I did what I said I wouldn't do but it's ok. Today was the best my knee has felt post op and the persistent medial pain has pretty much disappeared. That's a turning point.
So, I biked Roarks Cove Rd again, 2nd time in 3 days. This time I took it easier than the last 2 times and was 45 sec slower overall. Still hard though. HR Stats are similar to Mon but less time over 170.
Max HR - 185
HR over 164 - 19:13
HR over 170 - 12:41
HR over 180 - 4:25
Avg HR - 163
Avg speed - 5.2 mph
Total time - 26:55
I need to mix it up so next I may try stairmaster. Strengthening with resistance will start next month.
The dichotomy between breathing and HR is interesting and really a disconnect. I can sprint a 200m and when in shape HR goes to 160 but using full lung capacity and breathing hard. I can be on a bike climb and be breathing only moderately hard not using full lung capacity and be hanging in the 170s and be somewhat comfortable.
Going to see if Bill M. wants to do the big climb at Raccoon Mtn. He's had some afib issues so I may do it alone.
How's this for a pillowy seat... two seat covers. No sore butt.
Not a disconnect. I’ve explained before. Anaerobic work is less efficient than aerobic work. For given volume/time it requires multiple times as much O2 but that is to replenish spent stores after the work is complete as opposed to utilizing O2 directly for work during the exercise session. If you don’t quite work to exhaustion cycling and have enough left to go deep anaerobically at the end you will approach the windedness that you get from sprinting
ReplyDeleteSprinting 200m is not a long enough duration to get close to max HR (under 30 secs for you). You will probably get a higher HR and greater level of breathing on a 400m flat out.
ReplyDeleteRunning 2 consecutive hard 800s with limited rest or multiple hills were often used as an example of how to get to your max HR.
Some endurance runners will train at around the lactate threshold (before it gets anaerobic) to push up the point at which lacate starts to form. Lactate formation is no longer considered a `bad thing` but is a proxy for the switch over from aerobic to anaerobic.
This training of endurance type of quality work is relevant to the ability to cycle hard for 25-30 mins, as you do, and equates to a 5k race. It does not represent the energy systems necessary for 200/400 sprinting as closely. So its not really a disconnect, its a reality that matters less to a sprinter anyway.