Posts Tagged ‘heart rate training’
Zone 2 Training For Masters Athletes. Why heart rate shouldn’t be ignored.
Now some of the masters rowers that read this, may be thinking, what has a Tour de France cyclists performance got to do with rowing? They are not they same sports, and rowing is way tougher. They are not the same sports, yet both have similar demands on the body to produce enormous amounts of…
Read MoreMonitoring HRV to understand how you are responding to stress.
This year I’m experimenting with monitoring HRV to understand both how I’m responding to training (stress) and recovery (rest) to optimise my training response and avoid overtraining. So far, I’m still learning and building up a baseline. I’m researching different sources of information and will share these with you. Sharing original article found at the…
Read MoreWhat is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?
Sharing exerts from original articles on HRV, published on Harvard University Health Blog (2017) and Oura website 2020. What is HRV? As popular as the metaphor may be, a healthy heart doesn’t beat as regularly as a metronome—it actually changes its rhythm with each beat. This constant variation in milliseconds between your heartbeats is known…
Read MoreAlways training in the middle can be costly. In fact, it can cost you your season and possibly your health.
We are aerobic beings, and your basic aerobic capacity plays a major role in performing at your best, especially when it comes to training and racing. Unfortunately, a common mistake many Masters Rowers (and other age groups) make, is training with a “no pain, no gain” mentality. This always on, high intensity training and pushing mentality, can lead to damaging the aerobic function, resulting…
Read MoreZone 2 Training For Masters Rowers. The importance of your aerobic foundation.
Following up on the early post, on the The Power and Importance of Mitochondria, this article will zoom in a little more on HOW to develop your Mitochondria power houses. Adapted from multiple sources and inputs from experts in their field. The section on basic exercise Bioenergetics has been taken from Training Peaks online. Almost…
Read MorePolarised Training
Polarizing your training, with Dr. Stephen Seiler. Dr. Stephen Seiler has revolutionised our understanding of endurance training, especially in preparing the body for rowing. By studying elite athletes, Seiler found a remarkable pattern: most endurance athletes train about 80 percent of the time in Zone 1, around 15 to 20 percent in Zone 3, and…
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