Cycle Drivel

Along_the_Wire

Hursty Whoop 4.0. Does HR, HRV, recovery measures, body temperature, respiratory rate and blood oxygen. Key things for me are the recovery and HRV stats to make sure I can train at maximum potential.

Mad_Cyril

Along_the_Wire Woof woof

benson

Came off on ice on Tuesday. My entire lateral thigh is now deep purple. And fucking painful.

1st rule of cycling. Don’t cycle in ice.

Along_the_Wire

Gammons to go radio

Cyclists pedal to middle of the road under new Highway Code

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/30c47ea4-7bc4-11ec-846f-fcbd721f9c02?shareToken=e876301b5ed027b6800fe98a09392ec7

Along_the_Wire

The comments are off the charts after that article. People hate cyclists so much, it’s almost funny.

Old-Dutch

Cyclists are the Nazis of the road, mate

Along_the_Wire

Old-Dutch LOL, perfect

Hursty

Does anyone pay much attention to RHR? I use it to track general level of fitness and to see if I’m fighting a virus by checking its level in the morning.

Had a couple of abnormal stints recently where it’s dipped super low for a few hours as well

Along_the_Wire

I measure it - fluctuates quite a bit around fatigue and whether I’ve been drinking.

More important to me is what my heart rate is doing whilst I’m training - I always want my heart rate to be a zone lower than my power zone - that’s a strong indicator of fitness - any lower and it’s fatigue.

Hursty

Along_the_Wire Do you get all the data from whoop or for your use a chest strap?

Smallman1

The only zone to be in is this one -

Mad_Cyril

Smallman1
A first ever LOL for Eddie

Along_the_Wire

Hursty resting HR from the Whoop, but all training is done on a chest strap for accuracy.

Smallman1

Mad_Cyril A first ever LOL for Eddie

Thank you Sir!

apyssjw

Along_the_Wire I haven’t used a hrm for 10 years or so but, having bought a kickr in the sales (and immediately got covid), will pick one up.

Have you seen a drop in max BPM as you’ve got older? I’m curious with how I’m going to measure up to my former self.

Along_the_Wire

apyssjw Have you seen a drop in max BPM as you’ve got older? I’m curious with how I’m going to measure up to my former self.

A little bit, but not a lot - I can get mine up to 193, but last a lot less there than I did just a few years ago. I start to suffer over 180. Resting HR is around 45

benson

I still go over 200 relatively easily. 180 is an average for me for a 2 hour ride. Had a bad bad fall last week on the ice. Still have huge bruises on my thigh and a big lump of fluid under the skin (looking like a Morel-Lavellee Lesion) so I’ll be sticking to the kickr in the kitchen for a while

Hursty

benson interesting that, 180 is pretty high for on a bike, is that giving it some beans?

Not sure what I can get my max up to but my average rest is 38 currently.

Need a to invest in a chest strap but haven’t got on with them well before, keep thinking of getting the Garmin Pro one

Along_the_Wire

Hursty interesting that, 180 is pretty high for on a bike, is that giving it some beans?

Everyone’s different what’s high for one is nothing to an other.

I fucking hate cycling indoors. So dull and feels harder.

Mad_Cyril

Any of you chaps use an indoor bike - peloton stylee (sure other models are available)?

Thinking of dipping in?

Hursty

Mad_Cyril I think most use a turbo trainer on here but have heard the Pelton offering is great for those who want to keep fit and are not too bothered about getting into proper cycling.

benson

Mad_Cyril wahoo kickr and rouvy for me. Love being able to do VR climbs of real hills in solitude. I hate zwift.

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