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Forum: Pills and Ills

12-05-22, 10:05 PM

Replies: 69

Flu shot

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Posted By canklecat

Most of us old enough to be participating in the...

Most of us old enough to be participating in the 50+ forum had multiple doses of some vaccines, but probably have forgotten. That wasn't unusual in the 1950s-'60s, and still common for some...

Forum: Training & Nutrition

08-16-22, 06:46 AM

Replies: 42

overtraining, plateauing, heart rate and output

Views: 1,455

Posted By GhostRider62

A 20-30 mile ride in a cool area barely needs any...

A 20-30 mile ride in a cool area barely needs any hydration and certainly no fuel. Eating right before a 30 minute climb can actually hurt performance because blood that should be going to working...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-03-22, 07:48 PM

Replies: 39

Heart Rate and Training Zones for Old Farts

Views: 1,624

Posted By vespasianus

The 220-age thing has been debunked many times....

The 220-age thing has been debunked many times. HR is a very personal thing. If you are hitting 180-183, your max HR could be close to 190. My HR is similar to yours, a typical ride for me will have...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

04-11-20, 11:48 PM

Replies: 39

Max and Avg Heart Rates

Views: 4,379

Posted By caloso

If you took thousands of people and plotted their...

If you took thousands of people and plotted their max hr against their ages, you would get a rough correlation along a line with the formula 220-age. That’s all that means. It has absolutely no...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

08-25-19, 09:47 PM

Replies: 50

Training with Heart Rate Monitor at 67

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Posted By caloso

220-age or any of the other formulas are pretty...

220-age or any of the other formulas are pretty worthless for individuals. I'm sure you could create a table that shows the correlation between age and shoe size, but would you use that to buy a...

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