Originally Posted by
Doge
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TimmyT noticed the difference in duration.
Just seems elite riders can tell from their bodies and experience what they can take.
You've been cited the same examples, often by the same people. numerous times over the years. And yet you post questions like this as if they're novel or you've never gotten an answer.
yes, one can sometimes go harder than they think. people do actually break PRs. But if I'm undertaking a bridge to a break that might take 5 minutes and my enthusiasm has me punting out 500 watts, it's staring me in the face telling me I'm not going to make it and even if I came close it I'll blow when I get near it.
And as said in this thread, it is simply another tool. Personally I can tape over the numbers and hit them any way in most circumstances. It doesn't 'change' the way I ride per se, but it checks the enthusiasm in the early part of an effort, or the pain when the mind says you can't do it.