Abnormal HR activity (how much time do you spend in zone 1)?

Training
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I have noticed over the past year that my HR rarely, if ever is in Z1 during any kind of ride. My max HR is ~185, and my resting HR is around 60. Indoors or out, within <1 minute my HR leapfrogs from sub-100 to >120 and settles in the 130s if doing a recovery pace, or high 130s low 140s endurance work. SS generally stays in high 150s-160s, threshold/VO2 gets into 170s, and ramp test/brutal climbs get to 180s.

Except for Z1/recovery, all of that seems normal and very predictable to me, but I find it strange I can’t get my HR low, even at minus variants of Pettit, Baxter, and Taku.

This is a long term trend, not ride to ride. What, if anything is it telling me?

Vitals: 45 yo, 5’ 11" 70-72 KG, 6.5-8 hrs sleep a night, low BP and blood volume.

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When on the bike im never below 115 bpm. Seems normal to me!

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This makes sense to me, and doesn’t look to be too abnormal. It’s tough to do any real work on a bike and stay near your resting HR, it’s “resting” for a reason. For your muscles to get the blood flow they require to move, your “blood pump” (heart) has to start working a bit harder. I wouldn’t stress about this too much, but then again, I’m not a trained medical professional so take this with a grain of salt. :wink: :salt: