Question re: heart rate

[Tuckervill]

I'll bet it's important to note how you felt when your heartrate was 200. How did you feel?

If you didn't have a heart rate monitor, wouldn't you just go by how you feel, and only worry if you felt poorly?

Karen

[Deborajen]

My HR is high, too. I'm 44 and so far have seen a max of 192 (at the end of a 10K running event). During that same 10K, my HR stayed pretty much at 186. I've been running for over four years so I'm in pretty good shape, but isn't 97% of MHR a little high for that long? I felt good the whole time, wasn't wiped out afterwards, etc. When I woke up that morning and put on the heart monitor, my HR was 90 (after I got out of bed and started walking around) whereas it's usually around 80, so obviously I had some adrenaline working. Maybe my MHR is actually higher than 192 - I don't know. I'm still trying to figure it all out. HR is always lower on the bike, but it does shoot up on climbs.

It does seem to take some experimenting and adjusting for everyone.--

Deb

[yogabear]

I'm thinking that heart rate monitors are interesting to train with, etc. But, they don't give the whole story I train with one, but my hubby trains with a power tap and heart rate monitor. He looks more at his watts and he says this year, it has given him more valuable data for his training...

Hmmm, since he's gettin' a new road bike this year...Hmm, maybe I can hint around...'Honey, I'd sure like a power tap too!' ROTFLMAO

I remember when I was 'younger' (say 10 years ago), I saw my heart rate get up to the 190's in a mtn. bike race. As I've gracefully aged though, my heart rate usually doesn't get over 180's (and this is in criteriums, mind you)...

Everyone is different, so naturally, there's not a right or wrong or typical for anyone when it comes to heart rate

Peace out,
Lisa

[RoadRaven]

I'm thinking that heart rate monitors are interesting to train with, etc. But, they don't give the whole story I train with one, but my hubby trains with a power tap and heart rate monitor. He looks more at his watts and he says this year, it has given him more valuable data for his training...

ENVY... I WANT a power tap....

HR monitors are a gizmo many people seem to get without an understanding of how to use them and get all excited about nubers and draw interesting conclusions... I agree - they do not give the whole story and are just one tool in your training repertoirre

I use my HR monitor to train with - for example, to make sure I keep my HR low in recovery rides

I also use my HR monitor to race with - to keep me at just below my lactate threshold for the length of the race, and to ensure i don't blow my HR racing on hills.