Six months and two weeks since I shifted to a mostly low HR training regime seems like a good time to check in on progress.
I wrote a little about it in another thread Steve Neal tempo training thoughts - #99 by Ivegotabike and here is the power vs HR graph for the period three months prior to my switch to low HR (blue), compared to the period since (red).
In the coming months, I will be sticking with a majority low HR (MAF) work, sprinkled with a very small amount of whatever other stuff takes my fancy. The results of the current “steve neal” workouts I am incorporating have been good (see the graph around the 146bpm area), so there will be more of that. I want to see how FTP intensity workouts (my least favourite) can contribute. I also have some ideas about HR+ VO2 workouts that I want to try too.
I feel pretty engaged with the process just now. More so than in quite a while. Which should help me to keep the consistency going through the winter.