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Post by erick on Mar 25, 2019 9:31:35 GMT -7
I just read this article and it talks about using meters like this one tester to find the aerobic threshold. They were using this in conjunction with a heart rate monitor and mostly for running. I wonder if this could be just as easily used to adjust the intensity of a ARC. Certainly not a cheap option but an interesting idea. What do you all think?
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Post by MarkAnderson on Mar 25, 2019 16:50:56 GMT -7
I’ve seen similar devices used for climbing “research,” so I think it would work, but I think it misses the point.
It’s like calculating Pi to 800,000 decimal places in order to divide an actual pie into 6 even slices. Do we really need this level of fidelity, or pseudo-precision, in our climbing training? No, and your time, effort, and money would be better used elsewhere in your climbing.
It’s funny to me that most climbers won’t spend $28.95 (for example) on a training book, but will gladly drop $200 on a pair of Italian slippers they don’t know how to use. Then there are people like us, who would consider spending twice that for the mere chance to answer an academic question with little (if any) practical application.
But ya, you should buy it and let us know what you find out, haha.
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Post by erick on Mar 26, 2019 6:44:33 GMT -7
No plans on buying it, like you said at $300ish I think there are lots of better uses for my money. Like a new pair of $200 Italian slippers. Just curious if its seen any usage for this application yet?
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Post by MarkAnderson on Mar 26, 2019 16:31:40 GMT -7
To my knowledge it hasn’t been used specifically for ARCing.
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