max heart rate

My guess is that you are stopping in an area where there is some sort of interference with the HRM. Try stopping in a different place - where you get normal readings - and see if it still goes up. My HRM will not work at all in my car. Just a thought.

Jim
Age 67

abqhudson said:

My guess is that you are stopping in an area where there is some sort of interference with the HRM. Try stopping in a different place - where you get normal readings - and see if it still goes up. My HRM will not work at all in my car. Just a thought.

Jim
Age 67

Jim, thanks for the reply, i also thought there was something screwy with the minitor, possibly interference from another monitor. so i had tried this in a few places with the same results. when i stop the HR peaks at an absurdly high rate.
thanks sherm

sherm_144 said:

Jim, thanks for the reply, i also thought there was something screwy with the minitor, possibly interference from another monitor. so i had tried this in a few places with the same results. when i stop the HR peaks at an absurdly high rate.
thanks sherm

Sherm: This doesn't sound normal to me; suggest you see your doctor with this info. He may want to send you to a cardiac lab for an EKG stress test. It's worth getting it checked out; you'll either come away with a clean bill or health, or learn about restrictions or treatment you need to keep you riding a long time.

dhk said:

Sherm: This doesn't sound normal to me; suggest you see your doctor with this info. He may want to send you to a cardiac lab for an EKG stress test. It's worth getting it checked out; you'll either come away with a clean bill or health, or learn about restrictions or treatment you need to keep you riding a long time.

thanks dhk for the sound advise. i will call the Dr. and follow thru with a stress test. will let you know what happens.
sherm

Sherm, are you making sure to 'cool down' first before you get off the bike?

Sometimes I've seen that when I'm riding hard and suddenly stop, my heart rate will actually increase and stay at a fast rate because of the overwhelming stress placed on the body caused by going from a constant effort to nothing at all.

This is eliminated by slowing down and going at a very relaxed and easy pace on the bike, or also just by walking slowly and allowing your heart rate to slow down again before you stop completely.

Just a thought. It's great to see that you're still cycling at 70!! I salute you!
Kev

K50 said:

Sherm, are you making sure to 'cool down' first before you get off the bike?

Sometimes I've seen that when I'm riding hard and suddenly stop, my heart rate will actually increase and stay at a fast rate because of the overwhelming stress placed on the body caused by going from a constant effort to nothing at all.

This is eliminated by slowing down and going at a very relaxed and easy pace on the bike, or also just by walking slowly and allowing your heart rate to slow down again before you stop completely.

Just a thought. It's great to see that you're still cycling at 70!! I salute you!
Kev

He's 70 years old. He should never be seeing a HR of 198. Something needs to be resolved. Could well be a HRM problem. I hope so.

K50 said:

Sherm, are you making sure to 'cool down' first before you get off the bike?

Sometimes I've seen that when I'm riding hard and suddenly stop, my heart rate will actually increase and stay at a fast rate because of the overwhelming stress placed on the body caused by going from a constant effort to nothing at all.

This is eliminated by slowing down and going at a very relaxed and easy pace on the bike, or also just by walking slowly and allowing your heart rate to slow down again before you stop completely.

Just a thought. It's great to see that you're still cycling at 70!! I salute you!
Kev

Kev,
thanks for the input. looking back on the times that the HR climbed dramatically it did happen when i made an abrupt transition from riding hard to stopping and getting off the bike. i have made a conscious effort to cool down and it has not happened. i am now awaiting the results of a nuclear stress test i took last week. at that time under max exertion my HR was at 155bpm. more later and thanks for all the good input.
sherm

sherm_144 said:

Kev,
thanks for the input. looking back on the times that the HR climbed dramatically it did happen when i made an abrupt transition from riding hard to stopping and getting off the bike. i have made a conscious effort to cool down and it has not happened. i am now awaiting the results of a nuclear stress test i took last week. at that time under max exertion my HR was at 155bpm. more later and thanks for all the good input.
sherm

Hey, no problem! I'm really glad I was able to help out!

Hi, I've experienced the same sort of thing and when I asked the people where I bought the monitor they said that there is all kinds of interference out there and that it can distort the readings. They did suggest that if I felt differently during that jump in rate then it would be a good idea to see my doctor. BTW, I'm 56.

abqhudson said:

My guess is that you are stopping in an area where there is some sort of interference with the HRM. Try stopping in a different place - where you get normal readings - and see if it still goes up. My HRM will not work at all in my car. Just a thought.

Jim
Age 67

OP, do not use the 220 minus age formula.

Ride, have fun. If you find that you are breathing ragged and can't talk, that is the max HR where you should be training. Reduce your effort.

Oh, and see a doctor. Free internet advice gives you pretty good value for money: nil.

sherm_144 said:

I just received a Heart Rate Monitor and have been using it during my training rides. My age is 70 and have been riding since age 65. My MHR by formula is 150bpm (220 - 70). when i ride for a hour or so and then stop riding my heart rate jumps from a riding average of 135 to 198. has anyone experienced this drastic jump in bpm when they stop riding??? is this something to be concerned about or is it normal for us older riders??

I'm betting atrial fibrillation.

Not life threatening, but it probably should be evaluated by a cardiologist.

If it becomes chronic, your chances of stroke increase greatly as the blood has a tendency to stagnate in the left atrium during these episodes.

I second K50's reasoning.

Im 22 years old and i train at a heart rate between 135 and 155.

If i stop suddenly my heart rate goes up also, but not as dramatically as sherms.

I always cool down for about 5 to 10 minutes before i get off the bike. Usually i spin slowly on the easiest gear until my heart rate goes under 100bpm.

Even when i get off the bike after the cool down my heart rate jumps up to about 110bpm for a few minutes and then starts to drop back down to normal.

I don't know about all this. I'm approaching 64, and to give you an example of what I think is more natural in a healthy cardiovascular system; yesterday I did 1x20 @ 180W and 1x20 @200W with a blast in the last minute taking the HR up to 165. In 1 minute 40 seconds the HR was down to 120 and falling. And within 3 or 4 minutes still pedalling quite fast at 30W it was down below 100.
If my HR didn't drop somewhere near the above, I think I would get it checked out, especially if the HR increased after stopping. Remember there is a delay I believe with HR meters, so you might see a temporary increase after stopping but it should soon start to fall.
I know we are all different, but I think in a fit person the figures are going to be somewhere near the above or better.

Anyway great going Sherm at 71. I hope I'm still going at that age.

Just one thing you didn't mention BTW is what sports if any you have done throughout your life. If you started cycling at 65 after leading a sedentary lifestyle I would be inclined to take it easy as the body is not used to having great stress suddenly placed on when it is beginning to wind down anyway.
I have always pushed myself since I was young kid at school with running, power lifting, back to running, gruelling Karate training at a University in Japan and now serious cycling. Yes, the old body complains at times, but not I'm sure as much as it would do if I'd not been active all my life.

Tyson😉

jlance83 said:

I second K50's reasoning.

Im 22 years old and i train at a heart rate between 135 and 155.

If i stop suddenly my heart rate goes up also, but not as dramatically as sherms.

I always cool down for about 5 to 10 minutes before i get off the bike. Usually i spin slowly on the easiest gear until my heart rate goes under 100bpm.

Even when i get off the bike after the cool down my heart rate jumps up to about 110bpm for a few minutes and then starts to drop back down to normal.

I'm going to guess thats nowhere near your MHR. At 22 years old you should be able to go much higher.