I'm not so sure. In fact, the article posted by Rich Abrahams in post 44 says the opposite. Interval training improved VO2max by 5-7%, while threshold training improved it by only 2%. That's better than purely LSD training, at least, which actually resulted in a 0.7% decrease in VO2max.
All I was saying sjstuart is that anaerobic metabolism is always active and working. If it's true that during a purely anaerobic capacity effort, the aerobic metabolism is working, it's also true that during a purely aerobic effort, the anaerobic metabolism is also contributing.
As for the magnitude at which the vo2max will be improved relying on threshold work solely, it depends on where you start from at the first place. Untrained subject would see a boost, trained subject may see a regression etc...
For example, a 200 breaststroke specialist ending his season in July, resuming it in august with lower level endurance work only (
I'm not so sure. In fact, the article posted by Rich Abrahams in post 44 says the opposite. Interval training improved VO2max by 5-7%, while threshold training improved it by only 2%. That's better than purely LSD training, at least, which actually resulted in a 0.7% decrease in VO2max.
All I was saying sjstuart is that anaerobic metabolism is always active and working. If it's true that during a purely anaerobic capacity effort, the aerobic metabolism is working, it's also true that during a purely aerobic effort, the anaerobic metabolism is also contributing.
As for the magnitude at which the vo2max will be improved relying on threshold work solely, it depends on where you start from at the first place. Untrained subject would see a boost, trained subject may see a regression etc...
For example, a 200 breaststroke specialist ending his season in July, resuming it in august with lower level endurance work only (
