06-28-2004, 04:59 PM
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| | Re: How often do you get close to touching your "max"?
I am 55 so my max should be about 165??. I have seen 180+ on a hard burst
of speed and didn't need a HRM to tell that. I just got off the bike and
counted the thumps in my chest for 15 seconds on my watch and multiplied
by 4. 2 minutes later I was down to 150 and after about 5 minutes it was
down to about 110. I can only get there with an out of the saddle blast
or by running laps at the college until I can barely walk upright, but
either way 180 something seems to be it. An HRM might go a little higher
but it just isn't in my budget right now.
Whatever you can get to and not pass out, (or do a Jim Fixx) is a good
thing.
If it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger (we hope).
Bill Baka
BTW Does anybody know the story of that TDF level cyclist who had a heart
attack before last years tour? I heard he was a friend of Lance.
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:31:59 -0400, Roger Zoul <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> My theoretical max is 174 (i'm 46). I get 170 a lot while riding up
> hills as
> fast as I can. I seem to recover quickly have no problems with it. I
> haven't a clue what an anxiety or panic attack would do to max HR, or why
> having them would be a factor in hitting your max HR, but I'd suggest you
> don't invent stuff to worry about 
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> Preston Crawford wrote:
> || Putting "max" in quotes, because I know that the maximum heart rate
> || as figured by the various formulas is hard to go by. However, I'm
> || curious nonetheless. Today I was riding and accidentally touched 175
> || once and 181 once. I felt a little crappy when I touched 181. Now,
> || as I've mentioned here before, I have a history of anxiety and panic
> || attacks. I'm workig on recovering from that, but when I touched 181
> || I got a little anxious. Now what I'm wondering is...
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> || A) How often do other cyclists do what I did and accidentally (or
> || purposely) come close to what would be considered their max? I think
> || mine, by the traditional measure would be considered 197. I did a
> || stress test once where I got to 190. So that's what I base mine on.
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> || B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just
> || not something that's advisable to do very often?
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> || This obviously isn't a theoretical question. I'm asking because I'm a
> || little anxious after this morning. I feel fine now, but I'm just
> || seeking a little reassurance that I needn't be worried.
> ||
> || Preston
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