Runners...92%-95% Max for 55min?

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  • tross0924
    tross0924 Posts: 909 Member
    Am I the only one who thinks the OP's rhr of 35 (1 above Lance Armstrong at his peak) might be a bit of an exaggeration? Lots of people's actual max heart rates vary from that formula wildly, but super fit athletes and those about to die of heart failure are the only ones that dip into the 30s for rhrs.
  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    I wouldn't accuse anyone of anything but it struck me as a likely incorrect value, yes.
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
    I wouldn't accuse anyone of anything but it struck me as a likely incorrect value, yes.

    RHR 35, well, according to ,my polar hrm, that's what it says when i do the 5min rhr test that takes an average over 5mins...keep in mind RESTING HEART RATE is first thing in the morning, not ye out of bed and moving around, relaxed in a quiet environment...

    This pic is from a couple weeks ago, but as you can see, had been up for an hour, taken a caffiene supp and am dressed and ready to head out the door on a run...
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    So yeah, my RHR is really that low. Even doing intense exercise such as 4 sets of 12 deadlifts at 250lbs, my hr gets up to 140 and in the 90 sec btw sets drops back down to the 50s-60s ...

    ...but its only fair to call bs on me since that's what started my asking the original question
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    Miguel Indurain RHR 28 beats--professional cyclists have incredibly low heart rates at rest--

    His heart pumped much slower then the comp and his volume amount was double even triple of most men--very unusual to have a heart rate at rest this low. Not impossible, but very unusual.
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    http://www.training4cyclists.com


    One of the points mentioned is some cyclists have RHR in their 40's all the way down to the low 30's--also, don't compare yours to another's. Each individual is different--sorry guy's--cause we love to measure and compare stuff-but, in this case, somebody may very well have an RHR in the low 30's.

    Peace
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    http://www.training4cyclists.com


    One of the points mentioned is some cyclists have RHR in their 40's all the way down to the low 30's--also, don't compare yours to another's. Each individual is different--sorry guy's--cause we love to measure and compare stuff-but, in this case, somebody may very well have an RHR in the low 30's.

    Peace
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    is it even possible to maintain that heart rate intensity for that long without dying...from everything i've read, that intensity is for interval training and one should not be able to maintain it for more than 5-10 min max. for reference, i have a rhr of 35, run 50-80 miles of san fran hills a month, and if i get my heart rate up to 170 there is NO WAY i can go even close to that long...

    This would be called racing. A friend of mine(woman) is an elite runner. When she runs half marathons, she is between 93-95% of max the entire time (1:30:00 or less). She is far from normal. When i race, i'm usually around 90-93%, but see much, much slower results.

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