Subject: RE: Heart Rate Training? Jeter2 - 2010-01-25 2:40 PM
Hi,
I would like to hear what formula people use for finding their target heart rates. I have had heart rate testing done but I think that the heart rate zones are too high. I have a hard time getting to Zone 2 on the bike and then it takes a lot of work to maintain that. When I did the formula based on Mark Allen's heart rate training that seemed to be better and I wasn't working so hard to get my heart rate up.
Does anyone use Mark Allen's formula for heart rate training?
Thanks,
Kendra
What kind of test di dyou have done? The run adn bike will have different heart rates because running uses signficantly more muscle mass=greater oxygen requirement=higher heart rate response.
You need to test both run & bike independantly, preferably with several days rest inbetween. |