Originally Posted by
Voodoo76
Yes, I trained with HR. The power was a SWAG, back then I didn't even look at speed on longer rides. Only time and HR. Numbers from now are actuals. I use WKO4 to crunch them (that's also where I looked at the comparison between my current HR Zones & Power Zones). The only non-SWAG comparison I can make is back then Z2 on flat ground was roughly 42x15, now it's 52x21.
Getting back to the OP. The point I was trying to make was that I don't notice a big difference in recovery from Z2 rides, IF I stick to the zone. You can't really do that on a group ride. I do feel like I need more rest after intervals at higher intensities for them to be adaptive.
In bold, my counterpoint in response to your last post was...you lowered your Z2 with age. If you lowered your Z2 then it stands to reason your recovery wouldn't change.
And of course if you train to lower Z2 now that you are older, then you won't have the fitness of a more rigorous zone training and so aggressive group rides will be more taxing and require more recovery.
My thoughts..do you agree?