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r.j.hammond345 on February 20, 2022 at 4:35 am · in reply to: Figuring out training zones from LT test #63485

You should not be out of breath at all in z2.

How was your LT test conducted, and did it broadly follow the suggested protocol, e.g.

15/20 minute warm up well below your expected AeT
Then increase by small increments with a minimum of 3 minutes at each new higher level before taking the lactate sample

Conduced properly the test should have taken at least 40 minutes if not longer.

Nothing wrong with walking uphill.

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r.j.hammond345 on November 10, 2021 at 2:11 am · in reply to: TSS Fudge factors. #59079

Many thanks Shashi, when I correct this it will put another 4 or 5 on my CTL. It’s like having a climb upgraded after you have done it!

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r.j.hammond345 on August 6, 2021 at 6:51 am · in reply to: Lab Test Vs. Drift Test -> comparison #56221

I was expecting some of the knowledgeable usual responders to come back to you on this but as they haven’t I will give you my observations as a long time lurker on this forum, and someone who has had a couple of good tests.

Your lab test appears to be a complete waste of time and money to me.

It is not clear whether or not you completed a good warm up. 15 or 20 minutes at just below your starting pace is usually recommended before commencing the test proper.

1 km increments seems too large a step up each time.

The glaring problem with the test appears to be the length of time between speed increases. The recommendation is usually a minimum of 3 minutes between lactate samples/increases in speed, to allow the heart rate to stabilise before the next increase in speed. Going up so quickly, combined with such big increments, appears to have produced nothing of value and no indication of where your actual VT1/AeT, or VT2/AnT lie.

In your shoes I would ask for my money back. But then again, I am a Yorkshireman!

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r.j.hammond345 on May 9, 2021 at 7:39 am · in reply to: Chamonix Mountain Fit, how does it fit in? #53813

I am in exactly the same boat as you. Completing level 1 twice a week (graduating to L2 after rest week next week) plus climbing once or twice a week, alongside working on my aerobic base… At 62 I simply can’t face other strength work and probably wouldn’t recover if I tried. Compromises compromises!

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r.j.hammond345 on April 13, 2021 at 9:25 am · in reply to: Chamonix Mountain Fit suggested TSS #53093

You just beat me to this question Sam. It would be helpful to get some idea of how the tss might differ for the different levels.

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r.j.hammond345 on April 8, 2021 at 6:57 am · in reply to: Peak in heart rate at beginning of run #52909

Suunto chest strap is a stinker. Mine work well for up to 6 months then gradually start to produce hr readings 40/50 beats above actual when running downhill. From then on they just get worse.

My last Suunto strap was wrong from brand new. Just spent £80 on a Polar strap and it is perfect. I will warranty the Suunto and keep as a spare.

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r.j.hammond345 on March 5, 2021 at 1:09 pm · in reply to: Chamonix Mountain Fit, how does it fit in? #51606

You old smooth talker you. Purchase made today and a quick scan through the various levels shows a comprehensive and demanding programme.

I suspect that I will be back later to check how this fits in with the Aerobic base building timetable (as in before or after the 2 hour walk/run for those of us at it 6 days a week).

Level 0 gradual introduction from Monday.

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r.j.hammond345 on November 23, 2020 at 1:19 pm · in reply to: HR Monitor issues #47229

I am a long suffering Suunto strap user.

From new they work perfectly for 4 or 5 months. Then they start to record 30/40/50 bpm over the actual. Usually downhill. It is the strap not the sensor or watch. Messes your records up somewhat. Frequent washing with soap helps but it will never be properly reliable again. If under warranty send the strap back.

When it starts to go bonkers on a downhill I immediately unclick one of the 2 sensor connectors to the strap. No hr recorded for a bit but it is better than 230 bpm recorded. When the work gets hard again, click it back in and it always comes back to “normal”. Not perfect but workable.

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r.j.hammond345 on July 16, 2020 at 2:31 pm · in reply to: Very high heart rate on downhills #43659

May I enquire as to the manufacturer of your chest strap? The reason I ask is that what you are describing is similar to what happens with my Suunto chest strap. It occurred intermittently after 60/70 days of use, then persistently after about 100.

I bought a new strap to use while warrantying the duff one and low and behold; after 60+ days of use, the first instance of rogue readings.

It only goes peculiar on downhills, and results in a reading about 30 bpm above the actual (I know this because I wore an old school monitor and strap at the same time to check).

If you have already tried a different monitor, kindly disregard.