Originally Posted by RR3

Congratulations! 10.5 hours with 6,500 feet of climbig is impressive for a big guy.

Regarding FTP and LTHR and target heart rate....yours is confusing but I seem to remember that you are on Statins. It must be a real challenge to get a pacing plan? Unless I am misunderstanding something on your posts. Did you gve 2 pints of blood before or after the FTP?

My FTP (L4 lactate) is quite abit higher than yours at around 160 HR and I am in my later 50's. My L2 HR is 128 BPM where I make aournd 190 W if hydration is good and I am not overheated. I try to keep my HR below 125 as much as I can on Brevets (except on climbs when I have to work hard to stay with the younger skinny kids) and I do not product lactate and pretty much burn just fat. It is odd tht we have similar target haeart rates but such different FTP. It just seems strange that you can do a 200k at a HR so close to your FTP (blood donation?). Having a good pacing strategy is even more essential on longer brevets.....one of the good things about being a clyde is we can back off on the flats and still be trucking along like big ole Powerbuilts or CDi Mercedes as the case may be unlike the little climbers grabbing our wheels into the wind. For me, I know if my HR is like 120 and my power meter is spitting out 150-170 watts, I do not need to eat much at all but once I get into the black hole area at 220-250 W and 135-150 HR, I burning a lot of glycogen and unless it is a climb, I expect hell to pay later.

I almost think your FTP data is inaccurate. I guess I am perplexed by your Heart rates

Anyways, congrats.

Originally Posted by Null66

Yeah, I'm quite confused about the correlation of HR to output.

Originally Posted by Null66

Floundering around to figure out what's next...

Thinking about focusing on riding during peak riding seasons and lifting during ebbs...
Yeah looked at Garmin history and there's 2 gaps a year. During the extreme heat of summer and December - January... Though 2 injuries account for the 2 winter gaps.


Well,
Rainy week. Lots of errands and parental responsibilities.

So a good upper lift on Tuesday

hspl row
3x10x360

hspl decline
3x10x270

hspl shrug
3x10x270

hspl incline
3x10x270

hspl pullover
3x10x360

And lower on on Thursday

Deads
3x5x315
2x3x405
500
500

hspl v-squat
3x5x270
3x3x360
2x3x450
2x2x540

Originally Posted by Haff

So I do a google search to try and figure out what HSPL means. You know what I find? Another forum (t-nation) with a dude named null posting in much the same, if not the exact same way. Is that you?

What does HSPL mean?

Originally Posted by Haff

So I do a google search to try and figure out what HSPL means. You know what I find? Another forum (t-nation) with a dude named null posting in much the same, if not the exact same way. Is that you?

What does HSPL mean?

Originally Posted by caffein8ed

That's exactly what I did, and what I found, before I got to your post in this thread.

During my admittedly short riding season, (late April through early October), I pretty much only do cardio, calves, and upper-body work at the gym. For the most part, cycling works my upper legs enough for my satisfaction. And, for me, compounding cycling-related- and gym-induced knee stress is more than my old joints can handle.

For the months that I'm not cycling, I practice a much more well-rounded gym routine.