220 less my age is accurate measure of Max heart rate?

[blondeonabike]

I dont train with a heart rate monitor.  Dont have one.  I just try keep up.  A year ago I did a three minute wattbike powertest and going all out my highest  was 172.  For a 36yr old I guess that is bad   according to the 220-your age calculation.  Is this low number something to worry about?

[carbon29er]

Hmmm... What is your resting HR like?

Ironically about the same my max is out.

[Mongoose!]

The correct formula to calculate your max heart rate is actually :

Full carbon road bike : Value of bike (excluding accessories) divided by 1000  x 5 (limited to 210)  

 Non carbon road bike : Value of bike (excluding accessories) divided by 1000  x 16.7 (limited to 200)  

If your road bike’s value is less than R9500, be sure the device you using measuring your heart rate has at least a value of R2800 and is less than two years old. For any Bluetooth device used, ad 20 beats to the formula.

Too many wheel sizes for mtb’s – so above formula can only be used on road bikes / (non disc brakes)

[carbon29er]

Bump

 

Anyone not yet selected the 2 options?

[Aaron_B]

My max in lab conditions is 195bpm. Out in real-world conditions it's around 187bpm. I'm 33 years old.

 

It also depends how fit you are and level of fatigue which changes the entire HR range quite substantially.

[carbon2trade]

Lots of noise around the Vitality programme makes me wonder what the actual variances on heart rate are for active cyclists on the hub.

 

2 simple questions in the poll.

Formula Method: 176

Actual: 199

 

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[HappyMartin]

My max is 37 beats higher than what the formula would indicate. I first measured it 16 years ago when I started spinning at Cycle Lab when it was still in Witkpppen road. It has stayed up there ever since. Not dropped at all.

 

I think it's meaningless. Doesn't indicate performance at all. It's not even useful to calculate training zones. Threshold is what you need to be aware of. And that's drifts a fair bit with training.