Monark Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Went for a 3 hour ride on Sunday at the local trail centre and I see that my heart rate went as high as 186 on a few occassions... Is that too high? On my Polar I have max HR set at 165 and I usually ease off a little when it starts to beep.
IdeJongh Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Wow, loaded question...hmmm, let start with - 1. How old are you?2. How fit are you?3. Too high for what? Fat burning / Riding / Racing? There are a lot of variables here to understand first.
IdeJongh Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Check this out for a broad coverage of the topic - Wikipedia - Heart Rate
IdeJongh Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Plus here is some literature on how to utilize your HR zones for training - Joe Friel Blog - Heart Rate Zones
Monark Posted January 18, 2011 Author Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks my man. I am new at the whole HR thing (as you can see. I am 28 and quite fit. I was pushing quite hard on Sunday as I was keeping up with a mate of mine who is far fitter and faster than I am...
bikemonster Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 On Sunday I rode the Cape Cobra. My height throughout remained a constant 1.70m. Is this too short for a ride like the Cobra? Like height, heart rate is only a number. Learn what works for you and train around that.
The Drongo Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Went for a 3 hour ride on Sunday at the local trail centre and I see that my heart rate went as high as 186 on a few occassions... Is that too high? On my Polar I have max HR set at 165 and I usually ease off a little when it starts to beep. No worries dude. That would just be because you were riding Giba
AndreZA Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Who said you max heartrate is 165? Guess what, your new max is 186. Nobody can tell you what it should be without you actually doing a test. I try to push mine to the max atleast once or twice on a ride. If I go over it (not because of powerlines or other interference), I adjust it.
Thumper Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Everybody is different.Put in a few good rides to get your base and go from there.I've hit 210 before but I have a little hampster heart.
IdeJongh Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks my man. I am new at the whole HR thing (as you can see. I am 28 and quite fit. I was pushing quite hard on Sunday as I was keeping up with a mate of mine who is far fitter and faster than I am... No worries man, enjoy learning about the sport. What you CAN push to is your max and like mampara said, best is to do a test (proper warmup, progressively harder hill repeats, or something of the sort). What you SHOULD push to depends on many things - - Your fitness, we just read of a guy dying from a heart attack because he was perhaps pushing to hard (with respect could have been other issues as well).- Your goal during the ride, are you doing base training, tech stuff, intervals or having fun, its all different
Monark Posted January 18, 2011 Author Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks chaps. I appreciate the input. 186 just seemed high but to be honest I have no idea what my max heart rate is or could be! I will go out this weekend and do a few hill sessions and see what it does. I know when my heart rate hit 186 and I honestly cannot remember feeling out of breathe or as if I wanted to explode... Onwards we learn.
atilla Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Alot of people work on 220 minus your age . So 220 - 28 = 192... So there is still some room for improvement, lol. This is not a set rule and varies with everybody, but this is a good guide line for someone like yourself who is new to the whole heart rate thing. Hop it helps.
Seeker911 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I'm not ever riding with Thumper. I would have blown a gasket long before hitting 210
Lucky Luke. Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) On Sunday I rode the Cape Cobra. My height throughout remained a constant 1.70m. Is this too short for a ride like the Cobra? Yes, last year I found I was too short and had to climb an extra 12 inches for every hill. This year I have done regular stretching sessions on an old rack I bought from a spanish guy on e-Bay. I found my general performance was 73.5% better and specifically on the hills I was head and shoulders above the competition. Edited January 18, 2011 by Luke.
bikemonster Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Yes, last year I found I was too short and had to climb and extra 12 inches for every hill. This year I have done regular stretching sessions on an old rack I bought from a spanish guy on e-Bay. I found my general performance was 73.5% better and specifically on the hills I was head and shoulders above the competition. At last a sensible post on the Hub. Had to happen sooner or later. Fangs four VAT.
lost frog Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Hi, a common calculation for max heart rate is MaxHR = 220 - age. But it can vary from one guy to an other.That would give a value of 192 for you ( you're 28 correct?). So you've reached 186 on a hill? 95% of your max HR, that seems highly possible and it looks that there's nothing to worry about.I bought a heart rate monitor a few month ago and I'm still learning to use it. You'll learn soon what Max heart rate you can reach and how long you can keep on riding at a certain heart rate without killing yourself.
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