I'm just about half way through the Maffetone book but I thought I'd go ahead and do a pre test.
And since I am in essence starting over. I thought a weigh in was in order as well…
I did the test on a treadmill at the Y @ a 1% incline. I figured this would allow me to have constant test conditions even when it's 95F outside next summer.
Warm-up 10 minutes
Mile 1: 8:38 (132 BPM)
Mile 2: 8:46 (135 BPM)
Mile 3: 9:03 (135 BPM)
Mile 4: 8:54 (136 BPM)
Mile 5 9:00 (135 BPM)
Cool down 10 minutes
I guess I'll do this test every 2 weeks as I begin to implement my new training strategies…
3 comments:
186 pounds of solid muscle!
I think you need to warm up longer. When I was performing MAF tests I would do a 3 mile warm up at 140ish BPM (basically a super easy pace) and then do 5 miles at 165bpm.
Also, don't think for a minute that because you added a little incline the test is going to be comparable to anything but being on the same treadmill at a 1% incline.
I made the mistake last summer of using my indoor paces to dictate my pace when I moved outside. The workouts were too hard and my training suffered dearly.
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