[Mac]

Mac on May 10, 2021 at 8:35 pm · in reply to: Strength and Aerobic Training Period Mismatch #53855

Didn’t bother with any lower body strength training. The circuit nature relying on the alternating between upper and lower body exercises and the additional mis-match between doing lower body max strength and upper body general strength work outs didn’t make much sense.
Also manipulating a 20kg bar over my head/on my shoulders for box step ups/split squats etc wasn’t very workable.

[Mac]

Mac on April 6, 2021 at 8:16 pm · in reply to: Scheduling the Alpine Combine Test during training #52845

Hi Scott,

Just a point of clarification, are you implying that the Alpine Combine Test is only done during the transition period and NOT at the end of the other training periods (ie base, specific, taper and peak)?

Thanks,

Mac

[Mac]

Mac on August 6, 2020 at 2:11 am · in reply to: ME and HR zone/ intensity question #44126

It seems rather unlikely carrying a very heavy weight up a steep hill is going to cause my HR to drop to zone 1, when carrying a moderately heavy weight up a steep hill causes it to sit in zone 3 – hence my allusion to lifting weights.

I’d be keen for an option from a qualified coach as to:

1. If there is a work around that I can employ in lower body ME work outs to stay in zone 1 (or zone 2), or
2. If I would be better off focusing on fixing my ADS.

[Mac]

Mac on August 5, 2020 at 11:12 pm · in reply to: ME and HR zone/ intensity question #44121

Thanks for your response, however it doesn’t answer my question.

Isn’t simply adding weight over the recommended 20-25% of body weight making the ME work out just like a general strength work out – and every set of one leg squats, box set-ups etc I’ve done as part of a strength work out has raised my HR into zone 3.

Which brings me to my other issue. Is persisting with ME workouts in zone 3 going to be worth the potential hit to my aerobic base training, given that in recent trips my biggest limiting factor going uphill has been cardiovascular, and not lower body muscular endurance?

The strength work outs were the HR goes into zones 3 & 4 I assume won’t be an issue for base aerobic conditioning, as time spent in those zones is relatively short (ie the duration of the sets).