Subject: RE: tripletmom01 mentor group - CLOSEDchasingkona - 2010-03-31 9:06 AM Aright so question on HR. I took a ride yesterday of 75 mins did about 45 mins of that in tempo. I originally planned for those 45 mins to be at 160 but I could barely get my HR above 150 even struggled to get above 140 at times. It wasn't horribly windy, but there were some strong winds nonetheless. Was it the wind that kept my HR lower? Was I riding in too high a gear? My legs were never burning really but they could feel the workload.
This is the main reason I don't like training by HR and don't on running. I feel it becomes almost too obsessive to hit certain numbers and not pay as much attention to the riding portion. Well this is the main reason so many people love powertaps. I rode yesterday and thought it was pretty windy. I myself tend to not ride as hard into the wind....so haveing the PT too see that Im pushing the right amount of watts is a great tool. Sometimes not hitting your HR can mean you are overtraining (doesnt seem like this is the case) You maybe had a breakthrough and can ride harder at a lower HR, but you still should have been able to getyourHR up there. YOu maybe are getting sick and your HR is being affected. HR is agreat way to train but you acnt always rely on it 100%. You can sometimes go by RPE. Or even mph/pace. I mean it looks like you at least had a decent ride. Id just watch my hr the next few rides and see whats going on. If it continues to get where you want it maybe another LT test is needed? |