The Guy in Pink

There is nothing wrong with that heart rate. Individuals vary a lot, in the 1990's I trained two guys , of the same age, weight and height, one hit 220bpm often the other never got over about 165bpm, yet on the ergometer they produced the same power at those vastly different heart rates and at our reginal races they often alternated in sharing positions 1 and 2. . If your Garmin says you need a 72 hour recovery, recovery by going on some easy rides and then hit the training hard again. The 220 - age thing only works for those that don't train hard all their lives. If it did work that means I'm still only 23 and not 78.

I am 78 in two months, and below is my HR during this morning exercise. The First 28 minutes was on an elliptical trainer and last 7 was rebounder. (Had to end session @ 35 minutes as rebounder accelerates bowl movements ) And my Blood pressure 5 minutes later after the bowl movement was 106/66. 55 years ago In 1970 at the age of 23 I did a series of stress tests on a bicycle ergometer at the Human sciences lab in Crown Mines and my max HR was then measured at 188 BPM during a 3 minute test. (In 1970 it needed and oscilloscope and about 30meter of paper being spit out from a galvo-meter pen to recorded 3 minutes of heart rate ) So Max HR does not reduce with age if you stress yourself frequently throughout your life and for a normal healthy person there is no need to EVER worry about high heart rates

Basil was a great guy, He was our club Chairman (Northern Wheelers) and I often attended committee meetings at his house. I also went training with him and the former Italy Olympic team coach who set my position properly. His commentary on Sunday afternoons at the track were legendary. and for me one commentary of a Kermesse in Boksburg where he was in a cop car behind the bunch using the cop radio. I jumped at the bell and managed to tuck in behind the lead cop motor bike and heard exactly what was happening in the bunch over his radio loudspeaker. ( Fortunately he could not see the massive tow I got from the motor bike4.

To burn fat you need a low carbohydrate diet. Eat meat, fish, eggs, avocado, butter, cheese and green veggies which grow above the ground. Avoid all sugars, wheat products, starches, processed foods, fruit, fruit drinks and seed oils Eat less frequently, (ideally only once or twice a day) Train on an empty stomach

My wife is another 30 years older than you, and yes everyone's max is different. By those of us that have trained hard and often throughout our lives will maintain a high maximum heart rate - you use it or you lose it.

I guess this is only slightly on topic, But this is from my wife's spinning session this morning . Her max heart rate from the last 4 sessions was 204, 199, 198 & 197bpm Her Garmin recommends 19 hrs of recovery which is based on her HRV, so no stress there. And no I am not married to a 13 year old (as the 220-age nonsense would suggest)

Tesla autopilot already has 10 times fewer accidents per million km than human drivers. Once their Full self driving software is 100 times safer than human drivers we will see human driven vehicles being outlawed on the roads.

We lost a good friend two months back to a Black Mumba . He was dead within a few hours of being bitten.

It looks like it was about 18 months at R1,2 million a month https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/23861/2014-03-20/power-crisis-nears-end

Far more likely that the restraint has not been load tested since the AFB opened 33 years ago. A few years ago the entire base ran on generators for over a year, as the switch gear around the base was some fancy American stuff which needed the oil levels checked annually. One switch failed afer 25years of never being checked and it started a chain reaction

https://www.zoutnet.co.za/articles/news/54402/2021-06-10/air-force-finally-breaks-the-silence-over-gripen-crash

On 8th April a Gripen was damaged in a crazy accident at AFB Louis Trichardt (Makhado). During a static engine test the restraining cable broke and away it went . . . The Zoutpanberger has the story, which the Defence Force finally admitted to 5 weeks after the Zoutpanberger asked for them to confirm the incident.

Haberdashery is a favourite word of mine. Years ago I was asked to produce a sign which had to be in both English and Afrikaans for a material/sewing shop. I asked for the Afrikaans word for haberdashery . . . . Much discussion ensued but the sign was only in English eventually.

Yip, 220 minus age does not work for those of us that have kept active all our lives. It works for normal sedentary types - Use it or lose it. The best test is chasing a overloaded truck or bus up a mountain, when properly warmed up.

The Pink Mouse is 64 but she gives 45 minutes of spinning class each morning at the local gym- to a group that wants to be pushed hard. She complained to me a few weeks ago that her maximum heart rate is decreasing and no matter how hard she pushes herself she cannot get over 160bpm. I told her I think it's because she is getting very fit, but as she has not done much running for a while why not see what happens if she pushes herself on the treadmill, as it's a different set of muscles with a different fitness level. She pushed herself and did a PB 5km in 25minutes. Averaging 162BPM and peaking at 180BPM.