How often do you get close to touching your "max"? - Page 12 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-30-2004, 08:05 AM

S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
> Max wrote:
>> <tap tap> <cough>
>>
>>
>> every day
>>
>> .max
>> tip your waitress, try the chicken.
>
> I already tried it.
>
> Got the same blank stares as you.
>
> Bill "tough crowd" S.

christ bill, i'm in a meeting. chai tea everywhere. explaining to do.
--
david reuteler
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07-01-2004, 10:53 PM

On 2004-06-28, Paul Southworth <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> What do you mean by "crappy"? It seems unlikely that you were
> doing anything dangerous if you are a reasonably healthy person.

Well, I'm out of shape right now, for me. So I just felt light-headed,
like I was pushing myself a little too hard.

> My own observed max over the last year was 193, and I regularly
> ride up into the 180s without ill effect but probably don't hit that
> max number very often. If endurance riding is the goal then
> doing a lot of work at the max is not really necessary anyway.
>
> So you reaching 181 doesn't sound crazy to me although it might
> make your lungs hurt.

Okay. Yeah, I don't try to get that high. It just happened. I feel better
about it now. Having anxiety certainly doesn't help. :-)

>>B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just not
>>something that's advisable to do very often?
>
> When you start seeing spots and feel like you're going to pass out,
> or have trouble getting enough air, that would be the limit for a
> healthy person. Of course a person with an aneurism would be a
> different case.
>
> If you don't know how healthy you are, get your doctor to prescribe
> a stress EKG, preferably on a bike.

I've had those tests before. Running, not bike, which I didn't like. But
everything turned up fine. Of course, that was like 3 years ago. I'm
hoping things can't go downhill too bad in less than a year, which is
roughly the time I've been less active.

Preston

07-01-2004, 10:53 PM

On 2004-06-28, Paul Southworth <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> What do you mean by "crappy"? It seems unlikely that you were
> doing anything dangerous if you are a reasonably healthy person.

Well, I'm out of shape right now, for me. So I just felt light-headed,
like I was pushing myself a little too hard.

> My own observed max over the last year was 193, and I regularly
> ride up into the 180s without ill effect but probably don't hit that
> max number very often. If endurance riding is the goal then
> doing a lot of work at the max is not really necessary anyway.
>
> So you reaching 181 doesn't sound crazy to me although it might
> make your lungs hurt.

Okay. Yeah, I don't try to get that high. It just happened. I feel better
about it now. Having anxiety certainly doesn't help. :-)

>>B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just not
>>something that's advisable to do very often?
>
> When you start seeing spots and feel like you're going to pass out,
> or have trouble getting enough air, that would be the limit for a
> healthy person. Of course a person with an aneurism would be a
> different case.
>
> If you don't know how healthy you are, get your doctor to prescribe
> a stress EKG, preferably on a bike.

I've had those tests before. Running, not bike, which I didn't like. But
everything turned up fine. Of course, that was like 3 years ago. I'm
hoping things can't go downhill too bad in less than a year, which is
roughly the time I've been less active.

Preston

07-01-2004, 10:53 PM

On 2004-06-28, Paul Southworth <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> What do you mean by "crappy"? It seems unlikely that you were
> doing anything dangerous if you are a reasonably healthy person.

Well, I'm out of shape right now, for me. So I just felt light-headed,
like I was pushing myself a little too hard.

> My own observed max over the last year was 193, and I regularly
> ride up into the 180s without ill effect but probably don't hit that
> max number very often. If endurance riding is the goal then
> doing a lot of work at the max is not really necessary anyway.
>
> So you reaching 181 doesn't sound crazy to me although it might
> make your lungs hurt.

Okay. Yeah, I don't try to get that high. It just happened. I feel better
about it now. Having anxiety certainly doesn't help. :-)

>>B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just not
>>something that's advisable to do very often?
>
> When you start seeing spots and feel like you're going to pass out,
> or have trouble getting enough air, that would be the limit for a
> healthy person. Of course a person with an aneurism would be a
> different case.
>
> If you don't know how healthy you are, get your doctor to prescribe
> a stress EKG, preferably on a bike.

I've had those tests before. Running, not bike, which I didn't like. But
everything turned up fine. Of course, that was like 3 years ago. I'm
hoping things can't go downhill too bad in less than a year, which is
roughly the time I've been less active.

Preston

07-01-2004, 10:53 PM

On 2004-06-28, Paul Southworth <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> What do you mean by "crappy"? It seems unlikely that you were
> doing anything dangerous if you are a reasonably healthy person.

Well, I'm out of shape right now, for me. So I just felt light-headed,
like I was pushing myself a little too hard.

> My own observed max over the last year was 193, and I regularly
> ride up into the 180s without ill effect but probably don't hit that
> max number very often. If endurance riding is the goal then
> doing a lot of work at the max is not really necessary anyway.
>
> So you reaching 181 doesn't sound crazy to me although it might
> make your lungs hurt.

Okay. Yeah, I don't try to get that high. It just happened. I feel better
about it now. Having anxiety certainly doesn't help. :-)

>>B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just not
>>something that's advisable to do very often?
>
> When you start seeing spots and feel like you're going to pass out,
> or have trouble getting enough air, that would be the limit for a
> healthy person. Of course a person with an aneurism would be a
> different case.
>
> If you don't know how healthy you are, get your doctor to prescribe
> a stress EKG, preferably on a bike.

I've had those tests before. Running, not bike, which I didn't like. But
everything turned up fine. Of course, that was like 3 years ago. I'm
hoping things can't go downhill too bad in less than a year, which is
roughly the time I've been less active.

Preston

07-01-2004, 10:53 PM

On 2004-06-28, Paul Southworth <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> What do you mean by "crappy"? It seems unlikely that you were
> doing anything dangerous if you are a reasonably healthy person.

Well, I'm out of shape right now, for me. So I just felt light-headed,
like I was pushing myself a little too hard.

> My own observed max over the last year was 193, and I regularly
> ride up into the 180s without ill effect but probably don't hit that
> max number very often. If endurance riding is the goal then
> doing a lot of work at the max is not really necessary anyway.
>
> So you reaching 181 doesn't sound crazy to me although it might
> make your lungs hurt.

Okay. Yeah, I don't try to get that high. It just happened. I feel better
about it now. Having anxiety certainly doesn't help. :-)

>>B) If you hit it do you generally consider that "dangerous" or just not
>>something that's advisable to do very often?
>
> When you start seeing spots and feel like you're going to pass out,
> or have trouble getting enough air, that would be the limit for a
> healthy person. Of course a person with an aneurism would be a
> different case.
>
> If you don't know how healthy you are, get your doctor to prescribe
> a stress EKG, preferably on a bike.

I've had those tests before. Running, not bike, which I didn't like. But
everything turned up fine. Of course, that was like 3 years ago. I'm
hoping things can't go downhill too bad in less than a year, which is
roughly the time I've been less active.

Preston

07-05-2004, 04:39 PM

> I have not a clue what my max is anymore, or if I hit it when cycling.
> But when the kids were small, and my main form of exercise was an
> aerobics class, I'd routinely do a pulse check twice in the workout. I
> don't know if everyone else was up to, but I'd be over what my max was
> supposed to be, just about every time.
>
> So, I figured this whole maximum heart rate thing must not apply to
> me, or just at least not the same way as it did for everyone else, and
> didn't put much stock in the whole concept.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> Having to post using google again -- don't ask.

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07-05-2004, 04:39 PM

> I have not a clue what my max is anymore, or if I hit it when cycling.
> But when the kids were small, and my main form of exercise was an
> aerobics class, I'd routinely do a pulse check twice in the workout. I
> don't know if everyone else was up to, but I'd be over what my max was
> supposed to be, just about every time.
>
> So, I figured this whole maximum heart rate thing must not apply to
> me, or just at least not the same way as it did for everyone else, and
> didn't put much stock in the whole concept.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> Having to post using google again -- don't ask.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-05-2004, 04:39 PM

> I have not a clue what my max is anymore, or if I hit it when cycling.
> But when the kids were small, and my main form of exercise was an
> aerobics class, I'd routinely do a pulse check twice in the workout. I
> don't know if everyone else was up to, but I'd be over what my max was
> supposed to be, just about every time.
>
> So, I figured this whole maximum heart rate thing must not apply to
> me, or just at least not the same way as it did for everyone else, and
> didn't put much stock in the whole concept.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> Having to post using google again -- don't ask.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

07-05-2004, 04:39 PM

> I have not a clue what my max is anymore, or if I hit it when cycling.
> But when the kids were small, and my main form of exercise was an
> aerobics class, I'd routinely do a pulse check twice in the workout. I
> don't know if everyone else was up to, but I'd be over what my max was
> supposed to be, just about every time.
>
> So, I figured this whole maximum heart rate thing must not apply to
> me, or just at least not the same way as it did for everyone else, and
> didn't put much stock in the whole concept.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> Having to post using google again -- don't ask.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]