Brandon, love your interviews. You are one of the very best out there. You listen to your guests. Most do not. You are so natural at this. Thank you so much.
we need to bear in mind that we just can't "go to these places" too often in training. that's serious fatigue we're generating there. that costs, and we have to plan out our training to nudge it along. again, we can't just do race efforts all year round, we'll be in a bag. progressive overload is key. changing the type of intervals as the year moves along. once racing starts, training must change. recovery is key. grant is great, but be careful with the hammer. ride easy, a lot, ride hard a little. and if your a 200 watt ftp person, you don't need the same type of work as a 350 watt rider.
My personal problem with high intensity is that as soon as I touch it, I feel and go great, which makes me do more, then I burn out! Whereas, if I do low intensity, I'm ALWAYS ready to do the high intensity, and the high intensity is of a higher quality and bigger stimulus. I guess it depends if you're sympathetic dominant or parasympathetic dominant, and I'm definitely sympathetic dominant, so I have to spend much more time trying to calm down! Some people are the other way round, where they can finish a hard session, then have a nap! WTF! 😂
