The soon to be released big Intervals.icu update supports fully customisable training zones. There is a “Defaults” button that puts in Joe Friel’s zones. Any other sets of zones I should add to a “Defaults” drop down? I need %FTP or %LTHR or %MaxHR for each zone, then its easy to implement.
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Will the update also allow for custom number of zones?
Maybe also include cycling power zones as % of (5)6min MMP as a VO2max surrogat, might be useful to some?
Also: does that include running pace zones?
Yes you can now have between 3 and 7 zones (+ sweet spot for power) with whatever names you like, different for each sport and separate for HR and power. Pace zones are under development. I had to cut that for the first release just to try control scope.
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To elaborate on the suggestion about % of VO2max for zones:
Could be very user-tweakable in the form of X-min of X-day-MMP:
So for example, if a user thinks or has lab results that indicate a 5min30sec MMP corresponds well with their VO2max, they could set their zones based on that for say the past 90-day MMP
EDIT: I guess that is already possible as is, if one was to increase the detection range for eFTP to 5min and than just do the math backwards from that to P-VO2max.
But then again I’m not familiar enough with eFTP calculation and whether the factor between VO2max- and eFTP is constant for the curves used behind the scenes.
One default should line up with the TrainerRoad zones, and I’m sure it will
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Seiler’s 3 HR zones would be good, if not already included.
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It would be good to have Jack Daniels Training zones.
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I need to come back to this because I want to make a specific training zone to use in ALL the athletes that I train. And once its costumized (I use Jack Daniels), I need to update EACH athlete with the percentages that I really want.
TLDR: There is any way to implement a costumized training zone in order to use to all the athletes that I coach??
You can copy your own zones onto an athlete you coach using the presets menu. Your zones for the sport appear at the bottom of the list:
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Just a small note/reminder: The Norweigan/Seiler 5/3-zone-model starts from 55% max HR and not at 0% of max HR. Thus, time spent training below 55% of max HR do not contribute to the training volume in the green Zone 1.
Seiler provides some discussion on this in Long, low intensity endurance sessions: When is Low too low? When is Long too long? - YouTube.
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