Chris, what percentage of your weekly workouts do you spend in each range? Just curious. Thanks for your help.
Despite my admitted geekiness, I am actually not anal enough to give you precise numbers. I have never kept a training log until just recently, after being cajoled into it. I like the training philosophy but will not feel compelled to spend an exact amount of time in each zone.
Like Fortress, I dislike zone 2 and probably spend the least amount of time in it. In fact, one reason I like cycling is that, at least when riding on my own, I tend to spend time in zones 2-3, with the occasional hill sprints thrown in. (Riding with the triathletes pushes me into higher zones).
At least 2-3 sets a week are in zone 4. I don't do enough in zone 5, I don't have a sprinter mentality. I usually just hope that doing weights makes up for it to some extent. I use zone 1 a lot, recovering from hard efforts.
I hope that helps.
Chris, what percentage of your weekly workouts do you spend in each range? Just curious. Thanks for your help.
Despite my admitted geekiness, I am actually not anal enough to give you precise numbers. I have never kept a training log until just recently, after being cajoled into it. I like the training philosophy but will not feel compelled to spend an exact amount of time in each zone.
Like Fortress, I dislike zone 2 and probably spend the least amount of time in it. In fact, one reason I like cycling is that, at least when riding on my own, I tend to spend time in zones 2-3, with the occasional hill sprints thrown in. (Riding with the triathletes pushes me into higher zones).
At least 2-3 sets a week are in zone 4. I don't do enough in zone 5, I don't have a sprinter mentality. I usually just hope that doing weights makes up for it to some extent. I use zone 1 a lot, recovering from hard efforts.
I hope that helps.
