6hr PR low hr/high pe

[bmf136]

Hi Lynda,

I'm doing the 6hour PR plan. Last night I completed week 3, day 4. I felt decent on the warmup but had a hard time staying in heart rate

[Lynda]

Bryan,

Fatigue depresses heart rate. This is normal to see in the 3rd week of a training block. This affects some athletes more than others. Sounds like yours is affected. When this occurs heart rate becomes less useful and PE is the key metric to pace your workouts by if you don't have a power meter. It sounds like you *know* this is correct and are looking for confirmation. You are an intuitive athlete – nice work!!

If the speed and PE say you are in the correct pacing zone but heart rate does not, ignore heart rate.

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[bmf136]

Hello again, Lynda.

Thank you for your fast reply and good info to my first post. I did as you said and skipped the optional ride and just did the strength workout for the day. HR responded better on Saturday and Sunday.

Last week was week 4, recovery weeek. Yesterday, week 5, day 2 was a HR & Power field test day. Compared to my first field test, my hr was down by 4bpm, 172 as opposed to 176. My speed and distance DID improve and that's good because my 1'st field test had a slight tail wind where yesterday

[Lynda]

Bryan,

1) Train with the zones set from you most recent test. Your most recent test says your heart is more powerful and needs to beat fewer times to make your body/bike go faster. That is a good thing!!

[bmf136]

Thanks, Lynda! I (and I'm sure all of your athletes who post questions for you) really appreciate your help!

You rock!

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