Hello all,
I wanted to know if anyone else has a major discrepancy between power zone and HR zone, even after a half hour of constant effort.
Here is the area I have been running into issues:
Power zone 1: 0 - 162 W - Average HR at 162 watts- 110 BPM (zone 1)
Power zone 2: 162-220 W - Average HR at 220 watts - 134 BPM (still zone 1)
Power zone 3: 220 - 263 W - Average HR at 240 watts- 139 to 144 BPM (barely zone 2)
Last FTP test was 289 W
I can pedal 240 watts and keep my HR in zone 1 for over a half hour....Do I need a new FTP test or adjust my power zones to match my HR? My upper zones seem to match up just fine with HR, but the feedback loop of my HR is quicker at a higher effort level obviously.
I wanted to know if anyone on here also has had this issue, and their approach to the problem
I have been training on power for over a year now, and this is the second off-season on the trainer with a power meter, so I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of how it works.
I wanted to know if anyone else has a major discrepancy between power zone and HR zone, even after a half hour of constant effort.
Here is the area I have been running into issues:
Power zone 1: 0 - 162 W - Average HR at 162 watts- 110 BPM (zone 1)
Power zone 2: 162-220 W - Average HR at 220 watts - 134 BPM (still zone 1)
Power zone 3: 220 - 263 W - Average HR at 240 watts- 139 to 144 BPM (barely zone 2)
Last FTP test was 289 W
I can pedal 240 watts and keep my HR in zone 1 for over a half hour....Do I need a new FTP test or adjust my power zones to match my HR? My upper zones seem to match up just fine with HR, but the feedback loop of my HR is quicker at a higher effort level obviously.
I wanted to know if anyone on here also has had this issue, and their approach to the problem
I have been training on power for over a year now, and this is the second off-season on the trainer with a power meter, so I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of how it works.