This is what Zone 2 training looks like | Peter Attia
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One of the most important concepts to get across what it โfeelsโ like to be in zone 2. I say this b/c I realize that most peopleโmy patients includedโdonโt want to use a lactate meter to confirm they are there. And I get it. Iโm an unusual guy in my love for precision and data. Furthermore, when youโre starting outโand if you are very deconditionedโusing a lactate threshold of 1.7 to 1.9 mM is not going to work because your resting lactate can easily be in that range! (A healthy and fit person will have a resting lactate typically below 0.5 mM).
Furthermore, while there are lots of ways to estimate zone 2 with HR (I think the best way is Phil Maffetoneโs rule of 180-age +/- 5-10 based on fitness) and power (as a function of FTP, for example), these take you away from you developing a real FEELING for the exercise. So, instead I want people to titrate with RPE and monitor (read: RECORD) power and HR. I have logged my steady state HR, average power, and lactate for every zone 2 ride Iโve done since 2018 and it provides amazing insights! The most notable of these is that the ONLY constant is RPE.
(Oh, one more thingโฆ to the folks watching this video who are wondering why my hat says โMarlboroโ โฆ no Iโm not endorsing tobacco! Itโs a Senna โhelmetโ hatโฆ made by a friend of mine).
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