dpb

Never had heart rate monitor before . Cycling 19 mph and "running" ( only just running ) I appear to be at maximum 167- all the time

Is this simply because I'm really not fit ? Should I quit . not much point heart rate zone training if you're simply walking ??

Would have been in top third in last sprint tri , if I hadn't done 6 instead of 5 laps on the bike

Tidgy

i was nocking on 190bpm at gym last week hahaha

dpb

In theory my absolute maximum is 170

I'm guessing you're quite lot younger!

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Depending which calc you use for max heart rate versus age, the less accurate one, 220-age

My theoretical max HR is 170, but when I do HIT it peaks at 181 bpm.

Heart rate training is useful, if you bear in mind that heart rate drift upwards with heat and duration of exercise. I find my heart rate drifts up by upto 10bpm on a hot workout, so if you drop your intensity to bring your heart rate back to a set number you aren't working as hard. A power meter is better for cycling, you can hold a fixed number, and see how your other vitals vary at the power level.

Zone training is useful, I am talking about cycling here, 70% of workouts done in Zone 2( long steady rides) and the remaining done at Threshold power,Zone 4-5, High intensity workouts. This seems to give the best performance improvements.- same principles apply to running and swimming

dpb

Thanks .

Does anybody use Nike + connect ?



What a f**kin waste time that is - you might be lucky but you probably wont be trying to connect

( still its only 50 quid watch off of eBay )

JackClark

£50 you could have put towards an Apple Watch, buy cheap buy 6x.

Tidgy

Lmao, unless it gets malware and you have to throw the whole thing away,,,,, hahaha

Paben

iTrader: (5)

When I was riding competitively one of the golden rules with a HRM was that if your heart rate stayed unusually low after the normal 10-15 minute warm up it was best to turn around and go home because you were either slightly over trained or getting ill. Apparently either could result in serious consequences if you just kept going, but without that instrument you would never know.

dpb

6x plus another 6x to lug the phone around (for a GPS signal )

JackClark

You log each heartbeat's position? That's a bit over the top.

JackClark

Costs more, saves lives http://qz.com/472522/how-the-apple-w...his-mans-life/

dpb

I just wouldn't want wear a watch day a night like that forever, also I'm surprised that sensor iz that accurate.

Presumably he had to pull out his 1500 dollar iphone to show em the graph