Well, I’ve lost hope that I’ll be racing anytime before July, which means I need to refocus. Since I’m able to squeeze 2-3hr workouts into the morning now (no commute!), I’ve decided to try out a nice block of traditional base to try to avoid the trainer burnout that I’d usually get by now. My que…

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If racing is going to start I don’t think it’ll be overnight, so you’ll have time to prep if you want. Also you’ll probably be more fit than your competition if you’ve been training a lot so there’s that. Traditional base 2 and 3 start integrating work up to 105% so your losses will really just be …

I have made the same observation re: low heart rate in endurance zones. If I’m right at the top of traineroad endurance range ~ 75% ftp, i’ll be just on the border of friel Z1/Z2 heartrate. Any thoughts on why this might be? I’ve thought about upping the intensity, but as you said it feels about rig…

I hadn’t looked ahead to TB2 and TB3, but that type of progression could work well. I think I’ll also be incorporating one “hard” ride a week during TB1, just from wanting the social/competitive angle that racing/riding against locals and internationals on Zwift provides. It’s not structured at al…

I’m unsure why this is, but this week I did both Gibbs (2hrs, .64 IF) and Boarstone (2hrs, .70 IF) and I was 100% in Z1 HR for Gibbs and 90% in Z1 HR for Boarstone. Minimal HR decoupling either (1.3% Gibbs, 1.7% Boarstone). I’m going to keep to the TR zones (though I do need another Ramp Test - wai…

My best guess is that your aerobically fit and you’re body’s becoming more efficient, by products of that being lower HR and then HR efficiency across longer and longer durations. I started using HR in my threshold efforts to either help gauge if I’m punching above my weight or just need to HTFU. T…

More than likely you are aerobically fit. I did Brasstown today, power figures were: Z1 - 6m25s; Z2 - 1h13m, Z3 - 9m45s (a few power surges here and there took me over the boundary). My HR zones were: Z1 - 1h21m; Z2 - 9m. So basically one whole zone less. I’ve very much a diesel though, get to the …

Interesting data point today, slept fine (bed at 11ish) but had to wake up for an hour and do work from 3am-4am, woke up at 7:30. Now on the bike doing Townsend and my hr is a good 10-15 bpm higher for the same power then it was on carter and Collins. Legs feel so much better though. So according to…

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