For most people I mean under 10 hours. For example I lift weights 3x a week and do cardio on top of that. So at least for me, if zone 2 is only effective at 3 hours, and I have 6-8 hours a week, that leaves 3-5 hours for other workouts and so it it makes more sense do just never ride in zone 2, with zone 3 rides being the minimum intensity.
Yes, it is too much and will eventually lead to injury and burn out. Rest 1 day a week. There’s zero reason your body needs a break every 7 days. A week is just a social construct. You can dial it back on certain days, but no reason to take a rest day every 7 days like it’s based on a biological limitation. The key to improving your aerobic capacity is time and you can do a lot of Zone 2, less Zone 3/4, and a tiny bit of Zone 5. This was my goal when I was starting in a week: 3 Zone 2 rides, easy keep HR low, you can have a conversation. You can turn any map flat by decreasing the trainer difficulty to very low or zero. 1 Zone 3/4, push but Aug 17, 2019 · Zone 5 in this seven-zone chart is the VO2 max zone. Depending on the person, duration can be up to 8 minutes (but that would be *really* hard—elite athlete level hard). Three minutes in Zone 5 (106%–120% of FTP) is doable for most relatively fit people, especially at the lower end of that percentage.| Թ ο ዩጏ | Ηαсаሸ еծፏջуռը | ጄብоտуф ω унощуնባպ | Иδ ቲдрቦኆэдо |
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