Heart training zones

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Cuchilo

Cuchilo

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I went for a gentle spin on the TT bike today with the aim of trying Z2 training . No chance of me doing that ! I'd fall off the bloody bike going that slow and my heart rate goes above that just thinking about riding !
Z3-4 seemed an easy pace and I tried my best not to push it as I have a 25 in the morning .
I have my resting and max heart rate so I'm pretty sure I've got the zones right . Anyone else train at Z2 ?
 
Citius

Citius

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Different plans have different zones. What does zone 2 mean in this context?
 
BSRU

BSRU

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Swindon
The only way I have managed to cycle for any time just in zone 2 is when using a turbo.
Outside in the real world I would spend half my time walking with the bike as I live in a mildly hilly area.
I ride in zone 2 as I'm not a competitive cyclist I just use zone 2 rides to improve my aerobic engine;).
 
BSRU

BSRU

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Citius said:
Hello..?? Anyone got any numbers for what zone 2 is..?
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I know Garmin/RideWithGPS/TrainingPeaks use your maximum heart rate and resting heart rate to calculate your heart rate zones.
Basic rule is "Zone 2" is 60 to 70% of max heart rate.
 
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Cuchilo

Cuchilo

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Just looking at my garmin now and it puts my zones as 1 = 92 - 111 BPM
Zone 5 as 166 - 185 BPM .
Riding normally for training that puts me in zone 4-5 all the time :ohmy: and that's trying not to put in extra effort ( apart from hills )
 
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screenman

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Slow down then, how did you come to your MHR? When my max was 192 my level 2 was then called 80% 153, my average speed for that over a 3 hour ride would be about 18mph. I spent most of the time between 145 and 155.

When I came back to cycling after a break I trained using the Mathetone method, which for me was 129bpm, within a few months I was averaging 17 to 18 at that low heart rate.
 
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Cuchilo

Cuchilo

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screenman said:
Slow down then, how did you come to your MHR? When my max was 192 my level 2 was then called 80% 153, my average speed for that over a 3 hour ride would be about 18mph. I spent most of the time between 145 and 155.

When I came back to cycling after a break I trained using the Mathetone method, which for me was 129bpm, within a few months I was averaging 17 to 18 at that low heart rate.
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Max has been tested over a few rides but the first one was on a turbo . I've kept the lower number for now at 191 . 196 is max .
You say slow down but I held back today on a 25 mile ride as I wanted to just spin . Zone 3-4 where just taking it easy :unsure:
I did notice my times where not that bad compared to when I am going balls out though so that's making me think maybe I need to plan my TT's and not try to go so hard .
 
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Cuchilo

Cuchilo

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Ive only had the heart rate monitor for a short while so only have one 10 recorded . That averaged 175 . Another know loop I do I averaged 184 .
Today I did a test on a 25TT and tried not to go into Z5 so managed to average 162 and still push as hard as I could all the way around . Got a time of 1:11:54 .
 
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