There’s a follow up podcast with Iñigo San Millán, interviewed by Peter Attia. I know the first one has already been discussed here and I found that one very interesting. This is the link: #201 - Deep dive back into Zone 2 | Iñigo San-Millán, Ph.D. (Pt. 2) - Peter Attia I’m only at the very beginni…

[image] batwood14: Do not let your HR go above 83% of max. If it does, keep dropping power until your HR is below 83% of max [image] WindWarrior: Thanks for posting, this is essentially what I do. Funny thing is…the 83% HRmax cap was discussed for high tempo/sweet spot. Read from here: …

[image] tshortt: I would have second guessed everyone and everything had I not just gone through a couple of cycles 100% same. Totally agree.

[image] Rizzi: [image] WindWarrior: Thanks for posting, this is essentially what I do. Funny thing is…the 83% HRmax cap was discussed for high tempo/sweet spot. To be clear I don’t use a HR cap, except after a long time off the bike. I do a lot of 2 hour rides and have figured out an u…

Crosshair: As ISM says on GCN- continuous lactate metering is the dream scenario…. The nearest thing to that is the alphaHRV Garmin IQ app.

Thanks for your input. I remember reading your post describing the training some time ago and was curious to try. I’d be more interested now on periodisation though having understood the methodology. Given that it might potentially push someone up to 80% FTP, do you shave off one tempo/threshold d…

Out of interest where is the data from? How was it generated?

I have it setup as a “mid intensity ride”, so yes, for me it counts towards the intensity of the week, and not low intensity. My LT1 is 81% of “FTP” (LT2), would describe the feeling as a steady pushing that doesn’t have me ever looking at the clock haha. Weekly schedule: Sunday: Rest Monday: Re…

What sort of intensity is 200W for that rider?

[image] sryke: I don’t know. Perhaps it takes a few minutes until the system stabilizes. Dont know [grafik] [grafik] [grafik] @empiricalcycling Any idea why is fat utilization shooting high in the first 2 minutes? (IIRC you’re advising to ease into your long ride because fat metabolism …

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sryke January 21, 2023, 8:09am 535

I don’t know. Perhaps it takes a few minutes until the system stabilizes. Dont know

Nutrition plan for long event - fat oxidation rate?

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