[OliverL]

OliverL on June 20, 2023 at 7:58 pm · in reply to: interpreting strange heart rate drift test results #78962

Hi Jane, re-did the test focusing on pace. Much better results, Pa:Hr of 4%, starting heart rate of about 140 bpm where pace and heart rate stabilize. I’m including the picture in case you think they stabilize at a different point. If I’m understanding Scott’s instruction video correctly that is roughly my AeT threshold.

Thanks for all of your help!

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OliverL on June 19, 2023 at 7:40 am · in reply to: interpreting strange heart rate drift test results #78937

Thank you! The reason my pace drops and spikes so much is because I was watching my HR on my watch. Trying to keep my HR at around 130 bpm requires me to do a weird bounding shuffle, like when you are told to run in place. It feels slower than walking speed and its very tricky to find an even pace. Because it felt so unnatural my pace and my HR would creep upwards so I would slow down to let it drop. Pedro’s client is maintaining an HR of 150 bpm and a pace of 5:30/km which is proper running speed and gait, which unfortunately is above my AeT threshold. I will try the test again but I have a feeling the results, or at least the variability in pace, will be similar to this test.

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OliverL on June 18, 2023 at 7:23 am · in reply to: interpreting strange heart rate drift test results #78922

Thanks for the quick reply Jane. I’ve made both halves 30 minutes starting and ending near the same small peak in HR. The Pa:Hr difference is still strange, 8.6% vs 1.1%

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OliverL on June 17, 2023 at 7:34 pm · in reply to: interpreting strange heart rate drift test results #78920

This was all recorded with a chest strap HRM (Garmin dual)