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umicheng on October 26, 2019 at 2:46 am · in reply to: Two Questions on HR Drift Test + AnT Test #30768

Trick question! If I have ADS and I’m ‘overly proficient’ at nose breathing from it …when, I am conducting the HR Drift Test on a Treadmill, can I breathe however I want – nose and mouth – whatever to do to keep my HR steady? Or would that screw with my HR tracking from what we’re trying to identify?

Thanks for all that you do. I know us forum members can think of every which way and variable to inquire about for the same AeT and AnT testing :-P. I have been training painfully slow from the information in your book and it is greatly helping!

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umicheng on September 1, 2019 at 10:51 am · in reply to: Two Questions on HR Drift Test + AnT Test #27729

Great thanks. And I will use the following to test my AnT HR…Just wanted to make sure this process still works if I have ADS. https://uphillathlete.com/diy-anaerobic-test/

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umicheng on February 19, 2019 at 11:53 am · in reply to: Transition – Zone 4/5 Impacts w/ Zone 1 #16837

Thanks Scott – I appreciate the links. Everything is starting to make a ton of sense now. It’s not exactly a HIIT gym, though there are HIIT-type circuits sometimes. It’s a mountain training focused gym with a lot of the sessions being lifting and exercises similar to what is outlined in book for Core Workout. I was planning to continue the gym there for the strength sessions (bad at getting myself to do those) and sitting out of anything with the intense circuits that’d negatively affect the base training.

As for the climbing, I am specifically asking about the weekly Climbing session marked in the Transition Period workout. If I wanted to actually do a ski tour or bike instead…Do you ideally want it focused in Zone 1, 2, or just all over? Should I limit the session by time — if not by limited by (min 5-6) pitches, etc?

Thanks again,
Michelle

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umicheng on February 19, 2019 at 12:50 am · in reply to: Transition – Zone 4/5 Impacts w/ Zone 1 #16829

Dang…I was worried that’d be your answer. Guess only Type 1 fun then, outside of the training, which I won’t complain about to be honest 🙂 . Thanks for the quick responses, super helpful. You have no idea how helpful the level of detail, support, and anecdotes you guys provide are! They will be my motivators. I still can’t believe after years of in the mountains and meeting so many adventurers, no one has ever mentioned having an Aerobic Base was a thing, and that my issue was that I didn’t have that thing! (I bought your book from a store going out of business on a whim!) Congrats SS on the Skimo WC, best of luck, that is badass.

Yes, I’d say I have one of the worst aerobic capabilities (both physical and mental). I can’t jog a 1/4mi without needing/wanting to stop. Though if I walk and I am able to keep my HR under 170 I can do very long 15+ mi hikes (Whitney, Half Dome, 14ers in CO, etc). Adding a bike or ski tour gear is what destroys my HR.

Only Type 1 fun (resort, snowmobiling) now. For training, I planed a weekly load: 7 hours aerobic, 2 hours strength (my HIIT gym), and climbing -> which I’m turning into a “fun” training-focused activity (no climbing gym here). How would you translate the Climbing session activity into a Ski Tour or Biking equivalent? Do you ideally want it focused in Zone 1, 2, or just all over? Is it possible to do the Climbing session too long — do you want the time limited based off aerobic volume?

Long road…but you guys give me hope I can get there! Thanks again.