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Andras Feher
@andris
Zone 3-4 is underrated.
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Paolo Rebuffo
@funnyking.eth
For good reasons.
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Andras Feher
@andris
why?
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Alberto Ornaghi
@alor
Because Zone2 will bring you better VO2max and thus longevity. zone3/4 just bring stressor to your body.
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Andras Feher
@andris
are there any proof to that? highest VO2 athletes are cross country skiers, rowers cyclists.. they spend hours in zone 3-4 each day.
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Alberto Ornaghi
@alor
Source? Spending “hours” in zone 3/4 means nothing if they spend 80% of their training time in Zone2. You obviously need zone3/4/5 training, but it’s just a small part of the total volume.
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Andras Feher
@andris
on the highest VO2 max athletes you can find some materials here: https://www.topendsports.com/testing/records/vo2max.htm the other part is "anecdata" and personal experience. If you are sitting on an Erg or pumping a Ski Erg for 1-2h as an athlete you will not spend 80% of your time below 140-150 bpm
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Andras Feher
@andris
but I'd be curious to see any study that compares the effect of Zone 2 vs Zone 3-4 on VO2 max. (thinking about a comparative study of 8-12 weeks) But imho the Zone 2 mania is more about minimum effective dose than max results.
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Andras Feher
@andris
but the problem might be the inefficient calibration of these HR zones by the current wearables.. Attia has some other markers he uses for example to identify these zones.
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