Heart Rates and Splits

[csabour]

Hi everyone

Last winter i really measured the intensity of my workouts with a heart rate monitor. but since then, my heart rate monitor broke and i also came away feeling that that method wasnt good because a) i have a higher than usual heart rate and b) my body temperature just drives the HR insane by the end of the workout.

So what i wanted was a good system where i can just add seconds to my 2k split to get the target zone without use of all the heart rate stuff.

I use the CAT I, CAT II, CAT III, CAT IV, CAT V, CAT VI system.

Can somone help me out with giving splits for earch zone?

Thanks.

[PaulS]

Hi everyone

Last winter i really measured the intensity of my workouts with a heart rate monitor. but since then, my heart rate monitor broke and i also came away feeling that that method wasnt good because a) i have a higher than usual heart rate and b) my body temperature just drives the HR insane by the end of the workout.

So what i wanted was a good system where i can just add seconds to my 2k split to get the target zone without use of all the heart rate stuff.

I use the CAT I, CAT II, CAT III, CAT IV, CAT V, CAT VI system.

Can somone help me out with giving splits for earch zone?

Thanks.

See the Wolverine plan, or if you can deal with reasonable levels of monotony, the STM (Stop the Madness) Plan. Both are Pace based approaches with a track record behind them. Near as I can tell, both accept that your heart will keep beating as needed, and if it doesn't, then there is much more to be concerned about.

The Wolverine Plan is infintely more exciting, but I can't handle that much excitement, afterall that's why I like rowing.

Fencing, now that's another matter altogether. (Excitement is the point.)

That should spark this thread up a bit.

[almostflipped]

The canadian training intensities are generally based off of 6k or 20' splits as opposed to 2k splits. As a rough estimate, take the average splits from your 2k and add 7 seconds to obtain your 6k score (or just pull a quick 6k).

Cat VI is 6k + 12-16
Cat V is 6k + 8-12
Cat IV is 6k to 6k + 2
Cat III is 6k - 2-5
Cat II is 6k - 7
Cat I is 6k - 15

Remember that these are all ranges, a little quicker (particularly on Cat III work) or a little slower (particularly on long Cat IV pieces) isn't the end of the world.

[csabour]

thanks that was exactly what i was looking for