The Indoor Riding/ Zwift/ TrainerRoad etc. Thread

[UTmaniac]

As regards max heart rate, at 48 in '22, I regular hit 185-190 when doing ~1min climb max efforts outside or sprints on zwift. I felt very comfortable averaging 175-180 for 20mins during threshold efforts.

Once I got covid that became long covid in autumn '22, it's been very rare I've hit 180+ and averaging 155-160 for 20mins has been just as rare. But surprisingly, I hit 180-184 in three of last Weekend's Tiny Races.

 

[fez]

Ooooh been a while since I checked in here. I've ended up racing in 'A pen' of Zwift Games as my damn Racing Score is 513... Top pen for 'Range 1' of the Games is 500-650 score!

Needless to say I got my head kicked in (I'm a mid or upper Cat B at best) last Tuesday. Somehow holding onto the Pack all the way, fumes and chasing dusty shadows on the climb, managed to the close the gap and get back onto the back of the group for the finish. 75th place! But only as it was a short and flat one... Annoyingly I didn't lose any racing score, so I'm ready for more of the same later, this time up the Volcano so I'm expecting to come dead last...!

Checked out the results and thought you came first! Turns out it was another Haydn. What are the odds eh.

 

[dod]

Yeah but what he's saying is the chemo is having such a massive strain on his body the massive effort it was taking his heart when riding hard was pushing it way over what he would expect. Even the 150/160bpm on a 2w/kg ride is pretty high. I've got guys I ride with similar ages and they max out at 140-150.

Hitting 195 wouldn't be 'normal' for the vast majority of anyone over their 20's or 30's - but HR is such an individual thing, so always exceptions... Like this guy I've Zwifted with - he's in his early 30's and regularly hits 200bpm.

But totally right about doing something, great effort! Take things steady @dod - but also fantastic you're feeling well enough to want to ride your bike. No pressure on any performance while going through chemo! It'll be brilliant if you just keep your legs spinning. Goodluck!

exactly that. My resting heart rate was in the low 50's normally with occasional drops into high 40's. A 2W/kg usually saw me in the high 120's/ 130's and a good hill climb (Col de rates) would see me pushing 180 . Now RHR is in the high 70's low 80's and BP is also elevated.

Oncologist explained it in pretty much your terms. Chemo is essentially a pretty strong poison and the body is trying to fight that. While they encourage exercise I was trying to duplicate what I was doing before and it's just not realistic.

 

[Roady]

Yeah my HR now (I'm 44) I can still hit 190 and have that set as my 'max'. Only really see it or a few beats over when really rested on a total 'end of race' effort. 95% the rest of the time mid 180's is my top and 'blow up' territory (unrecoverable).

Resting HR around 42-45 fatigued then up to 45-50. I don't really 'see' below 100bpm on the bike, most of the riding I do seeing it 'dip' between efforts to 120ish sometimes a bit lower. Generally the fitter I am the quicker and a bit lower it'll dip between those race type efforts, then when more fatigued the harder it is to 'get it up' (stop sniggering) when I want to be in the zone... In my early 30's when I started riding I couldn't get it above 160 then as I got fitter it got higher and higher. Maybe up to 200 once or twice, but certainly the last few years (7-8+) have considered 190 my 'max HR' only seeing it a few times.

Checked out the results and thought you came first! Turns out it was another Haydn. What are the odds eh.

Haha yeah, he's my hero *dreamy eyes*

Also - I'm not The Only One! How amazing is that!? Most of the others spelling it the same way as me (not Hayden) tend to be Americans