Originally Posted by
wktmeow
I think you actually develop better if your ftp is set a little too low than a little too high. Going over ftp during long intervals is going to make them much harder to recover from (at least this was my experience when I used to use the 20m test and my 2x20s made me feel like I was going to die at the end) Going under and then progressively pushing the TTE out seems like it'd be better at avoiding burn out.
For most athletes this is probably a better approach and what I might recommend as a coach, especially for a new/inexperienced athlete. I've seemed to make it work for me, but I imagine my workouts would have a much higher rate of attrition of I didn't have a left-learning power curve.
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