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jthedges93 on March 5, 2023 at 4:15 am · in reply to: Adjust Zones When AeT Increases? #76111

Hi all,

I’d like to jump in here to try and get some clarification on how we want our AeT to change as we progress in training. Before this post, I was thinking AeT should go down as I get more aerobically fit. My AeT is 163 and my AnT is 188 (I did the HR drift tests with a chest strap and the training peaks hr:pace ratio). I understand that having your AeT and AnT within 10% is where we want to be, but is an AeT of, say, 140 better than 160?

I know the idea is that you hold the same heart rate for slow runs and your pace/mile decreases, but will my AeT always be as high as 163, or will that come down too?

Thanks,

Jared

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jthedges93 on February 19, 2023 at 8:10 am · in reply to: hiking vs. running below AeT #75765

Thanks Jane! I was thinking the same thing about my AeT – it’s higher than most I’ve seen mentioned on here. In order to get to zone 1 I’ll have to do more walking rather than jogging. It’s funny because I’ve always considered myself to be in pretty good shape, then to find out I can’t even jog without exceeding my AeT. Talk about a slice of humble pie! Thanks again for your feedback.
– Jared

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jthedges93 on October 19, 2021 at 3:08 pm · in reply to: Confusing Training Instructions #58295

Is it important to keep your heart rate below AET during the pick up portion of the run? For example, for a “30 min. easy paced conditioning run with pick ups” it says to do a 20 min. easy run followed by 6-8x/ 20-30s pick ups, which will get me to 30 min. For the last 10 min. of the run (the “pick up” portion), should I keep my heart rate below AET, or is it okay for it to go over during this portion?

Thanks,

Jared