THE SHORT ANSWER
Alex Welburn, cycling coach and physiologist; phd researcher at loughborough university focusing on critical power and w'; founder of the performance project, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Welburn lands on interval training. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS ALEX WELBURN?
Alex Welburn sits where the lab meets the road — a coach and physiologist whose research is on critical power and W', the maths behind how long you can hold any given effort. His value to amateurs is translating those models into training that actually moves the number: which intervals build the threshold, which build the engine above it, and which metrics are worth tracking versus the ones Pogačar's team uses that you don't need. He's a sharp voice against chasing pro data points that mean nothing for a rider on eight hours a week.
WELBURN ON INTERVAL TRAINING
Welburn’s key positions on interval training.
- Threshold and VO2 max intervals build different systems — the trick is knowing which one your fitness actually needs next.
IN WELBURN’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Alex Welburn’s appearances on the podcast.
“I think two to three hard interval sessions per week can fit most people and then the volume kind of is moved around that. With kind of more full-time athletes, it does naturally kind of go to a polarized approach because they might be doing 20, 30 hours. So, if you're sticking, you know, six hours or whatever like of high intensity, they're going to be pretty cooked.”
HEAR IT ON THE PODCAST
Episodes where Alex Welburn covers interval training and related ground.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What does Alex Welburn say about interval training?
Alex Welburn, cycling coach and physiologist; phd researcher at loughborough university focusing on critical power and w'; founder of the performance project, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Welburn lands on interval training. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Welburn's main point on interval training?
Threshold and VO2 max intervals build different systems — the trick is knowing which one your fitness actually needs next.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Alex Welburn on interval training?
Welburn discusses interval training in this episode: "Why Your CTL Is Wrong | Roadman Cycling Podcast".
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