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DT wrote:
> Does anyone know what the average heart rate is for
> professionals while skating marathons?

Just curious: why do you ask? What would you do with
such information? Suppose I told you that the avg HR
is 178. What use is that to you?

The point is: specific HR is highly individualized.
You cannot say or tell anything from the number alone.

It might be more useful to talk about %MHR -- percent
of max HR -- and even more useful to talk about %VO2max,
which is related statistically.

But even though there is some novelty in such numbers,
even those numbers are individualized. If a person's
%MHR (or %VO2max) is higher or lower than some average,
it does not tell you much, especially without having
some correlating measure of performance.

 

[Phil M.]

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> The point is: specific HR is highly individualized.
> You cannot say or tell anything from the number alone.

Have you noticed the OLN commentators talking about heart rates during
the tour de france? Totally meaningless number without knowing what
their VO2 max or maximum heart rates are. My guess is that the athletes
don't want to divulge that information and have it broadcasted.
Especially during a live broadcast.

--
Phil M.

 

[Chris Neary]

>Have you noticed the OLN commentators talking about heart rates during
>the tour de france? Totally meaningless number without knowing what
>their VO2 max or maximum heart rates are. My guess is that the athletes
>don't want to divulge that information and have it broadcasted.
>Especially during a live broadcast.

If you look at the onscreen graphics, the heart rate data for the rider
includes maximum heart rate.

I don't know where OLN gets that info from.


Chris Neary
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"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

 

[Rich]

Chris Neary wrote:

> If you look at the onscreen graphics, the heart rate data for the rider
> includes maximum heart rate.
>
> I don't know where OLN gets that info from.

Some of the riders are wearing heart rate monitors for them. They had a
brief info segment on that.

 

[Chris Neary]

>> If you look at the onscreen graphics, the heart rate data for the rider
>> includes maximum heart rate.
>>
>> I don't know where OLN gets that info from.
>
>Some of the riders are wearing heart rate monitors for them. They had a
>brief info segment on that.

Oh I realize that.

I just don't know who provided the maximum heart rate info (rider, team
directors, WAG?)


Chris Neary
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"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

 

[DT]

Not sure what %MHR would demonstrate. Studies have shown that %MHR is
about the same for both average athletes and fast athletes during
competition. %MRH is a measure of effort and I think everyone more or less
tries hard in competition. If stats were availabel for inline skating I
think this would pervail. Agree that %VO2max differentiates. I think that
heart rate would also differentiate the fast from the slow and suspect that
the faster skaters would have higher heart rate.

It might be more useful to talk about %MHR -- percent
of max HR -- and even more useful to talk about %VO2max,
which is related statistically.

But even though there is some novelty in such numbers,
even those numbers are individualized. If a person's
%MHR (or %VO2max) is higher or lower than some average,
it does not tell you much, especially without having
some correlating measure of performance
"Chris Neary" <[email protected] > wrote in message
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>>> If you look at the onscreen graphics, the heart rate data for the rider
>>> includes maximum heart rate.
>>>
>>> I don't know where OLN gets that info from.
>>
>>Some of the riders are wearing heart rate monitors for them. They had a
>>brief info segment on that.
>
> Oh I realize that.
>
> I just don't know who provided the maximum heart rate info (rider, team
> directors, WAG?)
>
>
> Chris Neary
> [email protected]
>
> "Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
> you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
> loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

 

[Sam]

Actually I saw the HRmax numbers a couple of times.


"Phil M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> The point is: specific HR is highly individualized.
>> You cannot say or tell anything from the number alone.
>
> Have you noticed the OLN commentators talking about heart rates during
> the tour de france? Totally meaningless number without knowing what
> their VO2 max or maximum heart rates are. My guess is that the athletes
> don't want to divulge that information and have it broadcasted.
> Especially during a live broadcast.
>
> --
> Phil M.
>