Some facts before the questions
- I have started cycling only couple of months back. Average three ride a week totaling to 100kms max
- about the same time I started dieting to cut belly fat and have lost about 5 kgs, down from 74 to 69
- I am still maintaining a 500 calorie deficit compared to total burn
- I use wahoo fitness heart rate monitor along with my iPhone. I then upload the data to strava. There is quite a big decremency between calorie burn from wahoo vs strava, strava is almost 50% of wahoo and ranges about 500 calorie per hour
- I am mostly in anaerobic heart zone during my cycling averaging at 155-157 boom with peak around 187bpm
Now the questions
- is it wise to go for a big calorie intake the night before the ride to have star fuel ? Talking to joewin on another thread I recon I should keep replenishing about 200 calorie per hour
- is it right to spend about 70-80% of time in anaerobic zone if my target is to build long ride capability ?
I recon I really don't like spinning in light gears, find it more difficult on the knees. Nested I prefer to switch to higher gears with low cadence but this puts more load on the legs and pushes my heart rate up. Is this the right technique for long distance riding or I am not leveraging the gear range properly ?
Lots of question so I appreciate your patience and time in advance!
- I have started cycling only couple of months back. Average three ride a week totaling to 100kms max
- about the same time I started dieting to cut belly fat and have lost about 5 kgs, down from 74 to 69
- I am still maintaining a 500 calorie deficit compared to total burn
- I use wahoo fitness heart rate monitor along with my iPhone. I then upload the data to strava. There is quite a big decremency between calorie burn from wahoo vs strava, strava is almost 50% of wahoo and ranges about 500 calorie per hour
- I am mostly in anaerobic heart zone during my cycling averaging at 155-157 boom with peak around 187bpm
Now the questions
- is it wise to go for a big calorie intake the night before the ride to have star fuel ? Talking to joewin on another thread I recon I should keep replenishing about 200 calorie per hour
- is it right to spend about 70-80% of time in anaerobic zone if my target is to build long ride capability ?
I recon I really don't like spinning in light gears, find it more difficult on the knees. Nested I prefer to switch to higher gears with low cadence but this puts more load on the legs and pushes my heart rate up. Is this the right technique for long distance riding or I am not leveraging the gear range properly ?
Lots of question so I appreciate your patience and time in advance!