0000

@Anthony
I don’t think it is that important to consider recovery periods between long sub-threshold intervals. In theory it would be best to keep recovery periods relatively short to maintain a high oxygen uptake in the recovery period. Though, since it is an interval with an intensity below threshold power, you will quicker reach you target oxygen uptake than when you train e.g. VO2 max intervals. Thus, I would suggest you try to just take the recovery period you need and start the next interval when your legs and mind are ready for it. 5-7minutes would probably be fine, but some riders will prefer more recovery.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:51:17 +0000

Great article Jesper. I have one question. What recovery period would be recommended between efforts for the Sub-Threshold Power Intervals? 5-7 minutes, perhaps?

Thanks!
Anthony