I had a fitness test done back in December to test my training zones, it was done by taking blood lactate and HR readings at 50W intervals up to 350W with each interval lasting 5 mins.
The results showed that I needed to do a lot of base work and so my coach structured my training around long steady rides at low wattage.
Ive just had another test done this week and... my lactate readings are higher but my HR is lower at every interval!!!
Coach thinks it may be down to me spinning at a higher cadence than last time or that I suffer from anxiety before testing and hence my body releases something (cant remember what it was) that can effect the lactate results.
We did a 30min hill climb to test max power and I averaged 40W more than in December but havent really started interval training yet which was strange but could coincide with my HR being lower during the test.
So I guess my question is - why in hell if I followed the plan precisely do my training zones look almost identical?? We compared 5 other riders doing similar plans to me and their zones shifted dramatically in the same period...
Any help would be much much appreciated as coach doesnt have a definate answer yet - he has never seen this happen before.
The results showed that I needed to do a lot of base work and so my coach structured my training around long steady rides at low wattage.
Ive just had another test done this week and... my lactate readings are higher but my HR is lower at every interval!!!
Coach thinks it may be down to me spinning at a higher cadence than last time or that I suffer from anxiety before testing and hence my body releases something (cant remember what it was) that can effect the lactate results.
We did a 30min hill climb to test max power and I averaged 40W more than in December but havent really started interval training yet which was strange but could coincide with my HR being lower during the test.
So I guess my question is - why in hell if I followed the plan precisely do my training zones look almost identical?? We compared 5 other riders doing similar plans to me and their zones shifted dramatically in the same period...
Any help would be much much appreciated as coach doesnt have a definate answer yet - he has never seen this happen before.