[Rachel]

Rachel on February 22, 2019 at 1:45 pm · in reply to: pull-ups: how to progress after max strength #16935

thanks Scott and cnikirk! I am starting on this new plan today and hope to report back in a month or two about my progress.

[Rachel]

Rachel on January 30, 2019 at 7:15 am · in reply to: Recommended mountaineering watches #16300

I have a Suunto Spartan Trainer and use it with a chest strap to monitor HR (except for sleep tracking which uses the built in wrist HR). The built in HR is crappy like pretty much all optical wrist HR so I wouldn’t rely just on that. The couple of times I’ve done a workout with the chest strap the wrist reported HR is all over the place and unreliable. Like it will report very high numbers that I know are just wrong. It seems to do better with resting heart rate.

I haven’t figured out if an all-day event will drain the watch battery yet but I think it will be able to handle it (then charge in the evening or at night.) I usually charge it once every couple days or so.

I believe one of the Scotts or Steve recommended this watch in another thread. I started with the Ambit Run but it was huge on my small wrist so I looked for a smaller Suunto (I think it’s 45 mm diameter vs 50.) The Garmin Fenix series look nice too but they were a bit pricey.

[Rachel]

Rachel on January 10, 2019 at 6:23 am · in reply to: Pull Ups for noodle arms #15829

In TFtNA they write about how Sadie Bjornsen had noodle arms and then after training she could do weighted pull-ups. I couldn’t find a forum post about it though, but this thread has advice about how to get to a single pull-up:

Cannot do a pull-up

I can’t do a pull-up either, nor a chin-up (but I’m getting soooo close). I’m using resistance bands so I can do a full set assisted. It’s also a psychological boost to be able to do a full pull-up even if I’m being helped out by the band. I just started this routine so I can’t vouch yet that it works but I’m optimistic.

I’m pretty sure I’ve also read here about doing negatives — lowering yourself slowly from the pull-up bar after getting into pull up position in anyway you can.

[Rachel]

Rachel on November 30, 2018 at 10:19 am · in reply to: AeT Test for Zone 1 and 2 determine – what I am doing wrong #15040

Your AeT is at the top of Zone 2. If your difference was close to 4-5% you figured out your AeT. I don’t think you want greater than 5% or else you probably started at too high a heart rate. If it was 2-3% personally I would just add a bpm or two to the starting value and work with that until I took the test again.

[Rachel]

Rachel on November 29, 2018 at 3:14 pm · in reply to: AeT Test for Zone 1 and 2 determine – what I am doing wrong #15032

have you read this thread? It explains what to do with your workout data.

Measuring AeT with Heart Rate Drift Method

I copied Scott’s reply as it’s the info you need:

Scott Johnston ON AUGUST 1, 2018 AT 4:01 PM #10993
Since GPS will not work indoors the PACE part of the Pa:Hr will not be accurate. Hence the specific instruction to NOT adjust speed or gradient once you start the test. This way you know the the pace stays constant and all you nee to look at is how much the HR drifts upward. I typically analyze it this way.

Using your cursor select the first half of the post warm up test by clicking and dragging the cursor over that section. You will see the average HR for the first half of the test displayed to the right (may need to scroll down). The repeat this process for the second half of the test. Divide the second half average HR by the first half average HR to see the % drift. For example: 1st 1/2 avg HR= 148. 2nd 1/2 avg HR=156. 156/148= 1.054. Or a drift of 5.4%.

If you did this or something similar and got 1% then you were well within your aerobic threshold at your initial HR.

Scott