Herat rate
jboy
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Hi,
Just bought a Suunto T3 HRM with GPS.
Went running the other day....average HR of 171 for a 55min trip...is this ridicoulus or normal?
Also, cycling for just over 2hrs..with avg HR of 174.
I was going fairly hard but it seems like they are very high and sustaining the high HR for quite a while or am i compplete;y wrong and this is normal?
i'm 23 so Max HR would be 197 ish
thanks
Just bought a Suunto T3 HRM with GPS.
Went running the other day....average HR of 171 for a 55min trip...is this ridicoulus or normal?
Also, cycling for just over 2hrs..with avg HR of 174.
I was going fairly hard but it seems like they are very high and sustaining the high HR for quite a while or am i compplete;y wrong and this is normal?
i'm 23 so Max HR would be 197 ish
thanks
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David.
Your run average looks sensible to me though.
On the run i'd say 171 was ok, for your age your lactate threshold could be anywhere between 165-175 on average, based normally on your level of fitness, so it is conceivable that your threshold lies above 171, which would allow you to keep going for 55mins at 171, as you would be respiring aerobically.
http://www.ultracycling.com/training/perceived_exertion.html http://www.brianmac.co.uk/borgscale.htm http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm
I am currently doing a 16 week Rowing Training plan for a 2k test and its all heart rate based. I did the recommended test at the beginning to find my max heart rate and it was 187 (i'm 26). Then I did a 2k test half way through the program and again I peaked at 187.
Some sessions like the UT1 work seems to be about right, but some of the TR/AT/AN work I can't quite hold the splits they intone at the set heart rates or am at the very bottom of the bracket - but sometimes feel like I have a bit more to give.
I know that Cycling/Swimming is different to Running max heart rates, but wondering whether Rowing could be similar (its bloody hard work though!) or whether I just have a naturally low max heart rate (I was very unfit until about 20 if that matters...)
Thanks!
it couldnt be a faulty HRM as it cost 175 quid!
I seem to have a fairly high HR anyway because when i awoke in hospital the other day at 3am the monitor next to me read 53bpm...which i reckon high for the amount of training i do and i know others who do exercise once or wice a week who can sit down for 2mins and have a hr below 50 where mine is always above 70
could this mean i have a much higher MHR than 220 minus age would suggest?!
i'm gonna start training using HR zones over the winter in the next couple months which should be interesting!! might have to set the zones a bit higher than usual cos i reckon when i walk at a steady pace it'll be approaching 100!!
HRmax is a pretty personal thing and 220 minus age is not a very effective tool.
I am 32 and have a pretty lame resting rate (always around 60 when I sit down and test it). However, I can max it to about 200 if I sprint up a big hill a few times (a much more effective way to guage your max). Luckily I haven't tried the being chased by a dog one yet but i could perhaps even top 200 in those circs.
Also, I don't always race with a HRM on but I did at the FLM this year and ran a pretty comfortable 2.57 at about 175bpm (87% of max) all the way.
Hopefully there's not a doctor out there who's going to look at these stats and tell me I'm about to keal over...