Originally Posted by
TMonk
In general, I think this is my approach to intervals. With a reasonably accurate FTP, you should still get some adaptation at the lower end of zone targets, and it's easier on the head. If you some juice once you get into the workout - go ahead and push it up from there.
Right, so my old FTP, well what I was using was 250. I was able to not only complete each workout with relative ease I was also usually going over the range, especially the last set and was not terribly hard.
So 5x5 for instance the old range was 262-300. First set was always just keep it in the range, get my legs woken up, (I do a warm up, but I still treat the first set with kid gloves. Second set would be 270, third set 280, 290 and then last set I would keep it above 300. All of which I did, not easy but not too hard either.
New FTP 272.
Range now for 5x5 is 286-330.
I know I can do it, and I think I can hold 290 for all 5 sets, however today was not the day.