Heard a fascinating interview with Prof Tim Noakes on SAfm today 21 February at 12h30. Interesting stuff on lactic acid, fatique, VO2max and the effect of the mind and brain. Search for it at http://www.safm.co.za/transcripts/index.cfm "Patricia's People".
Re my posting above.
Time IS consistently getting better at a lower HR! ;D So I guess I AM getting fitter! ;D
Tim Noakes is required reading.
He published a runners bible a few years back - over 700 pages of running training/technique/nutrition/rest. As a former competitive cyclist (now leisure/touring cyclist), I read his book with great interest and I have to say some of Noakes stuff is certainly applicable and relevant to cycling. Basically Noakes collated all published running training/techique/nutrition/rest theories and has written this book.
I follwed some of the training regimes and my performance on the bike improved. Sorry for getting away from the specific subject of HRmax & VO2Max
Interesting?! That would put my HR in aerobic training, not anerobic training. So to increase VO2 max easier workouts are better? Read some other threads here that said otherwise.
Thanks.
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VO2, <snip> 2. Time spent at 50 to 60% VO2 max, because research has shown that this is where the heart has the greatest stroke volume. This will stress the heart specificaly
