Short VO2max Intervals, Effective?

One min VO2Max intervals? Are they a good use of time? Are they similar enough to 30/15s or other styles of tabata intervals? Or should we go longer? But, what if we don't have the mental capacity for that on this training day?
What are the pro's and con's of this? A quick video to hopefully help you navigate training audibles that are bound to arise, especially as the weather starts changing!
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[@markusseppala6547]

I've been doing some 5x3min and tabata sessions once a week as off-season maintenance intensity while focusing on gym 3x a week. Top end is down a bit but endurance watts are better than ever the strength gains are real.

[@benjapolcycling]

Nice plan. Try to follow the same but i am not too serious about structure for now - use zwift race and long tempo ride as intensity. Now gym only 1x but try to get to 2x a week. Already few some gain on endurance too.

[@EVOQBIKE]

awesome, thanks sounds great! Yeah i did some shortened over unders...enough to feel like i did something, but not gritting my teeth in november

[@EVOQBIKE]

nice! get in the gym!!! ;-)

[@richardmiddleton7770]

For 1 on 1 off, and if targetting vo2, you need to be at 125-130% not 115%!

[@EVOQBIKE]

not true ;-)

[@rileywoodruff7955]

Do you have a video/blog on reverse periodization ? Or thoughts on a vo2 Max block In off-season? … My A race is not until May and am coming off 4 months of base training.

[@EVOQBIKE]

hey Riley, I don't as I think that's just way too much intensity. When the nice weather r rolls around, people who went hard because they live in bad weather areas are just going hard again

[@waynesmith4589]

Interesting video , would 2 x 12mins @ 105% , 6mins recovery be too much ?

[@EVOQBIKE]

that's pretty long...but I'd look at your HR, if it's at 90%+ HR max, it could work!