So, Know where you are and where you want to be, how about the journey?
Well, that is how a personal trainer and/or 'Workout Feedback' comes into play.
If you use a hear rate monitor, it is possible (with compatible monitors) to review your work out and get some feedback.
The value of this?
Going back to a previous blog, using the map analogy if you have a starting point, a destination and map unless you check your progress you are a lot less likely to reach your destination without feedback or checking your direction
The above diagram shows an example of the feedback from a work out.
The aim was for the line (the uploaded heart rate trace from a monitor worn by the cyclist) to go from block to block on the graph.
Each colour block represents a Zone that the cyclist was aiming to be 'in' at a specific time during the series of intervals.
This shows how the cyclist struggled to return to Zone 1 progressively through the workout.
As the cyclist was not breaching threshold during the efforts, it demonstrates a lack of ability to actively recover quickly. By comparing workouts over a period of time the improvement will be demonstrated.
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As the cyclist was not breaching threshold during the efforts, it demonstrates a lack of ability to actively recover quickly. By comparing workouts over a period of time the improvement will be demonstrated.
For more information or to book an assessment contact us here
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