I want to be more consistent with low intensity cardio for overall health benefits, in addition to my existing powerlifting training.
I’m curious which cycling (peloton) method would result in less training interference; low resistance high tempo or high resistance low tempo?
Sometimes I feel that the higher resistance slow pace is a bit less “*intense” and overall more relaxing. Like walking on an incline. But I’m wondering if the resistance could mess with recovery for squats/deads etc.
Jurke,
I don’t think either method described provides enough information to predict its impact on your lifting performance.
That said, I don’t think either is particularly likely to interfere with training if it’s dosed appropriately. The majority of the “interference effect” from concurrent training is due to people doing too much training for their current fitness level. Eventually, their fitness usually improves (or they quit, get injured, etc.) and they get back to progressing once again.
I like programming both low intensity steady state and high intensity interval training that gradually increases in duration and weekly volume over time for most folks. Our templates show multiple examples of this if you’re curious how this looks on papper.
-Jordan
You’d need to know total volume, exertion levels, and your existing conditioning level to