HIE understanding

I would say the higher your HIE the more likely you’ll make it through the entire workout intact. :slight_smile:
The last interval will definitely test your ability to perform under fatigue which brings up a potential issue.
Depending on your TL and experience with BT workouts in slope mode, I’ll bet some first timers might be cooked before the ending effort. If you got a BT already that may be the only max effort you’re able to muster (which is fine). If you pull off multiples, I hope a bump in HIE is in the cards. :+1:

This article details the different ways to produce a BT and what’s most likely to change signature-wise –
Breaking Through the Xert Way! – Xert (baronbiosys.com)

The early sprint efforts determine whether you can exceed your Pmax (unlikely indoors). That would be a push-over BT. The others are pull-down BT efforts with the second and fourth at different MMP intensities. The third has the potential for multiple BTs using a set of Tabata/Ronnestad-style intervals. I like this type of BT effort but do best when on a group session as I’m more likely to talk myself out of “one more” on my own.

Also of note is this snippet from the Academy series –
https://youtu.be/ZN_nZrHs6Ls?t=603

For those unfamiliar this snippet explains how BT circles are coded by color and size on your XPMC chart –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM902T3ZNnk&t=1100s

As far as sharing goes, a few years back Xert was asking for submissions and those deemed worthy were considered for inclusion in the Standard library. Not sure if they are still doing that.