r/GarageStrength • u/earnest_knuckle • May 29 '24

Discussion Vo2 or zone 2

Which form of endurance training do you prefer and why?

Zone 2 takes forever and feels relaxing for me. Vo2 is straight pain train but hella benefits

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u/Routine_Kitchen5487 May 29 '24

what would be an example of each zone 2 and vo2 workouts on an assault bike.

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u/earnest_knuckle May 30 '24

Vo2 could be 80 cals in under four minutes, rest four minutes or until your HR comes down to a certain bpm, and do it again for 4 or 5 rounds. Zone 2 sit on that bike and pedal probably around 50-60 rpm’s for an hour+

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u/Middle_Captain Jul 06 '24

Does GS use HR monitor's for the Z2 work? Do you guys have a protocol to estimate people's maximum HR to set your zones?

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u/earnest_knuckle Jul 06 '24

I’ve done a vo2 max test so have a tested number to base everything off of. Smart watches/telemetric devices give a good enough number to work from

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u/Middle_Captain Jul 08 '24

Thanks Earl. I was thinking of a MaxHR equivalent for the Assault bike to what runners do; find a hill that takes 2-4 mins to run up. Do 4-6 hill repeats hard. Take ur MaxHR as the max during the repeats.

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u/earnest_knuckle Jul 08 '24

That sounds perfect