Comments on: Average Heart Rate vs Threshold Power http://www.training4cyclists.com/average-heart-rate-vs-threshold-power/ Cycling Training Tips Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joseph http://www.training4cyclists.com/average-heart-rate-vs-threshold-power/comment-page-1/#comment-32453 Joseph Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:29:42 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/?p=360#comment-32453 Hi Jesper, I had been pondering the same question for a while, but since I got a powermeter, my whole perception of HR has changed. I just ran my second FTP test and this has made me consider HR again. My first test one month ago I had an average HR of 174 (my max is 186) and it was quite stable. That HR is higher than I have used in 10km time trials, and higher than I though I would have been able to maintain for 20 minutes. I just did a second FTP test (4 weeks after the first) and my power is up 15W. That is not that strange as I have been training regularly, albeit with not much intensity. What I found interesting was that my average HR was only 169. The conditions were the same (indoor on rollers), so I wonder what if anything this 5 beat difference along with 15 more watts means. For this second test I paced myself by watching watts and trying to keep it more or less where I thought my new FTP is. Did I perhaps underestimate, based on the 5 beats slower HR? Cadence was exactly the same for both tests, 88 rpm. Joseph Hi Jesper, I had been pondering the same question for a while, but since I got a powermeter, my whole perception of HR has changed. I just ran my second FTP test and this has made me consider HR again. My first test one month ago I had an average HR of 174 (my max is 186) and it was quite stable. That HR is higher than I have used in 10km time trials, and higher than I though I would have been able to maintain for 20 minutes. I just did a second FTP test (4 weeks after the first) and my power is up 15W. That is not that strange as I have been training regularly, albeit with not much intensity. What I found interesting was that my average HR was only 169. The conditions were the same (indoor on rollers), so I wonder what if anything this 5 beat difference along with 15 more watts means. For this second test I paced myself by watching watts and trying to keep it more or less where I thought my new FTP is. Did I perhaps underestimate, based on the 5 beats slower HR? Cadence was exactly the same for both tests, 88 rpm.

Joseph

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