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Determining my Training Zones

04 Aug 2011
by: tarheel2
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Hello! I have been trying to get a bit more specific (and scientific) with my tri training and I am trying to determine my Lactate Threshold to know my training zones according to Friel´s book. The only training I had done before was just to get me to finish my first sprint. I am having trouble understanding how to get my Lactate Threshold Heart rates to determine my training zone as I do not know how to do this accurately. The best info I have right now are my HR readings for the previous sprint tri which are:

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Heart Rate too low?

03 Mar 2011
by: jgarza22
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Just wanted to get some input on something that's been bothering me. I have a resting heart rate of about 35, maybe lower. When I am training at a very high intensity (5:40 min mile for 7 miles/averaging 23-24 MPH on a 30 mile ride) my heart rate rarely gets above 165. The highest I've noticed was 175 while on a treadmill running at a 5% grade going 5 min mile pace for a minute and a half. I am 25 years old and weigh 180lbs. Is this normal for an endurance athlete?

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Dreadfully low 1 min peak wattage -- should I care?

19 Feb 2008
by: GGehrke
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Traveling this weekend I almost finished reading the _T&Rw/aPM_ book. I was a bit disappointed that there was less Triathlon/TT specific content than I would have liked, so I'm hoping someone here might have some insight.

My peak W/kg numbers are as follows:
5sec = 15.65
1min = 5.90
5min = 4.05
FTP ~~ 3.0

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Strength Building (LT)

17 Jul 2006
by: Neil L. Cook

"Never mistake motion for action." Ernest Hemingway

After you build you mileage and your aerobic fitness, you must build strength in order to develop speed. Without aerobic capacity and strength, developing speed is impossible. So, you've been doing your long runs and building your weekly mileage. Now that hints of spring are everywhere, you're eager to start racing fast.

A Science Primer

07 May 2005
by: Lynda Wallenfels

For years scientists, coaches, and athletes have believed there were only three variables that can be improved to increase fitness. They are:



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