Hi all, after reading and listening to all information here on TR I do understand that heart rate ist not very useful as training metric, nor as real time performance assessment and generally very variable. Well, is there still any use for it? If yes, what would be the scenarios? Thanks Sina

I always use HRM indoors, despite TR controlling the difficulty. Reason being, I want to know I hit right HR training zones, especially during recovery sessions. For outdoors, I use HR readings instead of speed/distance during recovery spins. Sometimes wear it during races for post race analysis o…

Is there a reason not to? More data = more complete picture. There’s a lot of information that can be gleaned with power + HR.

If anything, it’s nice to have the data. I’ll look back a few months ago and see what power correlated with HR compared to what I’m currently doing. It’s a rewarding measure of progress.

I’ve started doing the opposite. Use HRM for workouts and leave it off for bike rides. I only pay attention to power outdoors anyway so one less distraction while dodging distracted drivers.

I wear one all the time. I like the data. I like comparing how I’m doing now to how I was a few months ago. For example, I might do a tough interval workout at a power 25W higher than four months ago, but note that my HR is the same or lower for the work intervals. That’s demonstrative of progress. …

[image] Wearing Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) while Training? I can see it being somewhat useful for races to help qualify fatigue in relation to power output and such. Pretty much the opposite for me. That’s what I use it for while training. It’s not this simple yet it is: In a race everything …

[image] Wearing Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) while Training? I also find that HR can give me a clue as to how I’m doing and if I should push through early difficulty in a workout or back off and ride easy. If my legs are fried and I can’t get my HR up to where it normally is for the intensity of the …

Do you still wear a HR strap and record the data if you use a Powermeter? I personally did for about a year but have now stopped? Has anyone found looking back at historical HR data in conjunction with Power useful? Other that “I can now produce 200w at 10 lower HR than a year ago”

Can be an indicator of recovery, where RPE might fail you. In my case, when i do ramp tests i know that if i haven’t hit X bpm, even if i feel like dying, i have some left in the tank, so it tends to help me determine how much extra effort i can put out if needed

I tend to wear it, problem is it’s not connected to my phone when running TR, only to my Wahoo and uploaded to training peaks. I don’t really look at it but feel if something didn’t go to plan on my session I can check it out after or during.

Is there still a use case for Heart Rate? (HR)

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KorbenDallas June 7, 2019, 2:22pm 53

Pretty much the opposite for me. That’s what I use it for while training. It’s not this simple yet it is: In a race everything goes out the window and you go as hard as you need to go.

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