Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
I don’t have a blood ox sensor at home but when I went back for a follow up test a couple days ago (negative) I was at 97%. My threshold power using my smart trainer before Covid was around 270-280 watts, threshold HR around 170-175, now if I can sustain 200 watts for an hour it’s a big challenge and my HR never goes above 160. Riding at 180 watts feels about as hard from a perceived exertion standpoint as 300 did a few weeks ago. It’s really an awful feeling.
It might just be taking a long time to fully recover. I think a finger tip blood ox sensor is pretty cheap and might be a good investment. 97 is a good normal number, but maybe something is happening as you exert yourself? Maybe try to do ‘the same’ workout every couple of days and see where HR and Power are trending over the next week or so. Probably not too many medical studies of athletes recovering from Covid yet. Keep us up to date!