FTP Test & Heart Rate
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Bungleballs could be onto something there.. If the muscles you use whilst cycling are not developed they can not demand enough oxygen to raise the heart rate enough. This is where I am at the moment. Coming from a lifetime of running at a good level, now cycling, even after 10000 km of cycling if I raise my heart rate to threshold level the legs will fail within 15mins as they simply cannot output enough power to push the HR up really high. the muscles are just not there to demand that much oxygen. Im getting there though. 20min test 266w/155 HR 74KG.
started test at too low a HR though through insufficient warm up.0 -
sebbyp wrote:Bungleballs could be onto something there.. If the muscles you use whilst cycling are not developed they can not demand enough oxygen to raise the heart rate enough. This is where I am at the moment. Coming from a lifetime of running at a good level, now cycling, even after 10000 km of cycling if I raise my heart rate to threshold level the legs will fail within 15mins as they simply cannot output enough power to push the HR up really high. the muscles are just not there to demand that much oxygen. Im getting there though. 20min test 266w/155 HR 74KG.
started test at too low a HR though through insufficient warm up.Penski, out of interest, do you know your cadence for the FTP test? What tends to be your 'limiter' when testing, do your legs burn or is it more heart/lungs?
My cadence was between 90 and 100 throughout the whole test, and my lungs we're not tested/exhausted. My legs became tired, muscle soreness.
I'm fairly new to cycling, having only cycled 30 times, 7-10 mile trips perhaps, with 3 or 4 25milers, over the last 3 years.0 -
sebbyp wrote:Bungleballs could be onto something there.. If the muscles you use whilst cycling are not developed they can not demand enough oxygen to raise the heart rate enough. This is where I am at the moment. Coming from a lifetime of running at a good level, now cycling, even after 10000 km of cycling if I raise my heart rate to threshold level the legs will fail within 15mins as they simply cannot output enough power to push the HR up really high. the muscles are just not there to demand that much oxygen. Im getting there though. 20min test 266w/155 HR 74KG.
started test at too low a HR though through insufficient warm up.Penski, out of interest, do you know your cadence for the FTP test? What tends to be your 'limiter' when testing, do your legs burn or is it more heart/lungs?
My cadence was between 90 and 100 throughout the whole test, and my lungs we're not tested/exhausted. My legs became tired, muscle soreness.
I'm fairly new to cycling, having only cycled 30 times, 7-10 mile trips perhaps, with 3 or 4 25milers, over the last 3 years.
It might not be 'proper' advice, but if you have only cycled 30 times, i would almost forget about power, get out and spend 4-6 weeks of riding 4-6 times a week if poss and just develop your cycling engine, sounds like you probably have a good cardio and you need to stress your legs to get stronger for a while0 -
An update 1.5 years on for anybody interested.
It seems like the theory on not having strong/big enough muscles to stress my heart may have been on the right track. I have been cycling consistently since original post and during my latest FTP test, my heart rate averaged 173bpm for a 210W FTP.
At time of original post, my FTP was probably 100.0 -
I'm pushing around 300 watts on an FTP test and my HR doesn't usually go over 150bpm (I'm 48yrs old). Jogging at around 12kph though and my HR is over 150bpm (I'm 82kg).0
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Im still undecided on my true MHR as at the beginning of this year it was guessed at 172bpm, Ive only been on a road bike since December 2016, so from general rides I settled on that figure. set my zones to suit etc.
I did do a fairly steep climb on the first occasion and found I peaked at 182bpm on that climb.
Im 54yrs 5;10 and currently 76kgs.
I think , without doing a 20 minutes test, that the figure is as near as Im likely to get to a true MHR.
The problem I have is that even when I feel Im really pushing myself I still only peak at 160-165bpm so either my fitness is getting better in leaps and bounds or Ive hit a plateau and cant go further without some sort of training plan or structured sessions. Im only a recreational rider so dont really want the hassle of missing sessions when Im too busy.
Regards,
Tony.0
