I wanted to do 1-minute intervals today because I'm anaerobically challenged. So I decided to do crank them out at a couple of notches below eyes-bleeding intensity so I could do a fair amount of them, and then proceed "until failure." That occurred after the 8th one, about one hour into the workout. As I was ready to noodle home, it occurred to me that I felt at the end of that interval about the same way I feel at the end of a 60-minute race, when it's time to sprint but I typically have nothing left to give. "Until failure" is coming a little too soon. So I did one more. And then one more. And another one after that. They weren't as strong as the first 8, but I think that's OK. You can sprint in the first 1/3 of the race when you're still fresh, but it probably won't put you on the podium.
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Power File 3.27.09: Go Fasts
In these, I jump as hard as I can for about 5 seconds, and then hold on until I fall out of my anaerobic zone. In the first couple, it takes about a minute. By the end though, I'm lucky to hang on for half that.
The numbers don't lie but the graphs do - the 5th one was actually the wussiest jump. For some reason PowerAgent wants you to think I sprint at 700 watts when I'm fresh.
Power File 2.27.09: Room for improvement
First real anaerobic workout of the season. Gotta start somewhere. Like the bottom, for example.
Power File 2.9.09: Fending off System Shock
It occurred to me that I haven't been above 350 watts for more than 20 seconds since September. To prevent a complete system failure at Tradezone this weekend, maybe it's a good idea to reacquaint my legs with anaerobic burn.
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