HR Zones and Hills
xraymtb
Posts: 121
I'm working with a HRM for the first time and finding some surprises in how fit (or not) I am!!
One question I can't find an answer to...
If I am wanting to work in Zone 3 for a ride, but that ride includes some hills (nothing major but enough to be classed as a hill rather than a rise in the road), I am struggling to hold myself in that Zone on the climb.
Should I be working for an average HR for the ride in the Zone I want or should I be trying to stay in that zone constantly throughout the ride?
For Zone 3 and above, I can probably drop a few gears on the climbs and keep the HR down but for rides in Zone 1/2 I don't think that would work for me. And I can't avoid hills as I live in the Borders and flat roads don't exist!! Any ideas?
One question I can't find an answer to...
If I am wanting to work in Zone 3 for a ride, but that ride includes some hills (nothing major but enough to be classed as a hill rather than a rise in the road), I am struggling to hold myself in that Zone on the climb.
Should I be working for an average HR for the ride in the Zone I want or should I be trying to stay in that zone constantly throughout the ride?
For Zone 3 and above, I can probably drop a few gears on the climbs and keep the HR down but for rides in Zone 1/2 I don't think that would work for me. And I can't avoid hills as I live in the Borders and flat roads don't exist!! Any ideas?
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It depends what you want to do. If you need steady state then stay in the zone, or use the hills as an interval session.Neil
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No need to be a zone drone.
If it's a steadier ride day, then just moderate the effort a little. If it's a solid endurance/tempo day, then attack the hills a bit harder.0
