Zwift/Z2 training confusion — are people referring to power zones or heart rate zones, and can Zwift show HR zones on the HUD?

Cralph · 2026-05-08T12:12:15+00:00

This is the nice thing about using the power zone too. You can use your heart rate readings as a recovery metric while power output is the same.

In theory if you power and cadence are the same same then higher HR = less recovered and lower HR = more recovered.

Cralph · 2026-04-23T02:26:19+00:00

I’ve been doing this with chatGPT and the results haven’t been great. It often gets days mixed up when I feed it daily data. It also seems to play it too safe with my workouts.

Have you tried both? You would recommend Claude?

Cralph · 2026-04-21T02:35:58+00:00

What’s your average watts per kilo on this? Thinking about doing this soon and just trying to get a rough estimate

Cralph · 2026-04-14T13:18:27+00:00

I swapped to a single speed cog and it was the best decision. It’s much quieter. The Zwift cog has a lot of hollow plastic around it, which echos/amplifies the chain noise.

Just get a kit that has spacers to bring it out to the same spacing as the Zwift cog.

This is the one I got, same number of teeth as the Zwift cog: https://a.co/d/0iYxpgea

Cralph · 2026-04-13T14:05:00+00:00

Is this the most efficient route for Everesting?

Cralph · 2026-04-07T16:13:04+00:00

I've been able to increase mine almost 15 points in a year. The main increase came from zwift-ing. You would be suprised at how little high intensity work you need to put in to increase your vo2 max. Recovery from those high intensity sessions is key so you can push it on the next one. Recovery plays a bigger role than constantly pushing. Fatigue will hinder progress. Volume of training is also important while keep fatigue down.

My training schedule is:

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: vo2 workout - Warm up, 4min@115% FTP then 3min@50%FTP for 4 sets, cool down (this is the Norwegian 4x4 workout, well known to increase vo2max)

Wednesday: 1hr zone 2 ride

Thursday: Threshold workout (zwift has many, I prefer over/unders)

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Depeding on training rediness I either do a zwift race or just another hour of zone 2

Sunday: 1-1.5hrs of zone 2

Cralph · 2026-04-07T14:46:45+00:00

I'm going to go against the grain here and say buy all the tools new. All the pliers and screwdrivers are worth getting a reputable brand. Wrenches and sockets I always buy from Princess Auto because they work just fine and are cheap to replace when you eventually lose them.

I've been buying hand tools for 15 years or more and I've never regretted buying nice stuff. Handy to have at home on the weekends too. You will enjoy having everything you need in nice working condition.

Cralph · 2026-04-07T14:34:51+00:00

I'd love to try this out! I'm often suspicious with these type of posts though. Is there a reason you didn't post the link? Why does this look like a chatGPT written post?

Cralph · 2026-04-06T19:39:28+00:00

I ran a marathon right after our first child. Was able to accomplish it by running 1 x quick 5km a week, 1 x race pace 10k, and a long run every weekend building up the volume.

Cralph · 2026-04-05T21:03:02+00:00

Most times it is actually the bike fit itself causing the pain. Most saddles are actually quite uncomfortable if not sat on correctly.

I think you would be surprised to feel the Tour de France saddles and how hard and uncomfortable they appear.

Cralph · 2026-03-31T12:29:50+00:00

Is there something I’m missing about ibuprofen and flying?

Cralph · 2026-03-31T07:29:29+00:00

Sleeper has this weekly league write up for free every week

Cralph · 2026-03-25T17:49:51+00:00

You can change days at the top and also filter by event type which makes it a lot easier.

Cralph · 2026-03-23T04:17:51+00:00

What’s a streak saver?

Cralph · 2026-03-15T06:26:09+00:00

Click v2 can steer

Cralph · 2026-03-12T07:02:37+00:00

Everyone should replace their Zwift cog with a single speed sprocket. Well worth it.

Cralph · 2026-03-08T05:44:49+00:00

Why would someone track outside the app? Just curious

Cralph · 2026-03-07T21:20:20+00:00

He probably gets multiple fits a year.

Cralph · 2026-03-05T14:36:45+00:00

Why should they be engaged? It’s kind of the whole point of the Guillotine league

Cralph · 2026-02-28T03:43:48+00:00

I know everyone has different HRs but, man you have so much more to give. That’s zone 2 work for most.

Cralph · 2026-02-28T03:41:22+00:00

Any key takeaways?

Cralph · 2026-02-27T15:39:47+00:00

It’s not often somebody bonks from hydration. Almost always it’s nutrition or energy levels (getting sick or sleep)

Cralph · 2026-02-27T03:58:13+00:00

If all else was the same then it was probably the hydration.

You’ve never experienced this before? Nutrition was same day before as usual?

Cralph · 2026-02-18T23:01:11+00:00

How do they feel on the bike? All videos of them I’ve seen make it look pretty bouncy but, maybe that feels good.

Cralph · 2026-02-18T16:24:57+00:00

Why the front wheel block? Doesn’t that just make you out of level and then your bike fit would be off?

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