Question about HR

[teddyDK]

One of My Weekly workouts is 5 x 3' // 3' and normally its rating is around 26-28. Today i did it at r30 because im really bad at high rating. My 2k rating is only around 29. But my pulse was 4-10 higher than normal at that pace. Is that normal or should i stay with the lower rating?

[gooseflight]

Slightly depends on the aim of the session, but in general it's better to rate lower for a given pace. Your HR is higher because there is less recovery between strokes. Rating higher increases CV stress.

[teddyDK]

Slightly depends on the aim of the session, but in general it's better to rate lower for a given pace. Your HR is higher because there is less recovery between strokes. Rating higher increases CV stress.

I have seen the Danish rower where i train recommend pretty High rating and i indoor training guide TR training is 28-32 rating.

[G-dub]

Sometimes HR can be different day to day due to hydration or sleep or booze the night before. Or you could have been more focused on it - sometimes mine can go up or down just by staring at it. Or you might have not been relaxed enough on the recovery due to being at a higher rate and maybe you were tense about it. Or as Goose says, you were going up and down the slide more often. Keep experimenting.

[teddyDK]

Sometimes HR can be different day to day due to hydration or sleep or booze the night before. Or you could have been more focused on it - sometimes mine can go up or down just by staring at it. Or you might have not been relaxed enough on the recovery due to being at a higher rate and maybe you were tense about it. Or as Goose says, you were going up and down the slide more often. Keep experimenting.

Thanks.

I May just track My HR next time at My phone. So i cant watch i all the time.

Happy new year.

[gooseflight]

Slightly depends on the aim of the session, but in general it's better to rate lower for a given pace. Your HR is higher because there is less recovery between strokes. Rating higher increases CV stress.

I have seen the Danish rower where i train recommend pretty High rating and i indoor training guide TR training is 28-32 rating.

Nothing wrong with rating high if that's the aim. Shorter interval sessions tend to be [2K] race pace (or faster) and race rate.

[G-dub]

I have been experimenting with higher rates on some interval workouts and I think it is important to come back to the catch softly to save energy. When going higher rate it is easy to put wasted energy into getting back to the catch since you have to do it a hair faster.

[teddyDK]

Slightly depends on the aim of the session, but in general it's better to rate lower for a given pace. Your HR is higher because there is less recovery between strokes. Rating higher increases CV stress.

I have seen the Danish rower where i train recommend pretty High rating and i indoor training guide TR training is 28-32 rating.

Nothing wrong with rating high if that's the aim. Shorter interval sessions tend to be [2K] race pace (or faster) and race rate.

The indoor training guide says TR training is rated 28-32 and 80-105% 2k