Hi all.
If using a hard 3-3.30min interval on an assault bike trying to hit 1.5 miles within that time . Which energy system would you be using with a rest period of 3-4mins.
And the benefits of this ?
Thanks in advance
In THEORY the hard 3 - 3:30 would use mostly the glycolytic pathway and the aerobic pathway would be used to promote recovery and ATP regeneration during the 3-4 min rest.
And that would be applicable to endurance athletes who are in very good shape. But I would think that the average gym rat would be incapable of maintaining a maximal intensity effort for 3 - 3:30, the forced decrease in intensity leading to a greater reliance on the aerobic system.
That is, if Iām understanding your question properly. I assume you mean going all out for 3-3:30 minutes, taking 3-4 min of rest then going hard again for 3-3:30min.
This approach, IMHO, would be extremely hard to recover from for non-well trained endurance athletes
I personally would never recommend that approach unless you are specifically training for something like a 5 or 10km run.
Turn the question around. What energy system are you trying to improve and why. Are you trying to improve VO2 max, aerobic threshold. Is this for running, cycling, cardio fitness etc etcā¦
And select a method and duration to fit that. Selecting something like 3min/3 min sounds like the classic I read it somewhere.
Anaerobic glycolosis drops off a cliff after about 2 mins to become mostly aerobic.
I would be even harsher than @Christian_Thibaudeau, this is not even suitable for a 5K or 10K runner.
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