Comments on: Weekly Status, Week 18

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:33:08 +0000

Ha-ha! Believe me I was not referring to anyone in particular. Lorenzo was asking about things that are important for a serious endurance trainer but have no real relevance for folks who are concentrating on shedding some pounds and inches off their waist.

Since I’m moving from one group to the other slowly but surely I’ll talk more about that kind of stuff in a bit.

By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:03:38 +0000

You must have been referring to me when you said that some of us may have no idea what you’re talking about! All I notice is that all your graphs are going downwards over time so that must be good! lol! And congrats on the weight loss this week – awesome!
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By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:36:59 +0000

It was 86% of HRR at 166 bpm. My HRMax is rather low at 185 bpm (I’ll talk about how I tested it at a later time) and my HRRest is 52 so the breakaway was at 89% HRMax which in my case is at 86% HRR.

I did set it to 5 second recording rate just as the test calls for.

If the rest of you have no idea what we’re talking about just hang in there I’ll post about all this stuff at a later time.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:28:20 +0000

86% of HRR ??? Or was it HR-max?

(If you’re using the RS800, remember to set a 5-second Recording Rate, as suggested in the PPT5 Help file under “Taking physical part of test”)

The Conconi Test is as good as any other maximal test. Of course a lactate analyzer would be better…

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Great news! This way I’ll have another of your great review to read.

Ciao, Lorenzo.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:12:14 +0000

The 10K burned about 880 calories. I didn’t completely blew my calories on the weekend, I still ate below my RMR which is around 2,350 so I was still losing weight just not at the rate I usually do.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:10:07 +0000

I did the Conconi Test on a treadmill with 200m intervals and 0.5km/h speed steps. I could definitely see the deflection in the plotted result at 86% of HRR. I know the Conconi Test has been proven wrong but this is the best I could do short of buying a lactate analyzer which I probably will in a couple of weeks.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:52:45 +0000

All I did were a lactate threshold test run on Monday

Sounds very interesting! How did you carry it out? (I mean, what equipment, what protocol did you use -if I may ask )

P. S. I’m looking forward to reading you race report!!!

Ciao, Lorenzo.

By: Frank Dobner

Frank Dobner — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:26:35 +0000

Even though you blew your diet for the weekend, I think you probably used a whole bunch of calories on the 10 k run. I am attempting to prove how enjoyable my exercise can be and still lose weight. I walked 4 miles Sunday, although still snowy here in northern Illinois. I blew my diet this weekend too, but back to work today.
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By: AndrewENZ

AndrewENZ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:21:23 +0000

Great stuff!