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Kevin's LTHR bike results

fittodofittodo
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Hey Coach,

And whoever would like to offer input. I did my 40 bike test today and dropped a bunch of points off of my heart rate zones. Am I improving or getting worse?

Training Zones

Bike Zones

Now                   

Bike Zones

Before                   

Z1: 98 - 118 Z1/LRP: 102 - 122                    
Z2: 118 - 134 Z2/MP: 122 - 140                    
Z3: 134 - 140 Z3/HMP:                         140 - 146                    
Z4: 140 - 149 Z4/TP: 146 - 155                    
 Z5: 151 - 154  Z5: 157-160

Comments

  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Kevin what was the distance covered / avg speed change? More distance/speed = more fitness. HR alone, in a vacuum, tells me very little. Let me know, thanks!!
  • fittodofittodo
    Hi Coach,
    Thanks for the quick response. My last bike test was 7/1/14. Both were 40 minutes after warm-up. Here are the comparisons:

    7/1/14 7/29/14

    14 miles 15 miles
    21 mph avg 22.5 mph avg
    159 avg heart rate 151 avg heart rate

    This was on the same course with similar heat and wind conditions. Written out like this is looks like improvement, but I wonder why I couldn't push my heart rate up to 159 for that period and gone even faster.

    Input?
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    It's the muscles that push, not the heart. The heart is an expression of the work you are doing...but so too is the speed distance and those two areole objective. Stay with same HR zones but try to hit the higher speeds!! :)
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