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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.

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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🤝 no problem. It's a pretty good read. Not too technical but enough to keep you interested. It's quite nice all the anecdotes and exercises that are non running based too. If you haven't read it then born to run is great, especially if you're into running at all. I had already started the transition to minimal/ barefoot by the time I read it but it made my mind up entirely!  Then if you want the full training manual, Eric Orton's Cool Impossible is worth a look. Revelation for me.... Optimum cycling cadence is bang on optimum running turnover.... Who'd have thought 🤣. Most people turn over too slowly btw! Have fun 🤝

thank you for this! just grabbed it for some end of summer reading. :)