Help with Training Bible - Triathlon Week

08-23-2004, 07:09 PM

Perhaps someone familiar with the Training Bible (Friel) can explain
the tables on Pages 37/38 of the Second Edition (They are similar so
explaining one will do). I guess it is just one of those things. I'm
sure its simple. If you attempt to explain it, please do so in detail.

Greg, B.A., J.D. LLM, and can't understand the PhysEd major's simple
table.

08-23-2004, 07:09 PM

Ironic wrote:
> Perhaps someone familiar with the Training Bible (Friel) can explain
> the tables on Pages 37/38 of the Second Edition (They are similar so
> explaining one will do). I guess it is just one of those things. I'm
> sure its simple. If you attempt to explain it, please do so in detail.
>
> Greg, B.A., J.D. LLM, and can't understand the PhysEd major's simple
> table.

For a start I've seen different books with different heart rate zones
and there's a table somewhere else in "the bible" that differs from say
the Sally Edwards heart rate zone table.

Anyway the list for table 4.1 involves you doing a 1000m time trial and
finding your time on the left column. Based on this you can see in the
corresponding columns what sort of pace you need to swim to be training
in particular heart rate zones. This can be useful if you can't gte a
heart rate monitor to work in the pool (personally mine has always been
fine as long as the strap is tight).

The issue I have with this table is that for swimming I really only
train in 3 zones and I can usually guess what I'm in: slow for technique
is usually zone 2, medium for distance is zone 3, and flat out is
usually 4 (with occasional expeditions into 5 but not enough to bother
recording). So I've basically ignored this table. For running I always
use a HRM because I am hopeless at estimating my heart rate while running.

DaveB

08-23-2004, 07:09 PM

DaveB <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].au> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].au>...
> Ironic wrote:
> > Perhaps someone familiar with the Training Bible (Friel) can explain
> > the tables on Pages 37/38 of the Second Edition (They are similar so
> > explaining one will do). I guess it is just one of those things. I'm
> > sure its simple. If you attempt to explain it, please do so in detail.
> >
> > Greg, B.A., J.D. LLM, and can't understand the PhysEd major's simple
> > table.
>
> For a start I've seen different books with different heart rate zones
> and there's a table somewhere else in "the bible" that differs from say
> the Sally Edwards heart rate zone table.
>
> Anyway the list for table 4.1 involves you doing a 1000m time trial and
> finding your time on the left column. Based on this you can see in the
> corresponding columns what sort of pace you need to swim to be training
> in particular heart rate zones. This can be useful if you can't gte a
> heart rate monitor to work in the pool (personally mine has always been
> fine as long as the strap is tight).
>
> The issue I have with this table is that for swimming I really only
> train in 3 zones and I can usually guess what I'm in: slow for technique
> is usually zone 2, medium for distance is zone 3, and flat out is
> usually 4 (with occasional expeditions into 5 but not enough to bother
> recording). So I've basically ignored this table. For running I always
> use a HRM because I am hopeless at estimating my heart rate while running.
>
> DaveB

Thanks Dave. So let me understand further--If I do a time trial at
"X", I look over to the training zone columns, and that will tell me
what zones I need to train in (when training in those zones is
indicated under the training plan). And training in these zones is
intended to improve my time trial time from "X"?

Greg

08-23-2004, 07:09 PM

Ironic wrote:
> DaveB <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].au> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].au>...
>
>>Ironic wrote:
>>
>>>Perhaps someone familiar with the Training Bible (Friel) can explain
>>>the tables on Pages 37/38 of the Second Edition (They are similar so
>>>explaining one will do). I guess it is just one of those things. I'm
>>>sure its simple. If you attempt to explain it, please do so in detail.
>>>
>>>Greg, B.A., J.D. LLM, and can't understand the PhysEd major's simple
>>>table.
>>
>>For a start I've seen different books with different heart rate zones
>>and there's a table somewhere else in "the bible" that differs from say
>>the Sally Edwards heart rate zone table.
>>
>>Anyway the list for table 4.1 involves you doing a 1000m time trial and
>>finding your time on the left column. Based on this you can see in the
>>corresponding columns what sort of pace you need to swim to be training
>>in particular heart rate zones. This can be useful if you can't gte a
>>heart rate monitor to work in the pool (personally mine has always been
>>fine as long as the strap is tight).
>>
>>The issue I have with this table is that for swimming I really only
>>train in 3 zones and I can usually guess what I'm in: slow for technique
>>is usually zone 2, medium for distance is zone 3, and flat out is
>>usually 4 (with occasional expeditions into 5 but not enough to bother
>>recording). So I've basically ignored this table. For running I always
>>use a HRM because I am hopeless at estimating my heart rate while running.
>>
>>DaveB
>
>
> Thanks Dave. So let me understand further--If I do a time trial at
> "X", I look over to the training zone columns, and that will tell me
> what zones I need to train in (when training in those zones is
> indicated under the training plan). And training in these zones is
> intended to improve my time trial time from "X"?
>
> Greg

Not exactly. Looking across at the columns will indicate what lap times
you need to be doing to get your heart rate to that column's heart rate
zone. You still need to plan what heart rate zones you should train in
and how frequently. There's some indication of this in the Bible but
it's not something it gets into very deeply.

The Sally Edwards books put a lot more emphasis on building a training
plan based on heart rate and how to build that plan. The Polar site
probably has soem plans too (long time since I've been on it though)
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

DaveB