Originally Posted by
genejockey
I'm working my way through the Zwift Academy workouts, this time doing them with FTP set at my most recent value. I'm not sure why, but I'm finding them a lot more doable, even at a higher FTP setting. Also, my HR is not only not going quite as high (maybe 4 bpm lower maximum) but also it's dropping a lot farther in the recovery segments - the lowest it got during the 6 minutes between the 2 sets of 3 back in September was 132. Tonight it was 113.
I find it hard to believe I'm suddenly in that much better shape. Maybe I was sick in September/October or something?
I see on Strava that you mention a going to a higher cadence (110+rpm) for the VO2 max intervals - yeah, that's always been the case for me that my best results in that region, and above, have been at higher than cruisin' cadence (which is something that probably would have taken a while to realize with ERG).