What mistakes should you avoid in Zone 2 training?

Question

What are some of the Zone 2 training mistakes that people normally commit?

Answer 1

The heart rate zones, the tools, and the data are common zone 2 training errors, overstressing and undermining the importance of focus. It is essential to emphasize regularly scheduled workouts without overly focusing on the specifics. Simple techniques such as the talk test would eliminate the error, or even better, a lab measurement to eliminate this trial and error mode. Also, contours and behavior patterns are essential in determining the success of the training.

Comments

Great work. Always thought the whoop came in a bit low. Talk test it is!

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"Don't obsess over the data", -shows clip of himself wearing like 5 different wearables capturing his health data xD

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best tips for zone 2 without any devices:
1.) train it on your own. it’s specific to your fitness level & experience & training zone 2 with others will inadvertently add competition / ego
2.) talk test is great but not very practical - for consistency I find just only breathing through your nose for the entirety of the session is an easy way to make sure you’re not overdoing it.
3.) keeping in the back of your mind that it’s a workout pace that you could hold for hours if you had to - the session might go for 45 minutes but if the survival of the world required you to continue for another 45 minutes you could do it.
4.) lastly as an addition to drive home that fat fuelled pathway i’d recommend training zone 2 fasted preferably first thing upon waking up.

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I realized my zones are wrong when my HM had an average heart rate of 184