It’s your HR - your heart has its unique contractions etc (list of boring science but nothing to worry about) As long as you are healthy and have no medical issues then don’t worry
Great explanation! I have been wanting to determine my accurate MAX heartrate for at least the last 2 years. I'm 68 years old and 220-68=152. I can easily 152bpm for 10 minutes or more without any trouble. I've hit 173bpm going uphill an hour or so into a ride. (BTW, I have learned that it takes me a good 30 minutes to warm up. You are spot on with that.) I'm going to use your methodology and conduct a MAX heartrate test. I'm thinking it's around 173 to 175bpm, but I'll find out. Thank you for your excellent coaching!
that formula is worth nothing! I‘m 66, so max should be 154 - but that is almost endurance range, my max HR is ~180. Not even the decrease of 1 per year makes sense: I baught my first HR sensor 25 years ago, back then my max HR was 189, so it went down 9 bpm in 25 years - and that although I had several years without any training due to injury, taking care of my father aso… so forget this „rule of thumb“, it’s just nonsense
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Good video but can't you get maximum heart rate from a 20 min FTP test? i hit 188 bpm from several ftp tests and never got any higher than that. BTW i'm 55.
@@graeme8884 if you use software indoors like Zwift or Trainer Road then just connect your Garmin to their platforms and do their ramp test. If not then connect your Garmin Connect account to Training Peaks - do the ramp test and make sure you get a minimum of 6 mins before you stop - ideally 8-10 mins. If you send the data to training peaks and you can’t analyse it then I can help you. OR if you use Strava premium then you’ll be able to analyse it in there 👍
I am 58 and I know that the “220 - age” is not right for me. I am constantly doing Zwift rides and will hit high 170s to mid 180s. I just did a FTP ramp test and stopped at 181 bpm. I have on occasions while doing long climbs have hit around 185. That is when I have to pull back a little on the effort. So I guessing that 185 is my max.
Interesting. Im going to try this. Used to play soccer and then quit for years. Took up cycling and my max HR when I started was 183…. Just hit 192 last week and barely felt it and I know I have more I can get out of it.
Hello! I am a 68 year old rock climber with a fitness age of 58. Taking up cycling to increase. My versatility and cardiovascular fitness. Ride in an urban environment on a 30 lb. Trek mountain bike. I want ti train for a Century and the cycling program on my garmin watch is having me do heart zone training. I want to calculate my maximum heart rate as accurately as possible. What do you recommend? Thank you!
Calculating your max heart rate is best done free a 20-30 min warm up and then use a hill that offers you at least 2-3 mins of climbing. You want to push as hard as you can on the climb! Remember that your present level of hydration and rest will impact on HR and make sure you check with your doctor if you have any underlining health issues. Please note that as you get fitter your max heart can go higher👍
@@BulletproofCycling Wow! Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me! I have a hill interval workout this week and it should be perfect for it. Got my heart rate up to 163 on hills and it didn't feel that bad! Thanks again! Sue
I’m a 57 year old runner, recovering from a metatarsal stress fracture so have recently taken up indoor cycling to try to retain fitness. I regularly hit high 180s HR during hard 5k runs (Only started running 1 year ago) Is this a good or a bad thing, as it’s much higher than the 220 minus my age theory (163)? My resting heart rate is around 54
A video I actually had edited by a professional - not great eh! I might be poor at making videos but I decided I can do better than this - sorry - a tropic I intend to go over again - thanks for feedback 👍
I have a ‘dumb trainer’ (that’s me 😉) do I increase cadence incrementally or just use the resistance lever which as you know is not measurable on a device to do a max HR test? Thanks for all your videos, great work 👍👍👍
I’ll explain in another video Steven. It’s basically linked to the lactate trigger points. If you want to build meaningful CV base endurance then use ventilatory threshold trigger 1 at 85% MHR. Around 75-85% and you’ll smash it.
Hi Coach Scott- Thanks for your clear explanation on finding one's max heart rate. I had long suspected that increasing effort too quickly would not result in a true max heart rate. I will try your method and see what I find. By the way, I find thebackground music to be distractingly loud. I do have a hearing deficit, which makes hearing your voice difficult when competing with other background sounds. So, for those of us with hearing issues, please keep the background music very soft or not at all. Many thanks for your videos and your wry humor. ~Earl
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I ride every saturday
Distance=130km
Time=4:40:22
Average Speed=29kph
Average 145bpm
Is this a good HR?
Your HR is unique to you so I am not able to apply an accurate answer.
Hit 179bpm when cranking max intervals, verified with lab VO2 max test. I'm almost 54, lifetime athlete.
Forget the silly 220 minus your age.
I hit 201 with that method, perfect warm up 25+10min= 45min, +was hunting Stava KoM, 201bpm max and 32y I am 😅
I am afraid to I was gone over my Max 😮😢 was unable to catch breath for 1min😂
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So how do you set your zones after you get your max?
If you believe you have your max then if you use 90-92% of that for threshold or sometimes called FTHr then you can use zone calculators 👍
A max hart rate of 186 bpm as a 58y old is this good, bad , normal ????
It’s your HR - your heart has its unique contractions etc (list of boring science but nothing to worry about)
As long as you are healthy and have no medical issues then don’t worry
Great explanation! I have been wanting to determine my accurate MAX heartrate for at least the last 2 years. I'm 68 years old and 220-68=152. I can easily 152bpm for 10 minutes or more without any trouble. I've hit 173bpm going uphill an hour or so into a ride. (BTW, I have learned that it takes me a good 30 minutes to warm up. You are spot on with that.) I'm going to use your methodology and conduct a MAX heartrate test. I'm thinking it's around 173 to 175bpm, but I'll find out. Thank you for your excellent coaching!
Awesome David
I am 43, in a 2 hours ride, I try to hit the highest heart rate, I only got 173.
that formula is worth nothing! I‘m 66, so max should be 154 - but that is almost endurance range, my max HR is ~180. Not even the decrease of 1 per year makes sense: I baught my first HR sensor 25 years ago, back then my max HR was 189, so it went down 9 bpm in 25 years - and that although I had several years without any training due to injury, taking care of my father aso… so forget this „rule of thumb“, it’s just nonsense
Easiest way is go as hard as you can. My max aged 57 is just over 200
it works
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Can’t hear you over the music
Editing is getting better
Can i stand or sprint (on the bike)?
I'm 61 and regularly get into the mid 180s.
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Good video but can't you get maximum heart rate from a 20 min FTP test? i hit 188 bpm from several ftp tests and never got any higher than that. BTW i'm 55.
hi can i do the ramp test on a garmin computer thanks.👍
Yea, as long as you can capture the info and then look at it afterwards to analyse 👍👍👍👍
@@BulletproofCycling do you know how to set this up thanks👍
@@graeme8884 if you use software indoors like Zwift or Trainer Road then just connect your Garmin to their platforms and do their ramp test. If not then connect your Garmin Connect account to Training Peaks - do the ramp test and make sure you get a minimum of 6 mins before you stop - ideally 8-10 mins. If you send the data to training peaks and you can’t analyse it then I can help you. OR if you use Strava premium then you’ll be able to analyse it in there 👍
@@BulletproofCycling ok thanks.
I am 58 and I know that the “220 - age” is not right for me. I am constantly doing Zwift rides and will hit high 170s to mid 180s. I just did a FTP ramp test and stopped at 181 bpm. I have on occasions while doing long climbs have hit around 185. That is when I have to pull back a little on the effort. So I guessing that 185 is my max.
I would say so Tom. I always use threshold HR as key heart rate metric 👍
I think I'll stick with the 220-age formula. This sounds like a recipe for a heart attack.
Interesting. Im going to try this. Used to play soccer and then quit for years. Took up cycling and my max HR when I started was 183…. Just hit 192 last week and barely felt it and I know I have more I can get out of it.
👍👍👍👍👍
Hello! I am a 68 year old rock climber with a fitness age of 58. Taking up cycling to increase. My versatility and cardiovascular fitness. Ride in an urban environment on a 30 lb. Trek mountain bike. I want ti train for a Century and the cycling program on my garmin watch is having me do heart zone training. I want to calculate my maximum heart rate as accurately as possible. What do you recommend? Thank you!
Calculating your max heart rate is best done free a 20-30 min warm up and then use a hill that offers you at least 2-3 mins of climbing. You want to push as hard as you can on the climb! Remember that your present level of hydration and rest will impact on HR and make sure you check with your doctor if you have any underlining health issues.
Please note that as you get fitter your max heart can go higher👍
@@BulletproofCycling Wow! Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me! I have a hill interval workout this week and it should be perfect for it. Got my heart rate up to 163 on hills and it didn't feel that bad! Thanks again! Sue
Both are good examples. What is your thought on just seeing what your head Unit records on a very hard group ride. I’ve seen my highest numbers there
I use ‘feel’ on all group rides 👍👍👍
3 zones?
Yep - that’s what we used to have 👍
I’m a 57 year old runner, recovering from a metatarsal stress fracture so have recently taken up indoor cycling to try to retain fitness. I regularly hit high 180s HR during hard 5k runs (Only started running 1 year ago)
Is this a good or a bad thing, as it’s much higher than the 220 minus my age theory (163)?
My resting heart rate is around 54
It’s not good or bad - it’s just what it is everybodies heart is different
Sorry buddy, couldn't hear you over the music
A video I actually had edited by a professional - not great eh! I might be poor at making videos but I decided I can do better than this - sorry - a tropic I intend to go over again - thanks for feedback 👍
All good, just thought you might be losing views on this, I only watched 20 seconds or so
Sorry, I couldnt comprehend much after trying to wrap my mind around him being 49??
I am nearly 52 now 😂👍👍👍
Living in Scotland, no sun damage😀
@@nigelliam153 😂😂😂
I have a ‘dumb trainer’ (that’s me 😉) do I increase cadence incrementally or just use the resistance lever which as you know is not measurable on a device to do a max HR test? Thanks for all your videos, great work 👍👍👍
Hey scott, another great video. 👍 Intrigued by ONLY 3 zones!??
I’ll explain in another video Steven. It’s basically linked to the lactate trigger points. If you want to build meaningful CV base endurance then use ventilatory threshold trigger 1 at 85% MHR. Around 75-85% and you’ll smash it.
Hi Coach Scott- Thanks for your clear explanation on finding one's max heart rate. I had long suspected that increasing effort too quickly would not result in a true max heart rate. I will try your method and see what I find. By the way, I find thebackground music to be distractingly loud. I do have a hearing deficit, which makes hearing your voice difficult when competing with other background sounds. So, for those of us with hearing issues, please keep the background music very soft or not at all. Many thanks for your videos and your wry humor. ~Earl
Thanks - no music in videos now - I appreciate your support
Bin the stupid music, might be able to hear you
all new videos don't have this music
Have some respect and get rid of the background music
It was experiment with a video editor that didn’t go beyond this video!