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Heart rate monitors. I've been reading about how they aid training. Mostly about Zone 2 rides to build an aeroic base or something.
I rode with one for the first time today, topped out at 187bpm, seem to have a resting bpm of 70 and over 30 miles averaging 150bpm when going 20mph. It was a fairly average ride, on a route I've done a good few times. Although I didn't feel particularly strong today. That puts my average bpm at 80% of max and apparently in "no-man's land"
Apparently if I were to ride at 120-140 bpm instead then it would raise my aerobic capacity and would be able to go faster for the same effort.
This sounds good to me, but I can't get past the feeling that riding slower for the same distance just isn't going to help. I don't get much time to cycle, usually just 1 or 2 days a week, so want to make the most of it.
Does anyone on here use or have used a HRM to train? Have you done the whole cycling in zone 2 thing and has it worked?