Mar 17 2016
Two speed lactate test again
After three weeks, one meso cycle, it was time again for the two speed lactate test. Copy paste from three weeks ago. The difference, instead of Friday afternoon I am doing it on Thursday evening. Tomorrow, I will not have time.
First, a Fletcher warming up:
Copy paste success. Virtually no differences with the previous cycle.
Then on to the main event.
Workout Summary - Mar 17, 2016
--|Total|-Total-|--Avg--|-Avg-|Avg-|-Avg-|-Max-|-Avg
--|Dist-|-Time--|-Pace--|Watts|SPM-|-HR--|-HR--|-DPS
--|02000|06:59.9|01:45.0|302.5|29.7|173.3|183.0|09.6
Workout Details
#-|SDist|-Split-|-SPace-|Watts|SPM-|AvgHR|MaxHR|DPS-|Comments
01|01000|03:37.1|01:48.5|273.7|27.6|168.1|180.0|10.0|3.9 mmol/L (3.9)
02|01000|03:22.8|01:41.4|335.6|32.0|178.3|183.0|09.3|5.3 mmol/L (6.0)
No mistakes in the measurement protocol this time. I also measured at the end of the 10 minutes cooling down: 4.3 mmol/L.
So, in comparison with three weeks ago:
- Heart rate is up 3 to 4 beats per minute
- Lactate is higher for the first interval (which felt hard) and lower for the second one …
Actually, the heart rate is back to what I measured in January. Here is the updated graph (the new line is yellow):
Given my 10k effort of two days ago (holding 240W for nearly 38 minutes) and the fact that I was able to hold the same power without too big problems, I don’t think there are any big changes in my fitness. Perhaps we are just seeing the day to day differences. But I will refrain from a strong conclusion now. The training schedule for the coming few weeks is quite fixed and I see no reason to change it. I have a head race in three weeks and I will do a lot of threshold workouts.
After the race, I will repeat the test, and also do a detailed planning of the April to July time frame.
Mar 31 2016
More steady state stuff and more python
Today was steady state day, and even though it was the first day of this year when we could walk outside without a coat, I had to row on the erg. It was 19 degrees C, but I had too much work to do.
I sat down for a 3x20min. Did a short warming up. Then on to the main event. Tried to hold 200W, but gave up in the second interval. Today it felt too hard. Probably lack of sleep. I didn’t want to do the third interval. So I did something else instead. Rowed a 3k, lowering the pace every 500m.
Workout Summary - 2x20min.csv_o.csv
--|Total|-Total-|--Avg--|Avg-|-Avg-|-Max-|-Avg
--|Dist-|-Time--|-Pace--|SPM-|-HR--|-HR--|-DPS
--|09832|41:44.0|02:07.3|21.3|158.2|171.0|11.1
Workout Summary - 3km_cd.csv_o.csv
--|Total|-Total-|--Avg--|Avg-|-Avg-|-Max-|-Avg
--|Dist-|-Time--|-Pace--|SPM-|-HR--|-HR--|-DPS
--|03000|14:04.0|02:20.7|18.1|162.4|173.0|11.8
I used the Desktop version of painsled. Notice that my python code includes the time the PM3 “waits” before you start the row. I need to remove that part of the data in a next release.
On the python front, I have added an upload to the Concept2 logbook. I hope the folks at Concept2 don’t watch their logbook for suspicious behaviour, because I did a lot of uploading and subsequent deleting of rows today. :-/
On the other hand, I have new sculls ordered and I am getting a PM5 …
Here’s a screenshot from the tool:
And here is the result in the logbook:
I guess I’ll be using the Concept2 Utility for erg uploads, but it’s a nice functionality for when I forget to do that and am away from my erg. Also, I can start uploading OTW rows now as well. I never did that because it’s a hassle. Now I can do it easily:
And get this:
In the process, I also learned how to go from a file with some python to a full-blown package that other people can install, including easily created documentation.
So https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rowingdata
A small step for mankind, but a big step for me.
By sanderroosendaal • Uncategorized • 3 • Tags: concept2, erg, graph tool, OTE, rowing, steady state