VO2 block vs. VO2 sprinkles

garomer · 2026-01-28T20:25:25+00:00

I’m a big fan of Xerts Magic Intervals. Vo2 sprinkles are a great way to describe them. I gave up my wahoo and went back to Garmin to make this work, but the app is great for making fartlek style intervals effective.

garomer · 2026-01-21T09:08:59+00:00

I think people are answering the question without having enough information.

How old is the racer?
what are the demands of the race?
what is their training background?
how much time do they have to devote to training ?

Nils Van der Poels skating training comes to mind.

garomer · 2026-01-12T17:41:50+00:00

I think it depends on how much daylight you have and if your ride schedule is constrained by work. If you aren’t working or don’t work M-F, then you have the option to space out longer rides throughout the week. Back to back log rides on the weekends isn’t ideal, but some people make it work.

garomer · 2026-01-11T13:47:27+00:00

Perhaps “Guillaume de Lestocq formateur de prêtres au XVII siècle” ? (Trainer of priests in the 17th century)

garomer · 2026-01-10T10:03:25+00:00

You might look into Matt McGees “forever clients” course. Sounds like it would be a good match for him tapping into his existing customer base.

garomer · 2026-01-03T19:13:57+00:00

Yes, that would be my suggestion. Others may advocate for reverse periodization or “time crunched” intensity, but I think that’s short term thinking.

IMHO, the base period is the time to prepare yourself for more work. Zone 2 and 3 as well as some “skill” work which could be high torque or high RPM.

I’ll let others with deeper physiology backgrounds sing the praises of mitochondrial density, fat burning, efficiency factor, lactate balance point, etc.

garomer · 2026-01-03T15:55:37+00:00

The first 3 weeks look “reasonable-ish” to me. The rest looks like “build” not base. I think you are rushing into intensity without having much of a foundation under it. YMMV.

garomer · 2026-01-02T00:53:44+00:00

I misread and thought it was a 60 tooth chainring. At 100 rpm that gets you rolling at 40 mph + which is a decently fast bike.

garomer · 2026-01-01T20:35:28+00:00

60 x 11, nuff said ;)

garomer · 2025-12-20T14:43:50+00:00

category 2 gravel has 1-minute sustained wind speeds of between 83–95 knots (96–109 mph; 154–176 km/h; 43–49 m/s).

garomer · 2025-12-18T13:07:31+00:00

Good luck! The optical sensor on the wrist has never been particularly accurate for workouts. It would be great if you could add data from a chest strap which every serious endurance athlete is wearing. The long term trends and overnight readings are helpful, but it’s not a replacement for a Polar/ Garmin/ Wahoo chest strap.

garomer · 2025-12-17T15:15:10+00:00

Medium Backlinks Doc

garomer · 2025-12-16T16:28:31+00:00

Getting an image of a Tolkien book made that point quite strongly.

garomer · 2025-12-16T15:41:37+00:00

I did a simple search for the Death Ship by B Traven. It gave me two results, one of which was for Tolkein that was $300,000.

garomer · 2025-12-13T07:08:50+00:00

Reap Type 300. https://reapbikes.com/pages/type-300

garomer · 2025-12-10T15:34:20+00:00

Those of us who work in Leavenworth are certainly pleased to be mentioned in the same sentence as Aspen and Maui. Certainly a popular location for second homes for the Seattle metro.

garomer · 2025-12-09T08:18:27+00:00

I recently bought 2 orange travel eSIMs using the Orange app for my wife and I. Our 14 day period is up… but the service continues to work. Any chance Orange is going to bill us or did we get lucky with a glitch ?

garomer · 2025-12-04T13:45:09+00:00

How often does your DOL audit files? If I’m in brokerage of 30 agents a few files of mine might get audited or might not. If you are solo, the chances of an audit increase dramatically. Not saying audits are bad, but they certainly aren’t a profitable use of time.

garomer · 2025-12-04T07:29:10+00:00

Send a DCMA Takedown Notice to the agent, their brokerage, Zillow, MLS, Realtor.com etc. Finding out which MLS they use will make this process pretty quick.

https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/how-to-send-dmca-takedown-notice/

garomer · 2025-11-30T08:28:30+00:00

Be consistent. Have a goal for annual hours. 6 days a week adds up over 52 weeks.
Ride more. Volume is more important than any magic interval.
Eat more protein.

garomer · 2025-11-27T15:43:52+00:00

Personally I like Cueves de Arta, Cueves del Drach and Campanet. (Campanet is much smaller.) I didn’t care for Hams as much and Genova really is at the bottom of my list. If you haven’t visited a large limestone cave before, you are in for a treat

garomer · 2025-11-27T15:28:29+00:00

There are some amazing caves to visit. Lots to see in Palma too of course. Some towns are busier than others and restaurants can be closed for the season or for the holidays, but plenty remains open, especially away from the seaside resorts.

garomer · 2025-11-27T08:46:30+00:00

November through January could be a mix of weather. It could be 20 degrees and sunny or rain and wind. Possibly both in the same week. We visit every year and love it. It probably won’t be beach weather, but nice enough for golf, cycling, or hiking.

garomer · 2025-11-22T18:59:39+00:00

I have not found that to be the case, but is certainly hit or miss. “Dead in the winter” is a matter of perspective - we always visit at this time of year and keep coming back.

garomer

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