Workout library · Stimulus
Anaerobic cycling workouts
Sixty to ninety seconds flat out, to grow the reserve above critical power.
The Workouts
The Workouts
Every Anaerobic workout in the library
Every Anaerobic workout in the library
Every Anaerobic workout in the library
The stimulus
Anaerobic, explained
What it is
Repeated efforts of thirty seconds to two minutes at 130–200% of critical power, with recoveries long enough to repeat them but not to recover fully. These sessions target W′, the finite amount of work available above CP.
Why it matters
Why it matters
W′ is the battery that pays for every attack, every steep pitch and every closing kilometre. A bigger W′, and a faster recharge below CP, means more matches to burn and more attacks survived. Vekta measures both from your riding, and this is the work that moves them.
If you ride it
If you ride it
These hurt in a way VO2 max sessions do not: the effort is near-maximal and the recovery is short. Ride them when fresh, keep the number of reps as written, and expect to see the effect in your ability to follow surges rather than in your steady power.
If you coach it
If you coach it
The W′ balance trace is the coaching tool here: a well-set session drains W′ close to zero on the final reps and no earlier. If the athlete empties it on rep two, the target is too high for their current CP.
In Vekta
In Vekta
In Vekta the efforts are personalised to the athlete's CP and W′, so the same session written once fits every rider on the roster. The preview shows the predicted W′ drain rep by rep.
Common questions
What is the difference between anaerobic and VO2 max intervals?
How many reps?
When in the season?
The stimulus
Anaerobic, explained
What it is
Repeated efforts of thirty seconds to two minutes at 130–200% of critical power, with recoveries long enough to repeat them but not to recover fully. These sessions target W′, the finite amount of work available above CP.
Why it matters
W′ is the battery that pays for every attack, every steep pitch and every closing kilometre. A bigger W′, and a faster recharge below CP, means more matches to burn and more attacks survived. Vekta measures both from your riding, and this is the work that moves them.
If you ride it
These hurt in a way VO2 max sessions do not: the effort is near-maximal and the recovery is short. Ride them when fresh, keep the number of reps as written, and expect to see the effect in your ability to follow surges rather than in your steady power.
If you coach it
The W′ balance trace is the coaching tool here: a well-set session drains W′ close to zero on the final reps and no earlier. If the athlete empties it on rep two, the target is too high for their current CP.
In Vekta
In Vekta the efforts are personalised to the athlete's CP and W′, so the same session written once fits every rider on the roster. The preview shows the predicted W′ drain rep by rep.
Common questions
What is the difference between anaerobic and VO2 max intervals?
How many reps?
When in the season?
Ride these Anaerobic workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers
Ride these Anaerobic workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers