[Pete]

Pete on March 30, 2017 at 2:48 am · in reply to: How to Extend Base Period (Plus Dealing With Mid-Phase Surgery) #4404

Scott,

thanks a lot. You helped a lot as I was thinking somewhere in the same lines – do something fun, enjoy, take your mind off of training.

Just yesterday I went through the calendar and calculated that I can have up to 14 days off before I jump into the next training cycle. Recon that this would be enough.

Thanks again and stay safe.

Peter

[Pete]

Pete on March 29, 2017 at 3:41 am · in reply to: How to Extend Base Period (Plus Dealing With Mid-Phase Surgery) #4396

Scott,

thanks for your prompt and detailed reply. Really appreciate the effort you put in educating us on how to train smart and push our limits beyond what we previously thought possible. These forum discussions are a priceless fountain of knowledge. And I believe that I speak in the name of us all – future Uphill Athletes in the making :).

Regarding the answer number 1 – how long should the break be before launching the new cycle and what activities during this period would you recommend?

Many thanks again.

Best, Peter

[Pete]

Pete on March 28, 2017 at 5:07 am · in reply to: How to Extend Base Period (Plus Dealing With Mid-Phase Surgery) #4378

Hi,

I decided to post my question here as it relates to extending the cycle.

In October I’m off to an expedition and I’ve started the cycle of training in September last year. So far the training was more or less regular and now I just finished the ME phase of training and my question is if:
1. should I go on with climbing-specific period (4 weeks as mentioned in the book) followed by taper period or should I start a new cycle of base period (20 weeks) + ME phase + climbing specific + taper?
2. if I should start with base period again, how much should I increase the volume compared to the volume I just did? 5 percent?
3. any other suggestions to make the most out of the time that I have left to prepare for the climb (6 months).

Many thanks,

Peter

[Pete]

Pete on February 1, 2017 at 7:14 am · in reply to: Heart rate Zones and cold weather #3997

Hi,

when I run in cold weather I notice, that my HR drops/is lower when going at the same speed. And vice versa, in hot weather I quickly climb out of zone. I would agree with Scott that this is due to constriction of capillaries and restriction of blood flow.

But never had any issues with cough though, apart from coughing at altitude.

Best, Peter

[Pete]

Pete on December 27, 2016 at 12:55 am · in reply to: HR quickly climbs out of Zone 1 #3744

Hi Jeremy,

as I understand you should stay in the Z1 even if it means that you have to walk up a hill. The point of training in the designated zone is to have a continuous effort in the zone that you planned. If you climb into higher zones during a workout than at the end of the training session you might have spent 10% or even more of training time in the higher zones. And there is no need for that as you have a separate workout in the higher zone anyway. So at the end of the week the percentage of time spent in the higher zones will be much higher than “prescribed”. And the training effect on your aerobic capacity will be smaller. And you noticed that the problem is with your poor aerobic capacity. So I would focus on getting stronger aerobically, even if it means I have to walk up a hill.

That is how I understand it. I might be wrong 🙂

[Pete]

Pete on December 20, 2016 at 4:22 am · in reply to: Is it a lack of food or lack of aerobic ability? #3725

Thanks a lot Scott.

Peter