miazcarate said:
Thank you so much for all your comments... I really appreciate it... Actually, tomorrow they are going to connect a monitor on me to check the HR when it goes up to 200... They say that isn't normal.. and that I could passed out when my HR goes up to that... So let's see what the Dr says.
Thanks again for all your comments!
Well I am not a pro cyclist, I am a 46 year old fat guy who used to be an elite wrestler. Ihave been using a mountian bike that is too small to train. Last year I lowered my heart rate 18BPM, I was also mountianeering. I used a simple old polar and now own a 625X, and will aquire cycling sensors. Last year I climbed some 13K plus peaks and wore the monitor.
My quest now is training, loosing about #80 and to start running again. I am 46 5'10" and weigh 287, but last year I was down to about 270 (10 years ago I was measured at 4% BF at 208). Last year I took a stess test and all indications were fine. started last year at 90 Bpm just standing in the middle of the day and ended up at about 80. In my prime I was about 60BPM.
My big Question is what exactly is "Maximum heart rate" In starting again this year on the bike I have been riding 20 minutes at 160-175 each day (mostly at 170-175) my max says that 174, I believe that my MAX is quite a bit higher, If my ass could handel it I could ride for hours at that rate.
Should I ride for 1/2 hour and sprint up a big hill and watch my monitor and then record that as my max?
What is the exact name of a test I can get from sports med to get my target zones, I want to be where I am supposed to be to train.
When I loose the weight I will get fitted for a proper road bike and I may see some of you. Semper Fi