Vo2 max intervals may be beneficial to athletes who already have a solid aerobic endurance base and who have reached a power plateau. Vo2 max training may give a competitive advantage in events which require higher power demands such as track endurance events, hill climbs and criteriums.
The stimulus of VO2 max intervals can improve power. The VO2 max program below is ideal to help athletes to cycle at a higher power for longer within 4 weeks. It starts with short VO2 max intervals to boost power and then works up to longer intervals to sustain it.
4-week VO2 max power training plan
The above 4-week VO2 max power plan is ideal to be applied after an endurance cycle such as per any of the below two plans:
4-week aerobic endurance plan ( 5-6h per week)
4-week aerobic endurance plan (6h – 7.5h)
