What's your max hr 50+ people?
08-05-17, 03:19 PM
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I figure you're pretty close to your MHR when your vision starts graying around the edges and it feels like you've been teleported to Mars where there's no oxygen to breathe.
08-05-17, 03:52 PM
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08-05-17, 04:17 PM
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Last year, age 68, I momentarily reached 192.
I don't think the numbers mean much for anyone.
I don't think the numbers mean much for anyone.
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08-05-17, 05:16 PM
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I'm 58 & hit 198 during a race in 100 degree temps. Miserable time! I use a HRM and have it set at 176. I don't have a power meter so I use zone training but more as a guide than a hard-line rule.
08-05-17, 05:32 PM
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max hr last month was 175, I had an average hr of 157 for 2 hr ride.
08-07-17, 04:34 PM
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At 61, per my cardiologist have to keep it under 145. That said, hit 160 with zero issues on occasion.
08-07-17, 05:03 PM
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Rode 62 miles Saturday, saw 137 avg with a couple of 166 peaks. The course had approx 2500 ascent, air temp at finish 100, humidity 39%, road temp 107. 60yo.
08-07-17, 05:53 PM
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08-07-17, 06:00 PM
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I'm 70, recent check showed 171 (Climbing a 10% grade). 220-70 =150. 138-143 is my normal flat road pedaling HR. KB
08-09-17, 01:22 PM
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WOW - today I had an extended period (almost one mile) of HR near 200. Felt great and was not riding hard - but had done a real climb and fast decent earlier. Looks like I have some options: go to hospital, buy new HRM, replace battery in HRM, play Alfred E Neuman - What Me Worry, claim bragging rights for my age or lust forget it and ride on. Guess I'll go for the later unless something else pops up.
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08-09-17, 03:22 PM
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About to turn 65 here. I'd guesstimate that right now my max is in the 180s. The highest I've seen this year is 165. I was pushing, but not seeing stars or anything. There was certainly room above. Some background-- Had bypass surgery 2 years ago and now take Metoprolol which is a beta-blocker (also lipitor, but that won't effect hr). 5 or 6 years ago, before I let myself get out of shape, I'd regularly see the 180s on hard rides. I guess my max then would have been in the 190s. As a runner, I was tested in a physiology lab 20 years ago and hit 208.
Regarding the formulas, at best they represent an average only and really don't tell any particular individual anything. Some may be more accurate than others but it is still an average. It may be 100% accurate to say the average male is 5' 9'' and weighs 170lbs (or whatever it is), but that doesn't tell me anything useful at 5'4'', 135 lbs. Sure wouldn't rely on it over a tape measure to buy a suit.
Regarding the formulas, at best they represent an average only and really don't tell any particular individual anything. Some may be more accurate than others but it is still an average. It may be 100% accurate to say the average male is 5' 9'' and weighs 170lbs (or whatever it is), but that doesn't tell me anything useful at 5'4'', 135 lbs. Sure wouldn't rely on it over a tape measure to buy a suit.
08-22-17, 05:37 AM
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I'm kinda in the middle of the bunch of 60 yo's that have posted here. In decent shape (thank God), max is 170, during a long hard ride I see 130-150's, resting is 52.
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08-22-17, 10:52 AM
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At 53 my max is between 157 and 185 depending whether I'm on my metoprolol or not.
Still not sure if/how how that affects zones and/or whether I should be worrying about it. I guess I should talk to my doctor but I'm not sure he would have a clue...
Still not sure if/how how that affects zones and/or whether I should be worrying about it. I guess I should talk to my doctor but I'm not sure he would have a clue...
08-22-17, 05:11 PM
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Peak heart rate (HR) should not be estimated by the formula: 220-age, because of large individual variation of intrinsic heart rate. In healthy adults peak HR can be determined by an incremental self-test to full exhaustion (Borg >17). In patients with heart disease peak HR should be determined based on a supervised exercise test. Please note that peak HR is 10–15 beats higher on a treadmill compared to bicycle.
† patients with chronotropic incompetence (e.g. on Beta-blockers) have a blunted HR increase. The determination of training HR should be made with the Karvonen formula (based on heart rate reserve): peak HR – HR at rest. The recommended training zone is: heart rate reserve *(factor 0.6 or 0.8) + HR at rest [78].[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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08-22-17, 06:45 PM
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so my max is somewhere north of that.One thing not mentioned is that those of us who push hard often in races, fast group rides, and the training for them, are more comfortable in the pain cave than our sedentary neighbors and therefore can push our heart rates higher.
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08-22-17, 07:17 PM
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I'm 66. Max in the last year or so was, I think, about 185 or so. I can exert for a long period of time time at 140-150. I've had three Nuclear scans in the last 20 years, have a normal resting EKG and a false positive exercising EKG. All good. I've used an heart monitor enough that I can generally tell my HR within 5 beats or so without a monitor when in the gym on a rower or elliptical.
Before you think you're fit with an high HR, an individual should consider that they may just have a somewhat smaller, yet still efficient heart. So told to me by someone who knows.
Before you think you're fit with an high HR, an individual should consider that they may just have a somewhat smaller, yet still efficient heart. So told to me by someone who knows.
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As you know, beta blockers such as metoprolol slow your heart rate and confuse the issue about maximum heart rate, so training using heart rate zones is usually not recommended. Instead, those of us taking beta blockers often receive advice to use perceived exertion as a guideline for training. However, there are some newer ideas around. For example, this footnote from this article
08-24-17, 10:47 AM
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Yeah, I think people often make the mistake of equating a high MHR with fitness. I don't think there is much correlation. In fact, the fitter you are, the harder it is it hit the high heart rates. As I've become fitter this summer, my average hr on rides has been going down. Back in the day when I was a runner, I knew a guy who was trying to qualify for the Olympic marathon trials (ie he was fit and a good runner). His MHR was a good 20-30 bpm lower than what the formulas would predict.
09-06-17, 07:42 PM
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I'm 66, max hr ever was 192 at 57, last time I checked about 4 months ago it was 183. I can sustain 165-170 for several minutes, no problem.
Noticed most people here are way above 220-age formula, like me. My cardiologist says it's an individual thing, not better or worse.
Noticed most people here are way above 220-age formula, like me. My cardiologist says it's an individual thing, not better or worse.
09-06-17, 08:08 PM
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09-07-17, 08:38 PM
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I'm 51 and hit 170+ on big climbs. At that point I'm pretty breathless.
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