@@gcn Mostly Z2 on the way towards a 3-4x a week for hour long Z4 or Z4/5 sessions. Occasionally it’s Z1/2 with the grandkids… me on a 40/11 and a Z4 for them on a ~ 20/11 with a sandy chain and dragging brake shoes.
Congrats on a video that contains more nuance than simply catering to the lazy (aka do only Z2). This is a good time to move away from using power meters to establish bragging rights, rather than using them to gauge sustainable output as part of a sensible and regular (ie. not weekend warrior bs) cardiovascular/pulmonary based training plan.
Ha ha. Well spotted, I think the complete sentence is actually “You looked very nice lounging at the coffee shop part way through your Zone 2 MAMIL matching colours group ride that you uploaded to Strava”.
For time strapped, increase volume of Z2 is pretty difficult. The other approach is to ride low Z3, high Z2. Initially, you would still get heart rate drifting up. In time, your Z2 would creep up to engulf this low Z3 power and you can ride it without heart rate drift.
Admittedly an older person’s view 🙄 but I complement my cycling with a good 400-500 hours of Z1 *walking* per year. 😅 You get to stretch your back and hamstrings, and hopefully also enjoy a good conversation along the way. ☺️
Even here in this very vídeo never aim the bullet points... 1. Don't worry about power is about the cardio zones and then the power you can sustain on it. 2. Is easy to burn the ships and get carried on strong efforts but you must maintain the cardio Z2 80 under your ride. 3. You must be constant you have to do multiple hours in a row and several days in a row and weeks to see the results... Extra tip try to get other activities run swin weight lifting in the same ratio z2 .. it does not men you can't train z3 or 5 ... But then the rule of thumb is 80 20 this 20 the other zones out of Z2 if you have to go beyond the zone to tackle climbs efforts to maintain pace in your workouts.
Zone 2 training has been done by Pros for decades - for me (respectively my body), that level of exercise is not high enough, at least for the duration of my rides (commonly 1h45min to nearly 3h), When I was younger, I did such rides for 5h+, but now it seems that after only doing long and slow rides, it is difficult to ride faster now and then; it is quite hard then to get the pulse rate up again. I feel better after at least tempo (L3) rides.
Question: when I ride at zone 2 (both power and breath test methods to get my zone 2), my heart rate is way higher than the supposed zone 2 heart rate that i read from online articles (my heart rate at high zone 2 power is at around 77 - 80% of my max heart rate and 90% of my threshold heart rate). Should i just ignore the heart rate and continue with zone 2 power or follow the heart rate and lower my power for zone 2?
Here is how to actually "compliment" zone 2 training: "Z2 is really fun." "Z2 is the best training." "Z2 is the perfect workout." "Z2 is my favourite." This comment brought to you by the Pedantic Grammar-ist. #complement
It appears to me that the cycling training punlic discussion is a bit like the fashion industry.... Trands and fashion dictates a lot of it Z2 and its benefits are not new, anyone whos been atound has seen it cone and go from the discussion Pretty boring
What has your experience with zone 2 training been like? 🤔
@@gcn Mostly Z2 on the way towards a 3-4x a week for hour long Z4 or Z4/5 sessions. Occasionally it’s Z1/2 with the grandkids… me on a 40/11 and a Z4 for them on a ~ 20/11 with a sandy chain and dragging brake shoes.
Congrats on a video that contains more nuance than simply catering to the lazy (aka do only Z2).
This is a good time to move away from using power meters to establish bragging rights, rather than using them to gauge sustainable output as part of a sensible and regular (ie. not weekend warrior bs) cardiovascular/pulmonary based training plan.
"You look very nice today Zone 2 training," or did you mean complement?
I was just about to say the same!
Ha ha. Well spotted,
I think the complete sentence is actually “You looked very nice lounging at the coffee shop part way through your Zone 2 MAMIL matching colours group ride that you uploaded to Strava”.
Came here to say that 😂😂
Everyone keeps saying Zone 2 this, Zone 2 that, but no one asks, 'Zone 2, how are you?'
For time strapped, increase volume of Z2 is pretty difficult. The other approach is to ride low Z3, high Z2. Initially, you would still get heart rate drifting up. In time, your Z2 would creep up to engulf this low Z3 power and you can ride it without heart rate drift.
"Zone 2, you look Mahhh-velous"
Admittedly an older person’s view 🙄 but I complement my cycling with a good 400-500 hours of Z1 *walking* per year. 😅 You get to stretch your back and hamstrings, and hopefully also enjoy a good conversation along the way. ☺️
Even here in this very vídeo never aim the bullet points... 1. Don't worry about power is about the cardio zones and then the power you can sustain on it. 2. Is easy to burn the ships and get carried on strong efforts but you must maintain the cardio Z2 80 under your ride. 3. You must be constant you have to do multiple hours in a row and several days in a row and weeks to see the results... Extra tip try to get other activities run swin weight lifting in the same ratio z2 .. it does not men you can't train z3 or 5 ... But then the rule of thumb is 80 20 this 20 the other zones out of Z2 if you have to go beyond the zone to tackle climbs efforts to maintain pace in your workouts.
Zone 2 training has been done by Pros for decades - for me (respectively my body), that level of exercise is not high enough, at least for the duration of my rides (commonly 1h45min to nearly 3h), When I was younger, I did such rides for 5h+, but now it seems that after only doing long and slow rides, it is difficult to ride faster now and then; it is quite hard then to get the pulse rate up again. I feel better after at least tempo (L3) rides.
Ok, since yall are currently getting support from Zwift, how come there isn’t a specific workout labelled Zone 2? why bring up the SST program?
Question: when I ride at zone 2 (both power and breath test methods to get my zone 2), my heart rate is way higher than the supposed zone 2 heart rate that i read from online articles (my heart rate at high zone 2 power is at around 77 - 80% of my max heart rate and 90% of my threshold heart rate).
Should i just ignore the heart rate and continue with zone 2 power or follow the heart rate and lower my power for zone 2?
I find z2 works best when my dr puts me on a strict regime of EPO, GH and testosterone.
Here is how to actually "compliment" zone 2 training:
"Z2 is really fun."
"Z2 is the best training."
"Z2 is the perfect workout."
"Z2 is my favourite."
This comment brought to you by the Pedantic Grammar-ist.
#complement
Thank you for sharing your list with us!
I❤Z2 watching South park and having a gag on the trainer
Connor…. Rugby 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
It appears to me that the cycling training punlic discussion is a bit like the fashion industry.... Trands and fashion dictates a lot of it
Z2 and its benefits are not new, anyone whos been atound has seen it cone and go from the discussion
Pretty boring
First 😘
well done
*Complement