To kick of my out season training, I did a 40 minute lactate threshold heart rate (LTHR) test on my indoor cycle trainer. The test is 40 minutes at "race pace" on my trainer. After the 40 minutes, I checked my average heart rate during the 40 minute test (using my Garmin Forerunner 305), and used that as my LTHR for biking (it was 160 BPM, by the way). All of my heart rate zones are now based on that average.
Specifically, my heart rate zones for biking are now:
Zone 1: < 130 bpm
Zone 2: 130 - 143 bpm
Zone 3: 144 - 149 bpm
Zone 4: 150 - 159 bpm
Zone 5: >159
Now to start implementing these HR Zones into my training!
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