Resting heart rate
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So I received a heart rate monitor for Christmas. I'm not into my riding stats, I like just to get on my bike and ride. I have no idea what my powe outputs are, what my zones thingy bob is. It's generally unwise as far as I'm concerned. So I licked the electrodes and strapped on the band on my chest and paired it up to my garmin. I noted my resting heart rate was 46 / 48. I thought this was a bit low so I checked my pulse on my wrist and neck and both came out at the same. Interesting. So I ran upstairs and ran around closing all the cutrains then ran back down to the kitchen. At point of sitting down my rate was 84but within 33 seconds had dropped back to slightly below my resting rate before settling back up to 46 / 48. I checked on this site http://www.topendsports.com/testing/heart-rate-res... and it would appear my resting rate is lower than 'athlete' for an 18-25 year old. I am 41.
I declare myself 'hero' status. Please bow down before me and garlick I demand a PH jersey. Free. Of. Charge.
Can anyone challenge my god like status?
I declare myself 'hero' status. Please bow down before me and garlick I demand a PH jersey. Free. Of. Charge.
Can anyone challenge my god like status?
Disco You said:
Resting heart rate is largely irrelevant, it has a large genetic factor.
I take it that you are genetically inferior. Bad luck there student grant...BadgerBenji said:
Yep, 38bpm and 40 years young, not sure if that makes me more godlike, no worshippers banging down my door yet 
I bow before thee mighty Zeus...Properly measured by my GP, my resting HR was 66bpm. BP was 129/85. Doc was more than happy with that. I'm 43.
Like the OP, I'm not entirely sure which of those figures is relevant, as I'm not training with 'zones' or for anything specific.
My HR averages about 147/148 on a ride, peaking at about 174/175 although it did hit 207 on one big 'climb-fest' I did in the Surrey Hills, although that might be an error, I suppose, as it was an obvious spike in the chart shortly after I began the ride. http://www.strava.com/activities/93725263
I'm not particularly quick - more of a plodder than a sprinter, and my climbing needs work, but I ride principally for the pleasure of it. Riding to me is the 'end', not the means to an end.
Back in October (same day as I got my Garmin with it's HRM) I also used the machine in Boots to measure weight and body fat - I'm officially "overweight" at BMI 28.3 and the machine advises I need to loose at least 9kg and as much as 27kg. However, my body fat % score suggests that if I loose 5.2kg (of fat) my body fat % will be 17.5% or "excellent". At least one of those figures is WAY OFF, and I'll bet it's the BMI figure. I'm not going to be taking any action based on the findings of a 'print your weight' machine, but I'm going to go back and have another go on it soon to see what differences 3 months might have made.
Like the OP, I'm not entirely sure which of those figures is relevant, as I'm not training with 'zones' or for anything specific.
My HR averages about 147/148 on a ride, peaking at about 174/175 although it did hit 207 on one big 'climb-fest' I did in the Surrey Hills, although that might be an error, I suppose, as it was an obvious spike in the chart shortly after I began the ride. http://www.strava.com/activities/93725263
I'm not particularly quick - more of a plodder than a sprinter, and my climbing needs work, but I ride principally for the pleasure of it. Riding to me is the 'end', not the means to an end.
Back in October (same day as I got my Garmin with it's HRM) I also used the machine in Boots to measure weight and body fat - I'm officially "overweight" at BMI 28.3 and the machine advises I need to loose at least 9kg and as much as 27kg. However, my body fat % score suggests that if I loose 5.2kg (of fat) my body fat % will be 17.5% or "excellent". At least one of those figures is WAY OFF, and I'll bet it's the BMI figure. I'm not going to be taking any action based on the findings of a 'print your weight' machine, but I'm going to go back and have another go on it soon to see what differences 3 months might have made.
My RHR is 36 bpm (at 41 years old - has been for years), but I have measured it at 32 in the past!
Max HR is 174, although I have not been able to get near that for a while (too much tempo riding!) - but my recovery is quite good.
Unfortunately not god-like in any way shape or form, merely a greying middle aged bloke here!
Max HR is 174, although I have not been able to get near that for a while (too much tempo riding!) - but my recovery is quite good.
Unfortunately not god-like in any way shape or form, merely a greying middle aged bloke here!
Mine is around 36 at the moment. I've had it down at 32 when I've been fitter. Got slightly concerned at this last year and went for a multitude of tests and wore a 24 hour monitor. Nothing to worry about though in the end just the way it is. I did an Ironman last year which was when it got to its lowest, but I don't see myself as incredibly fit. Which also means I don't see it as a particularly good indicator for fitness, and as a result god like status! I'm 26.
Mines about 46-48, aged 42. My dad had to wear a medical heart rate monitor for 24 hours a couple of years ago. While sleeping, his heart rate dropped to 29 3 times! He would have been about 75 when those tests were taken, and yes, he is as fit as the proverbial butchers dog, regularly doing 10 and 25 mile TTs! In fact he is probably out on his bike now doing about 45-50 miles at a guess.
Last February I was sitting in my office and checked my rest heart rate, it was hovering at just under 100bpm. That was a shock as it used to be around 40bpm when I was in my 30s and cycling. Today almost a year later with 2600 miles of cycling, over 116,000 feet of climbing, 26lbs of lard shed I now have a rest heart rate of around 48-50bpm.
As been said already the rest rate isn't so important, the recovery rate is what you need to work at and then you will feel the difference when cycling
As been said already the rest rate isn't so important, the recovery rate is what you need to work at and then you will feel the difference when cycling
I'm 43, 5'10 and a not completely musclebound 19 stone. This doesn't stop me from having an RHR of 60-65 and BP of 110/80, as I'm reasonably fit under the insulating layer.
From what I can see, external appearance and stats such as RHR and blood pressure are largely unrelated if you've got any sort of degree of fitness at all.
From what I can see, external appearance and stats such as RHR and blood pressure are largely unrelated if you've got any sort of degree of fitness at all.
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