Zone 2 and heat

[WindWarrior]

@AJS914

It’s still aerobic training if you stay well below threshold. Targeting zone 2 is fine but I would worry about normal drift. To me the solution is not to use watts and the higher heart rate but to just go a bit slower. If it’s super hilly in your area, get an easier gear on your bike so you can stay aerobic and not go above threshold when you don’t want to.

the paper I provided above (Zone 2 and heat - #25 by WindWarrior) has a list of protocols, for example self-paced:

or constant workload

For myself, I don’t worry, just go out and ride by perceived exertion. In the Saturday workout I posted above (Zone 2 and heat - #14 by WindWarrior) you can see as the temperature drops I increase power while still keeping HR well below normal for such a ride.

@TrekCentury

So no need to move the trainer indoors this week when the garage gets above 95F

My garage hits 90+F and I’ve used the trainer with 2 fans and 3 fans. I’ll modify workouts if necessary. Last week I did some 30-sec jobbers outside in the heat, followed by a shorter threshold interval - that was a ‘heat friendly’ workout format. These days I just go outside and ride, however where I live outside is time-efficient, and better cooling.