Becoming An Ironman With No Experience: 10 Tips

[@CuriousMick]

CLARIFICATION on HR zones and % HR: The percentage of Max HR is as described per zone (1:50), but the calculator linked in the description feeds this into the Karvonen formula. Karvonen formula is: ([Maximum heart rate - resting heart rate] x % HR) + resting heart rate = training zone. This clinic website explains it quite well in detail: health.clevelandclinic.org/exercise-heart-rate-zones-explained For simplicity, the calculator in the description does that for you based on the metric Age or Max HR: myprocoach.net/calculators/hr-zones/ It does make assumptions about your resting HR, so numbers might differ slightly between calculator and your own calculations.

[@CJDungan85]

A lot of great points that many people don't learn until after they've attempted the Ironman. For instance: Quitting is a habit...if you quit workouts early, it'll be easier to quit on yourself during the race.

[@CuriousMick]

Thanks for the nice feedback CJ. Appreciate it.

[@LiamHaleMcCarty]

This is so helpful, thank you! I have 16 weeks before a 70.3 and another 16 before an Ironman. Taking all these lessons to heart

[@CuriousMick]

Awesome Liam! Really nice to hear. Hope everything is going well in your training. Any topics that you are currently struggling with in your training? Good luck on your preparation💪 Consider subscribing, as I have a few more videos coming up next weeks.

[@paulomagalhaes3472]

Nice. Hugs from Brazil. I started training recently.

[@CuriousMick]

That's awesome. Keep up the grind! You got it mate. How's it going?

[@GejRodriguez]

On Saturday I started training (without a coach) for the first time for a 70.3 in December. Keep posting content, I need all the motivation possible

[@CuriousMick]

That's awesome GejRodriguez! Will do from my side! Keep the hard work up and never skip a workout. You can do it!

[@danielcaceres9893]

Your zone and % math does not workout. Max HR is 187 and zone 1 (50%-60%) should be 94-112.

[@MariusMoldrup]

was just about to write this lol

[@CuriousMick]

Thanks folks for pointing this out. You are absolutely right! That is not super clear, I agree. CLARIFICATION: The percentage of Max HR is as described per zone, but the calculator linked in the description feeds this into the Karvonen formula. Karvonen formula is: ([Maximum heart rate - resting heart rate] x % HR) + resting heart rate = training zone. This clinic website explains it quite well in detail: health.clevelandclinic.org/exercise-heart-rate-zones-explained For simplicity, the calculator in the description does that for you based on the metric Age or Max HR: myprocoach.net/calculators/hr-zones/ It does make assumptions about your resting heart rate, so numbers might differ slightly between calculator and your own calculations. I will pin this explanation and add a card in this section of the video. Again, appreciate the feedback. Hope the rest of the video was useful 🙂 Make sure to subscribe, as more videos on Ironman will follow next weeks! Good luck on the preparation for your Ironman or other events 💪 Cheers, folks