Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
RPE means rating of perceived exertion, 1 being very easy and 10 being crying for mama.
FT means Field Test. One does a field test to find lactate threshold heart rate or functional threshold power. IOW you need either a heart rate monitor or a power meter to find these things and use those numbers in your training. Google is your friend.
OTOH, slightly labored breathing should be comprehensible to anyone who rides.
Just one more question, maybe it sounds silly, and I'm sorry, but just to confirm. My calculated 100% HR is 181bpm (based on age, not lab), so
"% FT Heart Rate: 50-70" means: 50% to 70% of my top HR, which means that's expected that the average HR of that particular workout would be between 90 - 126bpm, it's my interpretation correct?
thanks!