Tag / Heart rate zones
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Watts Vs. Heart rate.
Any serious endurance athlete will have a training plan. This plan will generally use heart rate or wattage as the variable around which they structure their training sessions. In recent years wattage…
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Heart rate training part 2: Using your zones!
In Heart rate training 1 we discussed what heart rate training was and why it exists. In this part the practical aspect will be discussed and hopefully simplified. As mentioned, lactate threshold…
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Heart rate training Part 1: Why Zones?
Every endurance athlete should understand and use heart rate as part of their training. There are a plethora of benefits to using heart rate. The main benefit is that it makes your…
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What I use: Heart Rate Monitor
Welcome to our “What I use” series. The following piece of equipment is something that I have used for a substantial period and thoroughly recommend as a beneficial training tool. I am…
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Train smart! Auto regulating your training
For most of us when we train we use a predetermined load to dictate intensity. For endurance type training we may use split times or wattages. Strength athletes may use % of…
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Recovery Tools: Active Recovery!
Recovery has become a core factor in every athlete’s training and success. There are many recovery methods which can be employed all targeting different things. Not all methods work well for everyone…
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4 Ways to improve lactate clearance!
The accumulation of lactate is deemed to be a major determinant of performance during competition. Lactate is a byproduct of glycolysis. The accumulation of lactate in the muscle is linked with a…
