Heart Rate Max (Polar)

Bryan Ritchie wrote:
|| I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor,
|| but the couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7
|| minutes. Is that possible or is my max too low?

Yes, your max is obviously too low. the 220-age formula is just an
approximation and is obviously not accurate for everyone (probaby not even
most, though it seems to be about right for me).

||
|| Just curious...
||
|| Thanks in advance,
|| -Bryan
||
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The heart rate you recorded is your maximun heart rate. It is the rate
you can keep going at when you are about ready to pass out. Usually
want to do most exercise at a lower rate. One place is
thhp://www.heartzones.com heart zone training by Sally Edwards.

Roger Zoul said:

Bryan Ritchie wrote:
|| I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor,
|| but the couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7
|| minutes. Is that possible or is my max too low?

Yes, your max is obviously too low. the 220-age formula is just an
approximation and is obviously not accurate for everyone (probaby not even
most, though it seems to be about right for me).

||
|| Just curious...
||
|| Thanks in advance,
|| -Bryan
||
|| --
|| _________________________________
||
|| Interested in supporting Christian Artists?
|| Support The Seth Ward Project
||
|| www.sethwardproject.org

Mike Schwab wrote:
:: The heart rate you recorded is your maximun heart rate.

It may or may not be his max -- that depends on if he was going all out or
not and whether it would no longer increase.

It is the
:: rate you can keep going at when you are about ready to pass out.
:: Usually want to do most exercise at a lower rate. One place is
:: thhp://www.heartzones.com heart zone training by Sally Edwards.
::
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
:::
::: Bryan Ritchie wrote:
::::: I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate
::::: monitor, but the couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for
::::: around 5-7 minutes. Is that possible or is my max too low?
:::
::: Yes, your max is obviously too low. the 220-age formula is just an
::: approximation and is obviously not accurate for everyone (probaby
::: not even most, though it seems to be about right for me).
:::
:::::
::::: Just curious...
:::::
::::: Thanks in advance,
::::: -Bryan
:::::
::::: --
::::: _________________________________
:::::
::::: Interested in supporting Christian Artists?
::::: Support The Seth Ward Project
:::::
::::: www.sethwardproject.org

Quoted message said:

I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor, but the
couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7 minutes. Is that
possible or is my max too low?

Just curious...

Quoted message said:

Thanks in advance,
-Bryan

I have a friend who at 48 years managed to hit over 210 on the heart rate
monitor. Given that his "max" would have been estimated at 172, the figure for
maximum heart rate estimated at 220-age is only an approximation.

A better way to do it is by pseudomeasurement. Ride with a fast group that you
really want to stay with and check your heart rate when they drop you gasping.
Once you have done this a few times, you should have a good idea of your
maximum heart rate. Or you could just go out and note the highest heart rate
you can achieve every now and then. That is about as good a measure as any.

Roger Zoul said:

Bryan Ritchie wrote:
|| I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor,
|| but the couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7
|| minutes. Is that possible or is my max too low?

Yes, your max is obviously too low. the 220-age formula is just an
approximation and is obviously not accurate for everyone (probaby not even
most, though it seems to be about right for me).

Zoul is right -- it's at best an approximation. There can be a LOT of
individual variation, up to 10% isn't uncommon. My own max heartrate
has always been 20 bpm or so above most prediction formulas, which is
more than 10% variation. I think I've got some hummingbird DNA in there
somewhere...

So, relax, and adjust your HRM until it reflects your current max, and
adjust as needed if you record higher.

-km

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the black rose said:

Roger Zoul said:

Bryan Ritchie wrote:
|| I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor,
|| but the couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7
|| minutes. Is that possible or is my max too low?

Yes, your max is obviously too low. the 220-age formula is just an
approximation and is obviously not accurate for everyone (probaby not
even
most, though it seems to be about right for me).

Zoul is right -- it's at best an approximation. There can be a LOT of
individual variation, up to 10% isn't uncommon. My own max heartrate
has always been 20 bpm or so above most prediction formulas, which is
more than 10% variation. I think I've got some hummingbird DNA in there
somewhere...

So, relax, and adjust your HRM until it reflects your current max, and
adjust as needed if you record higher.

-km

I would just ignore what the Polar says. For me, it gives me a "training
range" that's typically well below what I train at. (I say train,
although what I really mean is "ride up all these darn hills that surround
my house."😉

--
Bob in CT
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On 24 Aug 2004 13:50:06 GMT, [email hidden] (Pbwalther) wrote (more
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm using the typical 220-age calculation on my heart rate monitor, but the
couple of times riding I've been at 105-106% for around 5-7 minutes. Is that
possible or is my max too low?

Just curious...

Quoted message said:

Thanks in advance,
-Bryan

I have a friend who at 48 years managed to hit over 210 on the heart rate
monitor. Given that his "max" would have been estimated at 172, the figure for
maximum heart rate estimated at 220-age is only an approximation.

A better way to do it is by pseudomeasurement. Ride with a fast group that you
really want to stay with and check your heart rate when they drop you gasping.
Once you have done this a few times, you should have a good idea of your
maximum heart rate. Or you could just go out and note the highest heart rate
you can achieve every now and then. That is about as good a measure as any.

Remember that the max heart rate isn't an instantaneous max, but the
maximum figure for sustaining over a full minute.

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