Another post! Sorry! I wondered if anyone on here knows of any workout that would be ideal for testing aerobic decoupling. I’m very much a complete amateur on this subject but would think it’s very handy for Ironman and especially to test the 0.70-0.75 intensity target. So ignoring cardiac drift …

single power target over a “long” period of time.

Two articles worth review to get your head around it: [image] Are You Fit? All About Aerobic Endurance and Decoupling What is decoupling and why is it important to your training? Joe Friel explains the role of decoupling in aerobic endurance and how to test it. Est. reading tim…

Yes perhaps I’m over thinking it. So target race power, so say Ironman watts on non erg mode and watch for when it goes into say out of the desired zone

Oh thanks, perfect. Will give this a read

Here is a 90 minute workout I used a year ago during early base: [image] What workout did you do today? (2018/2019) Training [image] 60% FTP for 90 minutes, my new aerobic endurance ride to gauge progress over time. Guesstimated I need 30-minutes to warmup and tested tha…

Yes thankyou, a lot to absorb. I think you are right, best to start at 60% first and watch HR plus cadence as not all power is created equal

This is one way to do it lol joking of course but I’m always going to be happy about getting about 4% on a 100 mile ride [image]

gets easier, helps to start out looking at a workout at constant power (60% or 65% or 70% or whatever). After initial warmup (mine are about 20-30 minutes), look at decoupling for 30 minutes or ideally longer.

Another decoupling question… [Screenshot 2020-10-01 at 8.56.58 AM] Those first five minutes my heart rate is coming up to match the workload. Including those 5 minutes make about a 2% difference in the decoupling rate. Do you all consider that when analyzing this information?

I generally leave out the warm up period when I look at that

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mcneese.chad September 14, 2020, 10:46pm 3

Two articles worth review to get your head around it:

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Can I test my aerobic base? Training	91	10862	October 31, 2022
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Negative HR decoupling. Thoughts? Training	21	11151	January 17, 2023
How to determine if you need more fatigue resistance? Training	43	3560	July 4, 2021
Zone 2 and Reducing decoupling Training	5	765	March 20, 2025

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