Originally Posted by
chuckygetlucky
. I am more built for slower cadence at more intensity. I am not a speedster but i have lots of power, leg pressing over 900lbs i feel that higher gear would be a better fit without reving up my heart rate. But my next trip out i will try to increase cadence and see what happens.
Pressing hard is harder on the knees. My guess is that the heart rate will not be much different. If you belong to a club check out an elipitcal or similar. Compare the heart rate at lower resistance and highe cadence (rpm) vs heart rate atg higher resistance and lower cadence. My experience is that if you are working as hard......you will get the similar results and often go to a higher heart rate at high resistance/lower cadence