Originally Posted by
no sweat
I am simply curious: what sort of FTP were you putting down when you were told you were at a dead end?
Let me clarify. I meant that I was told my training at the level that I had been doing for 3 years, heart rate between 150-160 on basically all my rides, will not get me the physiological adaptations that will allow me to reach my potential. I was told to work zone 2 to allow my lactate curve to move.
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[TD]Workload[/TD]
[TD]Junior Cyclist[/TD]
[TD]Top Amateurs[/TD]
[TD]Avg. Pro-Tour[/TD]
[TD]World Class[/TD]
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[TD]w/kg[/TD]
[TD]Blood La (mmol/L)[/TD]
[TD]Blood La (mmol/L)[/TD]
[TD]Blood La (mmol/L)[/TD]
[TD]Blood La (mmol/L)[/TD]
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[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]1.3[/TD]
[TD]1.1[/TD]
[TD]1.1[/TD]
[TD]0.8[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]3.5[/TD]
[TD]1.8[/TD]
[TD]1.3[/TD]
[TD]1.2[/TD]
[TD]0.8[/TD]
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[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]2.3[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]0.96[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]4.5[/TD]
[TD]6.6[/TD]
[TD]3.5[/TD]
[TD]3.2[/TD]
[TD]1.8[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]7.6[/TD]
[TD]5.8[/TD]
[TD]3.1[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]5.5[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]9.2[/TD]
[TD]8.2[/TD]
[TD]5.2[/TD]
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[TD]6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]8.9
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Chart taken from this article -
What is Lactate and Lactate Threshold | TrainingPeaks
Basically, the higher your lactate level the sooner you are cooked. The way to move the curve and train your body to adapt is zone 2, because it is correlated to your heart rate. That is what I am told and have been training for the past 2 months.