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Bruce B
Centennial, CO
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I believe I fall into this category. Let me explain - I have power on the Computrainer and worked all winter/spring using Time Crunched Plan to increase my FTP (about 12%). But now when I ride outside I only have a HR monitor, and am unable to increase my HR up into the desired zones to get my intended workouts.
I know I need to push much harder now that my FTP has increased and have been riding much stronger and faster relative to my buddies, but honestly, I do not believe I could hit my LT HR now for more than a few minutes. An example of this was a few weeks ago at the Moab Gran Fondo I did the long 17 mile climb at a TT perceived effort but my HR was 7-10 bpm below my LT HR!
Joe, should it take higher perceived effort to get into the threshold zone as FTP increases significantly? i.e., I'm just being a wimp and need to harden up or what? Or, does that mean that my LT HR (or what I thought it was) has actually dropped 10bpm as I've gotten more fit?
Question on Heart Rate
For some unknown reason I’ve recently received the same basic question three times in emails this week. The question has to do with using a heart rate monitor to gauge intensity. The email senders don’t understand why it is becoming harder to get heart rates higher. I’m afraid we’ve come to assu...
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