Guide to Zone 2 Training - Episode 725

: Episode 725 -- Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk about Conrad Anker's heart attack at 20k feet and explains Zone 2 training and how to calculate your Zone 2 heart rate. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CONRAD ANKER A hero of Vinnie's Has climbed everything worth climbing He is in a number of documentaries First descent of Shark's Fin Everest is a walk in the park for him He had a heart attack at 20,000 feet Now he is afraid of fat because Mayo Clinic told him so So aggravating as eating red meat does not cause heart disease! Really, he potentially had a heart attack because he has been eating crap for years and the "Death Zone" is dangerous The biggest bad-ass AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Lyla Dulaney (sp?) won this week She bought soap and some good oils She will be getting the F#@& Quinoa shirt Buy something through the Amazon banner on Vinnie's site, and e-mail what you buy to Vinnie You can win NSNG swag! Keep's the train rolling down the tracks ZONE 2 TRAINING Zone 1 - your heart rate is in between your resting heart rate and 69% of your possible heart rate Can achieve this by simply doing every day chores Walking around is zone 1 Zone 2 is 70% - 79% of your possible heart rate Zone 3 is 80% - 89% of your possible heart rate Zone 4 is 90%-your maximum possible heart rate Zone 5 can only be for a very short time for people who are in incredible shape This is going beyond your redline Vinnie believes Zone 2 is the optimal zone to be in Exercise is a poor way to lose weight, but if you want exercise to burn fat, Zone 2 is the way to go You are burning fat, not worrying about sugar (you shouldn't be consuming that much sugar that it should matter, anyway) Zone 2 is sustainable and reasonable, and it does not make you have cravings like Zone 3 or more can