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@felix
ok, so i'm really trying to understand zone 2 training. hypothetical - this isn't how i train, not looking for training tips, just trying to understand the difference. let's say I ride religiously 1x week for 3 hours. in study 1, I ride fully in zone 2 in study 2, I ride in zone 3. both are on a trainer with the same settings. after 6 months of this - what's the difference between these two? i feel like i have an intuitive understanding that does not align with what I believe I've heard/read.
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@chicago
I know you're asking for real assistance but I asked chatGPT because I wanted to know too. I feel like sometimes I struggle to maintain "zone 2" because based on my heart rate I'm "zone 3". Maybe I need to test my max HR. I feel like eventually some Zone 3 becomes Zone 2 because your body increased efficiency and it's easier y'know
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@aptlab
It’s about long term adaptation of your baseline aerobic efficiency. Baseline is key here. A key idea is that our bodies respond more to sustained, hard but manageable, repeated behavior than short efforts that lead to exhaustion. You are training your individual cells to be more efficient not only when you are full gas. Base building is only one part of a training plan. You aren’t going to get faster only riding zone 2. You need some faster than threshold time as well.
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@windowlickr
Gonna refer you to a running manual since the training concepts are essentially the same. Have a look at Born to run 2. Specifically the section on retraining your body to access fat reserves. The dietary reset they suggest helps retrain the body to access fat. Training in level 2 will consolidate this and as mentioned elsewhere improve baseline without burning short term energy reserves better deployed in explosive efforts.
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