I set the limits up on my monitor as percentages of my max heart rate.
117 is 60% of 195 136 is 70% 156 is 80%
Thats what I started with. But I don't typically use the zones, since I have a downloadable monitor.
Instead, I look at the graph to see how I did.
Recently, I have started looking at CTS training. In it there is a test for determining the level of
activity that you should use for different sorts of rides. The test is basically a 3 mile time
trial, and the baseline number you use is your average heart rate during the effort. You do two of
these time trials in one session, and take the higher average heart rate.
When I did this, my average heart rate was 180.
Carmichael recommends doing recovery rides at less than 65% of that HR, which is 117. He recommends
Foundation Miles for seniors at 86%, which is
155.
Duffy
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Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Do you have any reason to believe that your max heart rate dropped 11
beats
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:in a few weeks? I would probably stick with the 195 if your break has
been
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:"a few weeks."
My max heart rate is 195 too. I set the limits on my HR monitor as
follows:
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1 - 117 to 135 2 - 136 to 155 3 - 156 to 174
Anything below 117 is for recovery rides. Anything over 174 is getting pretty hard.
BTW, I recently did the CTS Test to determine training limits. By coincidence, perhaps, my
Foundation Mile limit is 155 and my recovery
ride
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Duffy
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The main reason my maximum HR dropped from 195 bpm to 177 bpm is due to the Catheter Ablation I
had. Thanks for your comments. Are those figures a % of something? 117 bpm does seem awfully
precise! Cov.
