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Guys I bought a Giant Heart Rate Monitor a while ago when I was doing PainCave. I don't have a bike computer as it wasn't needed. The monitor synced with the computer at PainCave. Since then I no longer do PainCave but would like to know which app can be used to track my HR. I have tried the Giant app but it doesn't seem to have the function required. I would really appreciate any help!

Does anyone have some real world data about heart rate measured by wrist, arm and chest straps? Is the variance significant between the three methods? I have read numerous posts on the topic and all suggest that chest is most accurate followed by arm and then wrist but numbers are lacking the posts. What I am trying to find out is if the measurements from any of these are way better than the other or is it safe to assume that with the "latest" technologies the measurements are fairly accurate and reliable. Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone, So after I did W2W last year, I haven't spend much time on my MTB....my peak season at work started so needed to get back in the routine! From W2W until now, I did a lot of running and swimming, but we all know you can't compare that towards cycling. Did a MTB ride this morning with AVG HR of 160bpm.....jeeeeez that was k@k!!!! I assume I must start with slow base rides or just get time in the saddle again, but what is the best possible way to bring down AVG HR ??? Training tips and suggestions welcome. Sorry if there is already a thread like this, so your welcome to point me in the right direction. Happy cycling !!! ;-)

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Hi dudes and dudettes! I thought it might be an interesting exercise to do a little hub study related to heart rates. It probably won’t be very scientific, but perhaps we can learn something about us hubbers, statistics and analysis (and yes, I know it’s Friday!) It would be great to get as many people’s data as possible to push up that sample size and make it better (or in special lingo - more statistically significant). All that is required is that you have a relatively good handle on your maximum heart rate (and please, don’t use any formula, because we’ll actually test at the end if a formula makes sense!) We need the following data and you have the following options to reply: reply to this thread, send me a dm, or complete this google sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G6picoJYkyTEgZkH72viLEx74aCuuYq5B6PBx_nH8Lc/edit?usp=sharing 1. name (hub name, real name, anonymous; it’s not important) 2. resting heart rate 3. maximum heart rate 4. age 5. star sign (fun factor to test whether there’s any correlation between star signs and max. hr) 6. sex (you have winky = male; you have a margaret = female; please no others 7. hub posts (another fun factor – we can test hypothesis whether higher posts equal higher max. hr Thanks everyone! I’ll bump from time to time to get more samples. And in the end we’ll try to answer Austin in terms of what it all means!

So I am not exactly the fittest guy on the trails, and I am presently pushing 112kg and am 1.90m tall. Every time I go for a ride, my HR idles at around the mid 160bpm and would climb to around a high of 184-188, with the odd 192-194 not uncommon for very short periods of time. Is this normal? Does anyone else have this issue? Also, I am constantly aware of the rhythm of my heart, both at work when just clacking away at my keyboard and when I am at home, even when I lie down. I can just feel my heart beating in my chest all the time. Should I be concerned?

The common complaint I hear from anyone new to heart rate monitors is the discomfort of the chest strap. Although I have found that with time and moving to higher-end devices the chest straps have become more comfortable, they are still a bit of a pain. The Mio Velo is a wrist-based heart rate band which uses an optical sensor to read your heart rate and packs in some handy Bluetooth-ANT+ features to boot. Click here to view the article

I bought his Total Heart Rate Training book. I have sold my road bicycle and decided to do just MTB. I have some confusion regarding my HR zones and not convinced I am seeing the correct zone values. Here are my questions: Does the surface matter for the 30 minutes field test? Does it have to be offroad if I do MTB? Or can it be tar?The gravel road that I did my field test on has some steep hills with nice downhills after it. It starts off with a nice flat surface with some small inclines. Towards the 2nd half of the route the hills start. Will these hills influence my average heart rate? What I mean is will it bring down my average heart rate if the downhills are long? I don’t pedal much on these downhills, so my average heart rate will be reduced?My average heart rate for the last 20 minutes of the test is 173 bpm (which should be my lactate threshold) and my max is 181 bpm. Is this low for my average? Some guys get a max HR of over 200!Does anyone use his way of determining your HR zones and actually training by it? What I find with MTB is that my heart rate is relatively high. If i have to pedal any slower to bring it down I am going to fall over

Hi there Hubbers! I've recently bought myself a Garmin Edge 810 with Heart Rate Monitor ect. After doing some research I see that to determine your Max Heart rate you must use the formula 220 - minus age? So that means my Max Heart Rate is 190. I've done a few rides where I go to 195bpm, which means the calculations is incorrect on the Garmin. I went to the Garmin Connect website where you can fill in your Heart Rate Zones, but I'm not sure how accurate this is and if I put in the correct BPM at the correct zone. I want to start a new training plan with heart rate zones but can figure out which ones is correct? Does my explanation make any sense? Your help will be highly appreciated. P.S - I'm a afrikaans boytjie so sorry for the bad english!

To reach your fitness goals and maintain them, you need to train smarter, not harder and this can be achieved by understanding your heart. Your “maximum heart rate” is the maximum number of times your heart beats in one minute. To calculate an average reading of your max heart rate, take the number 220 for men or 226 for women and minus your age. For Example 226 – 30 = 196; a 30 year old woman’s max heart rate is 196 beats per minute. Click here to view the article

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Hi Guys, What do you use to keep track of your intervals during a ride? Is there an App for your phone you could suggest? The problem I'm having is I train at 4 different interval heart rate zones over a period or 15 min and then I repeat it 3 times. With me riding on relatively busy roads I cant always check the monitor and time as well as where I'm going. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi to all the Hubbers out there! Ever since I've started working from home December 2013 I have more time for training but I dont know if I'm doing the right kind of training.. I normally ride my MTB 5 times a week (or I'm trying to). Distances from 20km - 80km. The shorter distances I tend to ride fullgas and the longer rides at a much easier pace. After my 4th ride in a week my body is "eina" ....from shoulders to hands and my legs is burning. This might also be incorrect bike setup, but according to my local bike shop everything is fine. When it comes to HR I use the formula 220 - Age to get my maximum HR, this cant be correct so Im looking for someone in Cape Town (Northern Suberbs) to help me with correct bike setup, correct training plan, nutrition help and HR zone help????? I would like to hear your thoughts and plz help if you can. Cheers

Hi all, I have recently picked up a spiking Heart rate on my Garmin in excess of 230bpm as soon as my speed exceeds about 20km/h. The guys at Garmin guess that it's the static on my clothes. My question is then when layering in winter what do you guys use that does not cause a static issue? Thanks