Tjokkits Posted May 4, 2010 Share I found on the Jberg2c from day two I could not get my heart rate up, my max seemed to have effectively dropped by like 30!! some other cyclist mntioned the same happens to them, is this normal or was I just over worked? (and doing a fitness test afterwards my VO2 max seems down??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted May 4, 2010 Share It's normal, especially if you go hard on the firts day or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewie911 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Yip. Sias is correct. Your legs are too "tired" to work hard enough for your hr to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted May 4, 2010 Share yip, 90% day one, 85% day two. 70% from there on in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capeofstorms Posted May 4, 2010 Share Heart rate is subjective and can be influenced by the environment. It could just as easily have been the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Sux Posted May 4, 2010 Share This is a point made at any of the Polar presentations they give each year for the Epic. You will battle to get it into the 80%s and will not see more than 85% after 3 days. Big thing is your recovery each day. Judge your performance on how you do each day rather than your average HR. If you are slowly moving up the field (temember teams higher up the field are dropping out) you are doing well and recovering fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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