# Higher than normal heart rate for FTP zone

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**Created:** [October 20, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/higher-than-normal-heart-rate-for-ftp-zone/22735 "2019-10-20T20:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![sparticles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@sparticles](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/sparticles)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/higher-than-normal-heart-rate-for-ftp-zone/22735/1 "2019-10-20T20:54:16Z")

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Hi.

What does it indicate to if my heart rate is like 10 beats higher for the same power zone for an activity i did a week ago. Does this mean i am fatigued?. I do feel more tired than normal but just need confirmation if this is normal?.  
I am not sick or anything like that, i have the same diet and follower same sleeping patterns

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**Author:** ![sparticles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@sparticles](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/sparticles)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/higher-than-normal-heart-rate-for-ftp-zone/22735/3 "2019-10-20T22:45:25Z")

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Yeah, that is what i read too, i tried to google it but cannot find any info on when the heart rate is unusually high based on power. Maybe one of my meters was playing up, i was hoping somebody experienced this phenomenon too.

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**Author:** ![critpig](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/critpig/32/93499_2.png) [@critpig](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/critpig)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/higher-than-normal-heart-rate-for-ftp-zone/22735/4 "2019-10-21T00:50:02Z")

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On the weekend i did 3x20 outdoors in the cold at or around FTP and the difference in BPM compared to indoors was about 10 beats lower. Heaps of factors including fatigue.

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**Author:** ![Stringwise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/stringwise/32/8504_2.png) [@Stringwise](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Stringwise)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/higher-than-normal-heart-rate-for-ftp-zone/22735/5 "2019-10-21T00:55:28Z")

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Is the temp the same week to week?