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The workout itself does not seem that threatening or difficult on paper: <\/span><\/p>\n Essentially this workout is only six times four to five minutes of effort but it is much more difficult than it looks. Trying to hold threshold power after about 90 seconds of all-out, lactic-flooding effort (give or take depending on the hill you\u2019ve chosen) is NOT easy. The first one burns pretty bad. The second one hurts even worse than the first, to the point that you\u2019ll be questioning the possibility you can even do four more. By the third repeat, power has probably sunk a bit on the climb, along with your enthusiasm to attack the hill like a World Tour rider. Once you are through number four, the desperation to finish the day in a respectable fashion consumes your focus. <\/span><\/p>\n The last time I did this session, I earnestly doubted I could get through the last two. These are the moments my husband, Wattie, calls “The Championship Rounds,” those later moments of a match that decides which way the win goes. That phrase always makes me think of the late, great Muhammad Ali, and this workout makes me think of this quote of his:<\/span><\/p>\n Muhammad Ali<\/p>\n\n
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\n \u201cI don\u2019t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they\u2019re the only ones that count\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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