Polar Training Question

[Paul Hunter]

 

I'm currently using the Polar training program and have a question.  Lets say you have a 13 hour training week and you allocated 2:30 to one morning ride as I did this morning.  I download the session from the watch and all of a sudden something struck me.  Have a look at the following

 

 

As the polar spreadsheet specifies I should be training in the 116 - 143 HR zone so if you look at the above I only spent 1:32 in the actual zone the rest was below.   Does this mean I only take the 1:32 as real training?  I believe it is.  Can anybody give any advise on this.  Do I recalculate say on a Friday and then determine that I'm an extra X hours behind and try and catch up on the weekend above the normal training. 

 

Thanks

Paul

 

paul.hunter2007-12-12 04:09:49

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

I'm not a specialist. Every second in your training count.

 

 

 

Don't do the "catch-up" thing.

 

 

 

The training out of your set zonne's wasn't a waste.

 

 

 

How many times do you go out on a ride and then after a hour dont feel to do that "hard" zonne training, so you slack off and just ride it to enjoy. Thats why we train and ride our bikes. we are not pro's.

 

 

 

but never ever train more to "catch up", rather see it as a easy ride.

 

 

 

 

 

popeye2007-12-12 04:16:47

[Spinnekop]

What do you do for a living in order to do a 2:30 training ride on a Wednesday?????!!! 

 

Speed 17 avg?  MTB?

 

To come back to your question.

I suppose your training program said you must do 2 and a half hours in Zone 1, yes?

Now you only did 1:32?

 

In short....it is impossible to keep to one zone.....although your zone is very broad.  116-143.  That would be about 60-70%.  Right?

 

It just means that you were not pushing that hard for the full two and half hours. 

Everything is training....you just did not do what you had to do....

 

 

[Pantani]

Geeezzz.... two hours at 17km/h.... you really have time on your hands buddy!

 

Some of us have to race in the morning just to get in a training ride.

 

LSR??? LSR = Low Speed Recovery??

 

[Iven]

Geeezzz.... two hours at 17km/h.... you really have time on your hands buddy!

Some of us have to race in the morning just to get in a training ride.

LSR??? LSR = Low Speed Recovery??

 

Maybe on a MTB?

[Paul Hunter]

Yes..guys it's on a MTB riding with guys doing SabieX this weekend so LSR = Long Slow Ride.  I training for the EPIC so Slow Long is good.  But that is not my question

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

training for epic? than you are spot on. you have to train to be able to train the next day again.

 

 

 

 

[Man with no name]

Paul, that HR range is quite narrow. As Spinnekop says, its very

difficult to maintain your HR within a range like that, especially in

rolling terrain. I use the exact same software and even on a flattish

road will you struggle.

 

For a better indication of HR distribution, click on the icon indicated with the red arrow....