Endurance Athlete Training Zones: What is Zone X and Zone Y?
· David Warden
Training intensity and zones
Intensity is the one variable that separates 80/20 training from what most endurance athletes do by default. These articles cover how to measure it, by heart rate, pace, power or feel, how to test your threshold without a lab, and how to set zones you can trust for running, cycling and swimming. Start with the zone calculator and the intensity guidelines for your sport, then read on for why the moderate zone is where most training goes wrong.
- Intensity Guidelines for 80/20 Running
- Intensity Guidelines for Cycling
- Intensity Guidelines for Swimming
- Intensity Guidelines for 80/20 Triathlon
Articles
Letters to the Coaches: When and How to Test Zones
· Matt Fitzgerald
Letters to the Coaches: Alignment of Power Zones and 80/20 Heart Rate
· Matt Fitzgerald
Letters to the Coaches: Trouble Staying in Zone 1 HR
· Matt Fitzgerald
Letters to the Coaches: (Ironman Plan) Power vs. Heart Rate and More
· Matt Fitzgerald
A Different Way to Determine Your Training Intensity Zones
· Matt Fitzgerald
How Your VO2max Affects Your Intensity Zones
· Matt Fitzgerald
The Truth About “Going by Feel” in Training
· Jim Vance
How to Avoid the Moderate-Intensity Rut as a Trail Runner
· Matt Fitzgerald
Why Your Easy Run Paces Should Be Wildly Erratic
· Matt Fitzgerald
Is Lactate Measurement Essential for Endurance Training Optimization?
· Matt Fitzgerald
The Difference(s) Between 80/20 Training and the Maffetone Method
· Matt Fitzgerald
The Problem with Intensity
· Matt Fitzgerald
How to Choose the Best Running Plan
· Jim Vance
Letters to the Coaches: Frequency of Hard and Easy Workouts
· Matt Fitzgerald
Best Way to Track Endurance Training Progress
· Jim Vance
Letters to the Coaches: Triathlon Running Power Plans and Electrolytes
· Matt Fitzgerald
