Curious about this study on moderate intensity for Half Iron amateur triathlete

By tedc / December 30, 2021

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December 30, 2021 at 9:00 pm #15832

tedc
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31827355/

Polarized and Pyramidal Training Intensity Distribution: Relationship with a Half-Ironman Distance Triathlon Competition

“These results suggest that training time in zone 2 (moderate intensity, VT1-VT2) was related with better performance on a Half-Ironman race in amateur triathletes.”

January 1, 2022 at 2:44 am #15840

Gazandjenkins@mac.com
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Hi – it’s an interesting paper – I don’t have the sports physiology background but as I read it a good advert for polarized training……I.e. 80/20!? Lots of time at easier efforts with structured efforts above Lactate threshold. I look forward to Matt / David / Laylas thoughts.

Gareth

January 28, 2022 at 7:54 am #16287

tedc
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Any thoughts on this David or Matt?

February 21, 2022 at 10:42 am #16566

David Warden
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Sorry just now getting to this article. No surprises here. 80/20 Zone X to 3 is Zone 2 in this study, and low Zone X is the perfect racing intensity for 70.3. Our default tri plan distributions are about 80/15/5 using the 3-zone VT scale.

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