Zwift Chat

[Freelanderuk]

My way of keeping out the snack cupboard is don't buy any snacks. I know I have no willpower, so the only way for me to avoid snacking is to have nothing in the house but fruit

That’s my way also ,but those offers on Easter eggs and chocolates was too good to miss ,so filled the naughty cupboard up and now got to empty it🤪

 

[Del C]

It started out as an experiment , I had a good hunch my ftp was around 260-270 , so , I thought I’d start conservatively and used 4 min @290 , 8 min @260 and 16 min @240 . These were roughly a bit over , at , and under threshold . I managed these fine so just tweeted up a bit and was at 250/280 and 300 before I “ lost focus” . I think the heart rate is a useful metric because youcan keep track of drifting as you progress through the intervals .Quoting Seiler , “ it’s just about collecting minutes at the high work rate “, which obviously boils down to being consistent. He also encourages you to ride your slower / steady rides easier than you’re probably used to , so I have been enjoying pooling around paths , canals etc on gravel bike. All in all it’s a recipe that I am enjoying .

Cheers Andy. My FTP is 251 so I can adapt to that or use the figure that came out of the calculator.

It was interesting reading Seiler's views on avoiding Zone 2 (relax chaps, it's tempo riding, ie a different Zone 2) and either riding hard in Zone 3 or long and easy in Zone 1.

 

[bobinski]

Perhaps the one thing to remember about HR is that, for me anyway, my hr will always be lower on a workout in the morning compared to the afternoon. Actually it’s same for most people. So, difficult to compare if you ride at different times of the day.

 

[Whorty]

Perhaps the one thing to remember about HR is that, for me anyway, my hr will always be lower on a workout in the morning compared to the afternoon. Actually it’s same for most people. So, difficult to compare if you ride at different times of the day.

Whether right or wrong I never ride to HR, only power. I rarely even notice what my HR is

 

[Freelanderuk]

Wall art for my pain cave

 

[Marino.g]

Thanks for this! I’ve joined the club and will ride tomorrow night!

Thanks for the warm welcome, @Joffey is the one with all the banter in our group of friends so I will leave that to him..... 😀

@Ketty Did you enjoy the ride yesterday, shame about the hr monitor but we live and learn.

 

[bobinski]

Whether right or wrong I never ride to HR, only power. I rarely even notice what my HR is

To be clear I am not advocating anyone does. What I referred to is one good reason not to do so. Still high hr relative to effort is a good barometer of ill health while low hr relative to effort can indicate fatigue.

 

[BurningLegs]

Wall art for my pain cave
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Is this the version from Zwift Insoder?
I’ve got a big (A0 perhaps) poster frame in the garage and might get a map like this for it!

 

[Whorty]

To be clear I am not advocating anyone does. What I referred to is one good reason not to do so. Still high hr relative to effort is a good barometer of ill health while low hr relative to effort can indicate fatigue.

No, I got that, I was simply saying I rarely even notice my HR when riding

 

[mjd1988]

I always have a bit of an eye on heart rate in races, not based on anything particularly scientific; more just psychologically it is a map for me between "whoa you need to slow a bit" or "good you have had a decent recovery, plenty in the tank."

 

[BurningLegs]

I always have a bit of an eye on heart rate in races, not based on anything particularly scientific; more just psychologically it is a map for me between "whoa you need to slow a bit" or "good you have had a decent recovery, plenty in the tank."

Same here. For me, anything under 170 is easy, 170-180 is threshold and if I’m over 180 then I’m burning matches. 190+ can only be done once or twice in an event!

 

[<Tommy>]

I couldn’t pair my hrm just now in a race after talking it up here a couple of days ago... got dq’d...🤦‍♂️

Regarding using hr in races I think I’m somewhere in the middle by the sounds of it. I do like to look at it. Especially when I’m warming up. But I think I use power more as a reference point. Funny we’ve all got our own little ways of doing things.

 

[Norry1]

I don't look at HR at all in races. I also try not to focus on power much if I can help it. Very different in training.

 

[Freelanderuk]

Is this the version from Zwift Insoder?
I’ve got a big (A0 perhaps) poster frame in the garage and might get a map like this for it!

You can buy the map from Zwift insider for about $30 ,they also have it available to download , I downloaded it and then found a company on the inter web to print it for £12.99 for me ,just a frame to get now

 

[Ketty]

@Marino.g Can't see you on Zwift Power? You finished a good few mins before me?

I saw someone putting out 9.2 w/kg - suspect he was a bit too good for Cat D... or the World Tour...

Great effort guys! HR monitor has arrived so I will start to post results now.....I say results mind.....