209 bpm HR

[rouxtjie]

Thank you so much...I have only been riding six months, this has really helped. I wont be doing any stage races soon, because of kids and the costs, so the recovery issue is not too serious for me at the moment. I think I'll maybe try a bit of both and ride my usual way on the trails and focus on high cadence work on the stationary bike. ( The indoor bike is boring and the high cadence burns like hell, but I'm going to give it a go!) My husband will thank you for your advice, because he keeps telling me "If you keep riding like that your legs are going to bulk up like the german track team"

hahahha...no probs.

 

high cadence 90rpm...100rpm...110rpm...120rpm does burn...but give it go, I promise you won't be disappointed with the results. Your form and pedal stroke weakspots will also be highlighted...making you stronger on the whole.

['Dale]

a quick look tells me 177.

 

Uhm, unusually low.

You should break into the 180s at least.

Then again, you might be an outlier (beyond the norm)

 

I'm older than you and hit 201 bpm on Sunday.

[fanievb]

hahahha...no probs.

 

high cadence 90rpm...100rpm...110rpm...120rpm does burn...but give it go, I promise you won't be disappointed with the results. Your form and pedal stroke weakspots will also be highlighted...making you stronger on the whole.

 

if I may add something,

 

make sure that your bike setup is 100% (esp cleats) when changing to higher cadence training, otherwise it will hurt you. but as Rouxtjie said you'll soon recognise weakspots and be able to make the changes required.

['Dale]

My max is about 195

When I'm underrested, I cannot even reach 165 revs per minute

Love how the body can communicate

[rouxtjie]

if I may add something,

 

make sure that your bike setup is 100% (esp cleats) when changing to higher cadence training, otherwise it will hurt you. but as Rouxtjie said you'll soon recognise weakspots and be able to make the changes required.

deffos....

[blondeonabike]

deffos....

Thanks guys...I'll credit you when I make my first podium speech!

[Patchelicious]

Yeah 200 is not issue.

 

I am 31 and regularly ave close to 180 for 3 hours during a race.

Going for PRs and 100% intervals I hit 207/208 almost every time.

 

There was a cool article in Ride(I think) this month about calculating your true max.

In a nutshell, go as hard as you can for as long as you can until you want to die, then see what your max was.... viola!

[rouxtjie]

Yeah 200 is not issue.

 

I am 31 and regularly ave close to 180 for 3 hours during a race.

Going for PRs and 100% intervals I hit 207/208 almost every time.

 

There was a cool article in Ride(I think) this month about calculating your true max.

In a nutshell, go as hard as you can for as long as you can until you want to die, then see what your max was.... viola!

I normally hit mine in my 3min MMP test....the problem with the as long as you can until you die is people often don't warmup properly and then save some for when the going gets tough.

 

3 minute test...is short enough for you to not want to bank some effort for later, yet long enough to get you to max. A proper 15min warmup is required for this test to get you to max...with a couple of of fast little 15-20 second "praaaaps" to get the ticker going.

[GrantRH]

Uhm, unusually low.

You should break into the 180s at least.

Then again, you might be an outlier (beyond the norm)

 

I'm older than you and hit 201 bpm on Sunday.

 

I think I will rather go with this explanation:

 

http://www.wellsphere.com/exercise-article/low-maximum-heart-rate-signals-fitness/77937

['Dale]

I think I will rather go with this explanation:

 

http://www.wellspher...s-fitness/77937

 

There is a "may" in there

but hey whatever bakes your noodle

 

[blondeonabike]

There is a "may" in there

but hey whatever bakes your noodle

 

Sorry, I coulnt resist, so I assume we are all not LCHF? Just joking

['Dale]

Sorry, I coulnt resist, so I assume we are all not LCHF? Just joking

 

To be or not to be...

 

Carb intolerant

[Robrider]

Yeah 200 is not issue.

 

I am 31 and regularly ave close to 180 for 3 hours during a race.

Going for PRs and 100% intervals I hit 207/208 almost every time.

 

There was a cool article in Ride(I think) this month about calculating your true max.

In a nutshell, go as hard as you can for as long as you can until you want to die, then see what your max was.... viola!

 

I use Joe Friel's method of setting zones by finding lactic threshold HR rather than Max HR. According to him the max tests are not good for you, esp if you have an unknown heart condition. He also argues that setting up zones according to lactic threshold is better for training.

[V12man]

I had a sustained HR of 226 last week for around 20 mins...had to ride home and lie down on the couch before it would go away...but I know it was an arrhythmia. I can feel when it happens..so if you weren't feeling funny then you should be fine

 

Go visit your cardiologist as a matter of urgency - not to say anything will happen in the short term, but you are showing symptoms of something you should not have.

[Patchelicious]

I use Joe Friel's method of setting zones by finding lactic threshold HR rather than Max HR. According to him the max tests are not good for you, esp if you have an unknown heart condition. He also argues that setting up zones according to lactic threshold is better for training.

 

TBH I also use the JF model, but this dude was asking about max HR.

When I asked about max HR and zones my coach almost wanted to kill me (gave me descending intervals as punishment) she said only stick to power zones AR/End/Tempo/Thresh/VO2 etc... but not all people use that model or have power meters.

[Mike Bike]

 

 

Go visit your cardiologist as a matter of urgency - not to say anything will happen in the short term, but you are showing symptoms of something you should not have.

when it first happened I went for a complete checkout with the cardiologist (my mrs works for one) he said no problems. On a later ECG I did we found the secondary atrial pacemaker.