Empirical Cycling Podcast

Ten Minute Tips #25: What's So Special About "Zone 2"?

Dec 5, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Zone Two Ride
02:15 • 2min
3
Endurance Training
04:10 • 2min
4
The Slow Part of Long Slow Distance
06:14 • 4min
5
Doesn't Do Intervals?
10:23 • 2min
6
The Extrapolation Power of the WKO5 Model Is Not That Great
12:25 • 4min
7
Is There a Unit Dose Equivalence?
16:26 • 2min
8
The Aerobic Adaptation Chart
18:12 • 2min
9
Are You Getting Bigger Muscle Fibers?
19:45 • 2min
10
Is There Something Special About Zone Two?
21:35 • 4min
11
Are You Burning Five Kilojoules a Week?
25:26 • 2min
12
Is It a Good Time Crunch Program?
27:04 • 2min
13
Is There a Good Endurance Ride?
29:19 • 2min
14
Is It Better Than Not Writing?
30:50 • 3min
15
You Know, It's One Day and Not Riding
33:33 • 2min
16
Coaches Aren't Always Here to Crack the Whip
35:55 • 3min
17
Is Miracle Intervals a New Thing?
38:35 • 2min
18
Is It OK to Keep the Volume of Endurance During a Vio Two Block?
40:33 • 2min
19
Endurance Riding - I'm Sorry.
42:24 • 3min
20
Can the Power Meter Tell at a Certain Level?
45:42 • 4min
21
Is Endurance Too Easy and Metrics Too Easy?
49:42 • 2min
22
Why Does Everyone Want to Ride Harder Than the Talk Test?
51:20 • 3min
23
What Does Zone Two Mean Physiologically?
53:52 • 3min
24
The Stimulus to Fatigue Ratio
57:00 • 3min
25
Is There a Lack of Correlation Between Type One and Type Two Fibers?
59:36 • 3min
26
Are You All Type One and This Person Is All Type Two?
01:02:10 • 2min
27
Are Endurance Rides Any Better or Worse?
01:03:52 • 2min
28
Is Zone Two Okay?
01:05:55 • 3min
29
Do Short Zone Two Rides Count if You're Used to Two to Four Hours Plus?
01:09:00 • 2min
30
Is It Safe to Ride 10 Watts for an Hour?
01:10:57 • 3min
31
The Best Way to Measure Total Kilojoules
01:14:16 • 2min
32
How Much Training Is Someone Doing?
01:15:55 • 2min
33
The First Five Minutes of Your Warm Up Don't Count?
01:18:07 • 3min
34
What Makes Zone Two Special?
01:21:09 • 2min
35
Is Endurance Riding a Good Thing?
01:23:16 • 4min