ruine your training?

bartjoosen said:

Hi,

I was wondering if I train for example 5 hours at 65% MHR, than this would be an excelent basic endurance training. But what if I cycle 6 hours and do the last hour an interval training. Am I training both my anaerobic capacities and my basic endurance? Or isn't it possible to train both on the same trainingsession?

Regards

Bart

Why not do the intervals first, then your endurance? i think you would get more out of it that way i could be wrong.

zaskar said:

Why not do the intervals first, then your endurance? i think you would get more out of it that way i could be wrong.

It depends on what you are training for, where you are in a program, what your training experience is, etc. I've prescribed both scenarios, depending on whom I'm coaching.

bartjoosen said:

Am I training both my anaerobic capacities and my basic endurance? Or isn't it possible to train both on the same trainingsession?

Regards

Bart

It's physiologically impossible to train the anaerobic energy pathways seperately from the aerobic one since recovery following the use of the anaerobic pathways is strictly an aerobic process. And it is possible to train both pathways with the right interval scenario, should that be your goal. However, if the goal of your 5hr workout is to devlop aerobic endurance, I suggest you stick with that goal for that particular workout (which does not mean that "intervals" per se are inappropriate).

Smartt/RST said:

It's physiologically impossible to train the anaerobic energy pathways seperately from the aerobic one since recovery following the use of the anaerobic pathways is strictly an aerobic process. And it is possible to train both pathways with the right interval scenario, should that be your goal. However, if the goal of your 5hr workout is to devlop aerobic endurance, I suggest you stick with that goal for that particular workout (which does not mean that "intervals" per se are inappropriate).

Could you provide an example of such a right interval scenario?
And when is it appropriate to first do the intervals and then the endurance training, or the reversed way? What's the (big) difference between those?

Best Regards

Bart

bartjoosen said:

Could you provide an example of such a right interval scenario?
And when is it appropriate to first do the intervals and then the endurance training, or the reversed way? What's the (big) difference between those?

Best Regards

Bart

The *right* interval scenario (which I don't believe exists), sorry to say, depends on what you are training for. But an example of a workout where you would train both aerobic endurance and anaerobic power would be one where you incorporate short sprints throughout a long easy ride; something I think all of us have done at some point. However, I should point out that if developing aerobic endurance is your goal, you should spend very little time working on your anaerobic system, and vice versa.
As far as doing intervals at the beginning or at the end of a longer ride depends on whether I am interested in maximizing the amount of power going into the intervals (beginning) or to maximize the ability of fatigued muscles to produce more power (at the end). As mentioned, there are other issues to factor in: training status of the individual (eg: elites train differently than novices); the goal event; time availability; where you are in your annual plan....