Originally Posted by
work4bike
I still think the OP is entering into over-trained territory, but I don't believe she's deeply over-trained, rather just getting a little too much, too soon.
However, about this test, I totally agree it sounds kind of silly by expecting everyone's heart rate to fall into such a small window. I wonder what they base this test on.
This is an old article, but it's a good one at busting the max h/r idea of 220-age and other issues around heart rates. It's a longish article, but really eye opening.
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/h...hallenged.html
The 220-age formula is not anywhere near accurate for me, and never has been. When I was at my fittest, in my early-30s, my max HR was 207 (seen a few times immediately following a sprint at the end of a race). At that time, my HR at AT was 192, and I could maintain that for extended climbs. 20 years later, I'm about 18bpm below that for both numbers.