I would be curious of the groups general stats. Being cyclist we are
suppose to have a generally different set of heart rate parameters.
What are yours?
My resting HR is around 46 in the early morning.
My maximum HR is around 175. I am 63.
My general training rides have my average heart rate between 110-150. It
is rare I ever get around 150 average. I also note that on the indoor
trainer my HR is more consistent. Seems outside riding it changes very
fast I think that is the heart rate monitor and strap issue.
On 6/16/2025 4:29 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
I would be curious of the groups general stats. Being cyclist we are
suppose to have a generally different set of heart rate parameters.
What are yours?
My resting HR is around 46 in the early morning.
My maximum HR is around 175. I am 63.
My general training rides have my average heart rate between 110-150. It
is rare I ever get around 150 average. I also note that on the indoor
trainer my HR is more consistent. Seems outside riding it changes very
fast I think that is the heart rate monitor and strap issue.
I'm definitely an outlier, I've always had a high heart rate. It's so
high that when I got my first Polar HRM in 1994 I went to my doctor. He
gave me a basic stress test with some EKG straps and said 'nothing
wrong, you just have a high heart rate". For over two decades repeated
ramp testing showed my Aerobic Threshold was 187 and my max was 197.
Back in those days, when HRMs weren't coded, sometimes your monitor
would read someone elses strap. I had a couple of situations where a guy >riding next to me would ask what my HR was. I would reply somethning
like 165 (which for me was barely working), one guy said, "oh good, if
that was my real HR I'd be having a heart attack".
that said, I should preface the rest of this my noting that all it means
is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I'm faster, stronger,
or have abetter VO2Max than anyone else, _ALL_ it means is that my HR
runs much higher than average and that it's perfectly fine for me.
My resting HR has never been below 50. My Garmin stats currently shows
it in the ~54 range.
MY max was a bit more difficult to note, but I considered it to be 200
even though testing showed it to be ~197. Before the internet days I did >regularly see 200 +, the peak I remember was 204 in my mid 30s.
More recently, I raced a crit in 2022 where I hit 199, and this past
winter indoor training saw me hitting 189 on a couple of occasions.
Even since my injury, while I haven't been able to put out hard
sustained efforts, my max was recorded at 184 last week. I can still
easily sustain efforts over 170 - This morning I kept it over 170 for
about 30 minutes of the ride.
However, as I already mentioned, all of that really means very little.
All it means is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I have
any exceptional VO2Max, or that I can sustain any power better than some
one whose max is 150 or 160.
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:17:29 -0400, Zen Cycle <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 6/16/2025 4:29 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
I would be curious of the groups general stats. Being cyclist we are
suppose to have a generally different set of heart rate parameters.
What are yours?
My resting HR is around 46 in the early morning.
My maximum HR is around 175. I am 63.
My general training rides have my average heart rate between 110-150. It >>> is rare I ever get around 150 average. I also note that on the indoor
trainer my HR is more consistent. Seems outside riding it changes very
fast I think that is the heart rate monitor and strap issue.
I'm definitely an outlier, I've always had a high heart rate. It's so
high that when I got my first Polar HRM in 1994 I went to my doctor. He
gave me a basic stress test with some EKG straps and said 'nothing
wrong, you just have a high heart rate". For over two decades repeated
ramp testing showed my Aerobic Threshold was 187 and my max was 197.
Back in those days, when HRMs weren't coded, sometimes your monitor
would read someone elses strap. I had a couple of situations where a guy
riding next to me would ask what my HR was. I would reply somethning
like 165 (which for me was barely working), one guy said, "oh good, if
that was my real HR I'd be having a heart attack".
that said, I should preface the rest of this my noting that all it means
is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I'm faster, stronger,
or have abetter VO2Max than anyone else, _ALL_ it means is that my HR
runs much higher than average and that it's perfectly fine for me.
My resting HR has never been below 50. My Garmin stats currently shows
it in the ~54 range.
MY max was a bit more difficult to note, but I considered it to be 200
even though testing showed it to be ~197. Before the internet days I did
regularly see 200 +, the peak I remember was 204 in my mid 30s.
More recently, I raced a crit in 2022 where I hit 199, and this past
winter indoor training saw me hitting 189 on a couple of occasions.
Even since my injury, while I haven't been able to put out hard
sustained efforts, my max was recorded at 184 last week. I can still
easily sustain efforts over 170 - This morning I kept it over 170 for
about 30 minutes of the ride.
However, as I already mentioned, all of that really means very little.
All it means is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I have
any exceptional VO2Max, or that I can sustain any power better than some
one whose max is 150 or 160.
I'm totally opposite with an extremely low heart rate. My maximum
heart rate for all of my 960 rides was 161 with my average heart rate
was 108. My normal resting HR is mid to low 40s, and I'm often mid
30s as I sleep. My blood pressure is also very low, 112/76 a couple of
hours ago. My doctor says both are good for longevity.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Catrike Ryder <[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:17:29 -0400, Zen Cycle <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 6/16/2025 4:29 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
I would be curious of the groups general stats. Being cyclist we are
suppose to have a generally different set of heart rate parameters.
What are yours?
My resting HR is around 46 in the early morning.
My maximum HR is around 175. I am 63.
My general training rides have my average heart rate between 110-150. It >>>> is rare I ever get around 150 average. I also note that on the indoor
trainer my HR is more consistent. Seems outside riding it changes very >>>> fast I think that is the heart rate monitor and strap issue.
I'm definitely an outlier, I've always had a high heart rate. It's so
high that when I got my first Polar HRM in 1994 I went to my doctor. He
gave me a basic stress test with some EKG straps and said 'nothing
wrong, you just have a high heart rate". For over two decades repeated
ramp testing showed my Aerobic Threshold was 187 and my max was 197.
Back in those days, when HRMs weren't coded, sometimes your monitor
would read someone elses strap. I had a couple of situations where a guy >>> riding next to me would ask what my HR was. I would reply somethning
like 165 (which for me was barely working), one guy said, "oh good, if
that was my real HR I'd be having a heart attack".
that said, I should preface the rest of this my noting that all it means >>> is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I'm faster, stronger,
or have abetter VO2Max than anyone else, _ALL_ it means is that my HR
runs much higher than average and that it's perfectly fine for me.
My resting HR has never been below 50. My Garmin stats currently shows
it in the ~54 range.
MY max was a bit more difficult to note, but I considered it to be 200
even though testing showed it to be ~197. Before the internet days I did >>> regularly see 200 +, the peak I remember was 204 in my mid 30s.
More recently, I raced a crit in 2022 where I hit 199, and this past
winter indoor training saw me hitting 189 on a couple of occasions.
Even since my injury, while I haven't been able to put out hard
sustained efforts, my max was recorded at 184 last week. I can still
easily sustain efforts over 170 - This morning I kept it over 170 for
about 30 minutes of the ride.
However, as I already mentioned, all of that really means very little.
All it means is that I have a high heart rate. It doesn't mean I have
any exceptional VO2Max, or that I can sustain any power better than some >>> one whose max is 150 or 160.
I'm totally opposite with an extremely low heart rate. My maximum
heart rate for all of my 960 rides was 161 with my average heart rate
was 108. My normal resting HR is mid to low 40s, and I'm often mid
30s as I sleep. My blood pressure is also very low, 112/76 a couple of
hours ago. My doctor says both are good for longevity.
That�s not very low or even low but just normal range, mine is 107/62 low
is below 90/60 which at which point medical folks tend to take interest,
mine they are totally uninterested in.
--Roger Merriman
C'est bon
Soloman
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