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[RC] Interval Training Question - Aaron TurnageI posted a couple of days ago about how to slowly build speed to increase my overall ride time. I'm still looking to be very conservative (7 - 8 hrs) but want to start nibbiling away at those hours in the saddle. I received several suggestions to start some Interval Training (IT) with my horse. He's 7 and starting his third year of distance riding.
I've spent the last few days searching the archives and what I could find online about IT. There were some good discussions back in Nov 1996 and I believe Apr 1997. I have a couple of questions though:
1. Can you do IT "wrong" to the point of receiving little to no benefit? I'm more on the conservative side so am more likely to under-work my horse than overwork.
2. Any standard guidelines for frequency of IT work (seems weekly or bi-weekly is common)?
3. Is there a minimum time you want to have the HR peaked? From what I understand, IT is higher HR training for intervals, with an occassional push to a max HR for that individual. Can someone expand on this a little better?
4. Any recommended reading on IT? Seems Tom Ivers was a BIG poster back "when" about IT training.... I don't know much about him but have heard some conflicting opinions.
Thanks in advance!
~ Crysta & Sinatra (we're going to start doing WHAT?)
P.S. Back in Nov 96 I ran across posts from Karen Chaton asking questions about if multi-days were good for horses or not. =) Also a post she received her first 250 mileage patch! That's so cool! I just got mine at the end of this season. =) How far you all have come huh?
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