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I have noticed that my HR goes up in the aero positon. I have attributed this to the fact that I am a litte compact in my areo bars, but, if I streatch out to breath i am out ouf the 90deg ideal. of course this is just on the trainer.
I wonder if this will hold true on the road. I also notice that I move back and forth on the sadle.
Is this the norm?
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club
Industry Brat.
That's not unusual. I've recently went back to a road bike and a more upright position.
Though I don't have a power meter, going by cadence and heartrate on a trainer, in the aero postion I was losing power (higher heart rate +10 bpm, for same cadence) while on the aero bars. I was fitted very well and comfortable. But I don't think I was necessarily faster all "tri-d" out.
I've found now back on a road bike that not laying down, but up in a road position on mini-aero bars, I have much more power (that's my perception at least). It's a trade off, but so far my average speeds are significantly improving, and I'm in a base phase of periodization... I'll be interested as I increase the milage if my digestion will become better since I think the aero position seemed to hinder that also.
There's a balance between power and aero.
how wide are your elbows?
My HR would go way up (or my wattage down) when got into my bars... I improved the situation by widening my bars by about 2". I think it opens my chest up enough that I am not constricted when I breath.