Coach's Call Anaerobic Descending Ladder The same evidence base as Anaerobic 1-min Repeats (anaerobic-1min), rendered as a descending ladder. 1-min all-out efforts (~130% FTP) develop anaerobic capacity (W' / FRC) and the ability to repeat hard digs; less peer-reviewed isolation than VO2 work, but well established in sprint and track coaching practice. The descending arrangement targets the race-finale pattern specifically - the efforts shorten and the recovery disappears as the race closes - where the flat rendering targets sustained glycolytic load. Each rep sits at the honest ceiling for its own length, so the ladder gets sharper without ever claiming a short dig holds more than it can. A structural variation on the cited base; no trial of this exact arrangement is cited. bike