Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Ventilatory Threshold Intervals

Converting base to power is a hard and lung busting affair. Especially when the body is not accustomed to running pegged to redline for extended periods. Oof da!

VT intervals are run at the maximal effort possible without triggering runaway uncontrollable hyperventilation that occurs during a full out climb or sprint. I'll work on 5 minute intervals this week and work them up to 10 minute intervals over the next couple of weeks with 5 minute recovery.

Exericse:

3 hours with five, 5 minute VT intervals (HR at 170-173)
avg HR 135. max HR 173
Below Zone 1: 19minuts
Zone 1: 1 hour 12 minutes
Zone 2: 1 hour 7 minutes
Zone 3: 25 minutes
-2600kcal

Nutrition:
400kcal grapenuts
250kcal coffee
500kcal scone
250kcal beets, chickpeas and olives
200kcal bread
400kcal candy
900kcal Hammer Sustained Energy
200kcal Hammer Recoverite
400kcal grapenuts with strawberries and banana
300kcal chicken
100kcal potatoes
150kcal yogurt
50kcal grapes
4100kcal total

Energy balance: neutral
intake 4100kcal
expenditure 4100kcal (1500base+2600exercise)

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