Training at Lower Heart Rate zones

2»

Comments

  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:
    stevewj wrote:
    I'm confused as to why people are doing intervals at this time of year. Presumably they are not competing on the road or tts next year and are either doing cross this winter or are doing them for general improvement in their riding speed?
    Because not everyone lives in England perhaps? :wink:

    after the olympics, I don't think anyone should be taking training advice from an Aussie :wink::D
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • Patrick1.0
    Patrick1.0 Posts: 290
    TheGreatGatsby wrote:
    I tend to do the majority of my riding in zones 1-3, usually not my fault ie intensity and speed are well up but HR remains in those zones regardless of how long or far my ride is. Currently doing around 3-4hours a day 5 days a week with a 3-6hour ride on sunday.

    I was out for a four hour tool about in the countryside this morning and have realised that I perform alot better in the second half of the ride than the first and don't know why? When I start regardless of the intensity goal I have set myself - usually L2 for the whole ride of between 3 and 6 hours - my HR and effort is well down then things start improving 2-2.5hours in and then I find I can sprint to max and ride at TT level towards the end - 4-6hours in. Was just wondering why this is - is it a psychological thing ie close to home so can afford to expend some energy?

    Gats

    Happens to me all the time. It's not really a bad thing or something to concern yourself with. It will also be because of the hours you're doing. Doing quite a lot, as you are, means your legs will be quite "full" and a bit jaded from day to day. You may be doing too much but that's for you to work out.
  • NJK
    NJK Posts: 194
    TheGreatGatsby wrote:
    I tend to do the majority of my riding in zones 1-3, usually not my fault ie intensity and speed are well up but HR remains in those zones regardless of how long or far my ride is. Currently doing around 3-4hours a day 5 days a week with a 3-6hour ride on sunday.

    I was out for a four hour tool about in the countryside this morning and have realised that I perform alot better in the second half of the ride than the first and don't know why? When I start regardless of the intensity goal I have set myself - usually L2 for the whole ride of between 3 and 6 hours - my HR and effort is well down then things start improving 2-2.5hours in and then I find I can sprint to max and ride at TT level towards the end - 4-6hours in. Was just wondering why this is - is it a psychological thing ie close to home so can afford to expend some energy?

    Gats


    18 plus hours a week. For that amount of volume you would have to do it zones 1-3. So the actual intensity of the rides may feel high due to fatigue carried over from the previous days training.

Categories