2x20 question

broshaughnessy

What length of rest interval do you use for a 2x20 @FTP interval workout? 5 minutes? 10 minutes?

Alex_Simmons/RST

Zero to 10 minutes. About 5 is pretty typical, depends where you are doing them as sometimes the terrain dictates the recovery duration. In general as long as needed to feel ready to go again.

fat daddy

Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:

Zero .

surely 2x20 with a zero rest is just a 1x40 ?

maryka

2 min for me. 5 min is too long, I cool off too much.

napoleond

A couple of days for me
I just soft tap until my heart rate is back in recovery zone. YMMV.
As I get fitter this time period shrinks.

Alex_Simmons/RST

fat daddy wrote:

Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:

Zero .

surely 2x20 with a zero rest is just a 1x40 ?

So?

Alex99

fat daddy wrote:

Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:

Zero .

surely 2x20 with a zero rest is just a 1x40 ?

Nah, it's 1x35 then 1x5 so the final interval is easy

kawaspresso

I like the 1x60min, like the Alpe d'Huez climb full gas, why do you rest ?

buckles

5-10 mins depending on how hard I went in the first 20.

5 mins if less than FTP, 10 mins if over FTP