Originally Posted by
Pratt
How does everyone do on heart rate (HR) vs age adjusted rates from various sources? I am an older, casual recreational rider, and occasional loaded tourer. My HR will regularly bury the age adjusted values if I am riding up a long hill.
Well, the first thing to know is that "MaxHR = 220 - age" is useless. So, age adjusted rates are also nonsense. I'm 63, so my MaxHR would be 157, which isn't even my aerobic threshold, which is more like 160 or so - that's based on the old method of figuring out the point at which your breathing changes from regular fast, deep breathing to basically panting. There are newer method and thresholds and such, which I hope someone else will come along and explain.