"Alan Holmes" <
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Think my news server is dropping posts as I never saw
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> "flanagaj" <
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> > I ride with a few Triathletes on a Sunday morning and
> > thought it would be good to compare heart rates. I was
> > really surprised to find that theirs seemed low compared
> > to mine (they only told me they never go more than 170).
> > I sit on my turbo quite happily training in the region
> > of 170
> > - 180 for 30 minutes no problem. I know my max is high
> > as I did a max HR test a couple of years ago and it
> > was 205 I am 32.
> >
> > Am I worrying over nothing ?
Well, variation of a few beats/min is normal across the
population. If you were with a very fit bunch of triathletes
they probably wouldn't go very high though.
Triathletes (well-trained ones) generally find it hard to
get their HR up high on the bike.
> Yes.
Agreed.
> Forget all about measuring the rate and enjoy cycling.
Disagreed. For you that might work Alan (I hope it does and
I'm happy if you are happy). For "flanagaj" I would suggest
reading a book on using HR measurements.
Also, try riding a known course repeatedly over a period of
time, and try to keep your HR constant (at whatever you can
sustain). This gives you an early indicator of how your body
is responding to training.
Do some bricking regularly too, and measure your HR change
across the brick.
Good luck
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Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen, Useless Runner