I was looking for some thoughts on zone mismatches - in particular I’ve noticed recently that my heart rate when holding zone 2 power is frequently zone 3. I’m not sure there will be any racing for the foreseeable where I am, so wondered what training strategies people would employ to address this …

[image] Chris_O_Hanlon: I was looking for some thoughts on zone mismatches - in particular I’ve noticed recently that my heart rate when holding zone 2 power is frequently zone 3. Zone 2 ride last week, Coggan HR zones versus Friel HR zones: [image] Zone2 target was 100 minutes (1 hour and…

Could also be due to a too high FTP estimated from the ramp test, and that it takes some time to “grow” into the FTP following the ramp test? I had the same problem when doing the ramp test. It always gave me a too high FTP, and my HR zones would be off as a result. Switched to the KM Test, and HR &…

Cheers for the replies, and for the topics to look at Chad. I’m not sure anything there answers my question (although I’m maybe just not grasping this…?) :joy: It seems HR zones being mismatched to power zones is fairly normal, but is there any benefit in trying to train for greater efficiency at z…

[image] Chris_O_Hanlon: I’m assuming this will also help with me hitting max heart rate during over-unders I dont get the point why you want to hit your max heart rate during under/overs? For me, if you have a powermeter then do not worry about heart rate a lot. It can change from day to day…

[image] azizunsalkaraman: I dont get the point why you want to hit your max heart rate during under/overs? I think they’re saying that they want to train to AVOID hitting max HR, not aiming for it. [image] Chris_O_Hanlon: I’m assuming this will also help with me hitting max heart rate du…

[image] onemanpeloton: I think they’re saying that they want to train to AVOID hitting max HR, not aiming for it. Yeah, I’m talking about avoiding max HR. [image] onemanpeloton: All talk about HR and comparing with others needs taking with a large pinch of salt. But I’d suggest that if y…

If you’re hitting max then, judging by that workout, your max HR is around 197? My max HR is very similar to yours but my O/U average HR is lower and my HR during the recovery valleys is noticeably lower. 150bpm for you during recovery seems quite high, as a percentage of your max. Like I said tho…

Thanks for looking over that. My max is around 198 as you’ve picked up on. Consistency is good - just finished SSBHVII at 260 ftp without a huge amount to worry about - heart rate definitely in the threshold space. I took an extra rest week as I knew I was in for a tough week at work, but as I sai…

Hi all , I have a query that im sure has been answered nany times and that I think I know the answer re power vs Hr zones just dont always match up - but theres still something in my head that still needs the message getting through!! So what I struggle with is Z2 work and that My HR is almost alwa…

The reason I ask about consistency is because one possible cause, as I suspect may be a factor in my performance, is anaerobic contribution even at threshold. In other words, working above true lactate threshold when doing an FTP test. This can happen in the ramp test, 8 min and even 20 min test. I …

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I’d refer you to these threads for more detail:

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