[Dada]

Dada on December 17, 2019 at 12:21 am · in reply to: How would you imitate ski mountaineering for an AeT test? #34491

Thx Rachel & Scott!

@Scott: great idea, I think it’s a little bit over engineered for me just testing AeT though.

@Rachelp: that sounds really cool. Do you have more information on how you did this? How did you control for the difference in pace? Did you ski down with your skins on? Did you do it on trainingpeaks?

BR
Dada

[Dada]

Dada on December 10, 2019 at 4:25 pm · in reply to: Runalyze #34105

Scott:
You were switching the topic though but what would you suggest then?

[Dada]

Dada on December 10, 2019 at 1:32 pm · in reply to: Why would HR go down on a steep hill ? #34079

Hi Hellojenrau,

Your observation could have two underlying explanations:

1. the watch was not able to track your HR with the handwrist sensor (very likely)

2. When your muscular endurance is your limitation, the perceived effort is high although your HR is not keeping pace (in your case less likely: see 1.)

Suggestion: repeat the test with a strap

Dada

[Dada]

Dada on December 9, 2019 at 3:13 pm · in reply to: [AeT Drift Test] Hard to dial in initial HR #34019

Hi kfj,

May I ask for your AnT? I just wanna make sure you are not running at your AnT instead of AeT.

Best regards
Dada

[Dada]

Dada on December 9, 2019 at 12:41 am · in reply to: Runalyze #33988

What I like personally, is the fact that it calculates CTL and ATL and provides a hint if you are at risk of overtraining.

But I agree, it’s more an analytics tool than a coaching tool.

Best regards
Dada

[Dada]

Dada on December 6, 2019 at 1:25 am · in reply to: HR Zone Sanity Check #33805

Hi DavLon,

One question: which HRs did you use for your AeT test?

The nomenclature for LT is not always distinct. As I understand it, RC is close to AnT and LT is close to AeT. Any piece of additional information you have on your test, can help to interpret your results.

BR
Dada

[Dada]

Dada on November 28, 2019 at 3:27 am · in reply to: How do I get faster @(or below) AeT? #33121

Terry:
Thanks for the hint to this article!

Scott:
Sorry, I made some spelling and explanatory mistakes.

1. The clients do not bonk. They go slower and make more breaks. This is bc they are going too fast and in Z3. They are not familiar with aerobic endurance and are member of the happy hard party. I will communicate the Z1/2 pace beforehand (thx for the advise, Terry). I wanna go faster for me personally or well trained friends.

The old Dada from last year was going in Z3. The new Dada from late last season to this point is not going fast anymore. Never Z3, Z2 while uphill running and ski mountaineering and Z1 while running and mountaineering.

3. “…Z2 is not possible in ski mountaineering right now.” was a spelling mistake. It’s supposed to be Z1 rather than Z2. This is one of my fears though, that I come to a black hole bc I train at Z2 and not at Z1 while doing ski mountaineering.

Dada

[Dada]

Dada on November 27, 2019 at 1:38 am · in reply to: How do I get faster @(or below) AeT? #32924

Hi Scott,

Guiding is just a weekend hobby. I used to guide exclusively in Z3. And when my glycogen was used up, I had to slow down. Since the guests were also running out of glycogen as well they had to slow down as well. And since me anaerobic system was well trained I managed to go longer compared to them. So that was no problem. I know that they are going in Z3. By doing so, they are faster than me going at AeT. Of course I could go forever, they don’t.

But I keep training in Z1/2, although Z2 is not possible in ski mountaineering right now.

Dada

[Dada]

Dada on November 26, 2019 at 3:57 pm · in reply to: How do I get faster @(or below) AeT? #32849

Hi guys,

thanks for your comments!

@TerryLui:

The problem I have is that I’m guiding for the local mountain club and I’m super slow at AeT (~350 vertical meters per hour) in ski mountaineering). Moreover, there is no chance I can stay within Z1. But AeT still feels very easy.

Hiking got better. I can hike at Z1 and got okayish speed at AeT and it feels hard.

Uphill running is the same as ski mountaineering. There is no way I can stay within Z1.

I must guide all winter, but I gotta be faster.

@Scott: I understand. Makes sense. What I’m worried about is that I can only train ski mountaineering at Z2. Is this too much muscular load?

BR
Dada

[Dada]

Dada on November 20, 2019 at 8:12 am · in reply to: Z1 lower limit #32316

TftUA

[Dada]

Dada on November 19, 2019 at 4:58 pm · in reply to: Z1 lower limit #32298

The books say AeT minus 20%

[Dada]

Dada on November 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm · in reply to: How do I get faster @(or below) AeT? #32180

Thank you for your comment!

I would disagree though. I pretty much cured my ADS (2 bpm left to reach [AnT/AeT -1] = 10%). And I got faster. But still slow. So now it’s time to include some intensity to become significantly faster. The question is how?

[Dada]

Dada on November 18, 2019 at 1:06 pm · in reply to: Training Peaks calculated threshold #32177

I would say that your value is skewed by HR drift. I would rely more on your AnT test.

[Dada]

Dada on November 16, 2019 at 4:36 am · in reply to: Z1-Z2 vs. Z3 muscular endurance workouts #32093

Thanks a lot! That really helps.

Dada

[Dada]

Dada on November 14, 2019 at 1:52 am · in reply to: When to add Z3, ME and Z4? #31951

Hi Scott,

Thank you very much!

I will look up the pages you referring to.

The reason I ask: you also refer to the Seiler work in TFTUA. I read some of his work and he confirmed that Z3 training is becoming the black hole for the well trained at some point. That was the reason I was wondering if there is a tangible indicator when to switch from Z3 to Z4.

I will now introduce ME as a base for Z3 work later on.

BR
Dada