Tough workout. I would be interested in what the recovery time between pieces was and how that recovery was managed - that is, by walking around, stretching, lightly rowing? Also, was the coach's intent primarily psychological (i.to manage discomfort, or to learn to be consistent - very different) or is there a specific system (power, muscular endurance, lactic acid tolerance) physiologically that was to be trained? I always found that when I understood the intent and system being trained it helped me to get the most out of it. Perhaps more framing from the coach ahead of time would be helpful. As someone who raced 1,000 m internationally from 1979 to 1984 then raced 2,000 m internationally from 1985 to 1988 we did approach the races somewhat differently and trained somewhat differently too.
That is a really interesting perspective coming from experience with both a 1 km and 2km race! I agree the approach of a workout can drastically change the outcome despite being the same on paper. For this workout we are supposed to see a dip so if is more anaerobic focused with about a 1:1 work to recovery. I was personally walking outside to get some better air between the pieces but others paddled on the erg.
Tough workout. I would be interested in what the recovery time between pieces was and how that recovery was managed - that is, by walking around, stretching, lightly rowing? Also, was the coach's intent primarily psychological (i.to manage discomfort, or to learn to be consistent - very different) or is there a specific system (power, muscular endurance, lactic acid tolerance) physiologically that was to be trained? I always found that when I understood the intent and system being trained it helped me to get the most out of it. Perhaps more framing from the coach ahead of time would be helpful. As someone who raced 1,000 m internationally from 1979 to 1984 then raced 2,000 m internationally from 1985 to 1988 we did approach the races somewhat differently and trained somewhat differently too.
That is a really interesting perspective coming from experience with both a 1 km and 2km race! I agree the approach of a workout can drastically change the outcome despite being the same on paper. For this workout we are supposed to see a dip so if is more anaerobic focused with about a 1:1 work to recovery. I was personally walking outside to get some better air between the pieces but others paddled on the erg.