Really nice work! I found you via your interview with the young cycling dude Dylan Thomas. Your work seemed fascinating, and as an old dude bike rider (65 y.o.), I appreciate knowing what is going on behind the curtain as I age & train.
Great short video Dr. Seiler! As an update on the stiffness piece. It's across all connective tissue and there is some interesting new findings coming out in regards to what happens in these tissues with age. And some modifiers to that stiffness progression. So thankful to the cancer, inflammation, and even the new viral investigations have helped look into what those that age experience, and why some aren't affected as much (it is not all genetics!). Thanks again, Shawn
Outstanding presentation! You validated what I believed has happened to me now that I’m 61 and still cycle with 21 to 40 something cyclists. Other than the elite athletes, I can still kick the other rider asses because I have always maintained both aerobic and anaerobic capacity through strength training..
I'm interested in whats the trend of the data on older, 65 plus, cyclist. I'm 67 and would like to know what to expect my decline to look like in the next 3 to 7 years as I try and maintain and even gain my fitness. Do the effects of loss of muscle mass , lowering of the VO2max and decreased max HR become pronounced non linearly or should I just expect to see amore linear decline as I've experienced in the past 5 to seven years? I find your presentations very informative and look forward to anytime you are contributing to the the Fast Talk Podcasts. Thanks
Always feel a bit odd with these kind of videos. My max hr is 190, my resting hr is 47, and I am 70 this month. For 5 years I have plugged away at regular cycling and running, seem to be improving, gradually. Certainly my leg muscles look firmer and bigger than before. BMI is normal. I get prs most times I go out. Am I a freak? Anyone else out there got numbers like mine?
I think the key is what Stephen said: numbers will vary for individual athletes. Knowing the trend makes sense, but comparing your own heart rate to that of others or even to an average doesn't yield much insight. Nice work on the PRs!!!
Great numbers. I've switched back to endurance work in the past 8 months. Have been lifting and riding a fast motorcycle on the track. I'm 70 in June. Max heart rate has increased to 170, rest at 50, VO2 max (per WKO5) is 46. Still seeing significant gains as I complete VO2 max interval training. Planning on Masters TT in July. My strength has really supported this endurance work. Doubt I will get to max heart rate of 190 though.
Great video as always. What I guess we all need to face is "no matter what". Is heavy strength training the only way to delay these effects? Or start training more?
I was curious with your new interest in breathing and ventilatory function the studies showed that the VT did not decline as much. Have you found any studies looking specifically at ventilatory response to training and higher intensity/longer duration endurance activity and aging?
Thanks for this presentation, really interesting stuff for those of us who are ageing. I wonder if the explanation isn't a bit backwards with regards to max heart rate declines though -- if sarcopenia is a fact of life for older athletes, and primarily fast-twitch muscle fibres are lost, wouldn't the decline in maximal heart rate be explained by the decreased anaerobic demand from the muscles? In other words, older athletes don't have the anaerobic capacity to put themselves into oxygen debt, so maximal heart rate declines. And the decline would be due to peripheral factors rather than anything to do with the heart itself.
Heart rate keeps going up based on work rate. It would theoretically keep going up, except that the body limits it at some value. It has nothing to do with anaerobic demand. When your cardiovascular system can’t keep up with the muscular demand, then the anaerobic pathway will contribute to the energy supply.
@@lennasser2198 That last sentence needs to be flipped around -- if your CV system can't keep up with muscular demand, your anaerobic pathway(s) have *already* contributed to the energy supply. Consider your heart rate during and after a short maximal sprint. Of course the anaerobic demand affects your heart rate, because it's your aerobic system that needs to replenish your anaerobic energy stores. Now consider the conditions under which you'll hit your maximal heart rate. A single 10 sec sprint won't do it, but it's much more akin to a sprint than a grinding endurance session. For me, the highest heart rate I've ever achieved was during a 30 sec push at the end of an already tough 3 min interval.
I will ask her if that is ok. :-) Sounds like a good way to present some general training organization issues. We are headed for den Haag, Netherlands tomorrow for her first big race of the season (half-marathon)!
Really nice work! I found you via your interview with the young cycling dude Dylan Thomas. Your work seemed fascinating, and as an old dude bike rider (65 y.o.), I appreciate knowing what is going on behind the curtain as I age & train.
Great short video Dr. Seiler! As an update on the stiffness piece. It's across all connective tissue and there is some interesting new findings coming out in regards to what happens in these tissues with age. And some modifiers to that stiffness progression. So thankful to the cancer, inflammation, and even the new viral investigations have helped look into what those that age experience, and why some aren't affected as much (it is not all genetics!). Thanks again, Shawn
Outstanding presentation! You validated what I believed has happened to me now that I’m 61 and still cycle with 21 to 40 something cyclists. Other than the elite athletes, I can still kick the other rider asses because I have always maintained both aerobic and anaerobic capacity through strength training..
Nice work. I do miss the regeneration time, with is longer for older athletes.
I'm interested in whats the trend of the data on older, 65 plus, cyclist. I'm 67 and would like to know what to expect my decline to look like in the next 3 to 7 years as I try and maintain and even gain my fitness. Do the effects of loss of muscle mass , lowering of the VO2max and decreased max HR become pronounced non linearly or should I just expect to see amore linear decline as I've experienced in the past 5 to seven years? I find your presentations very informative and look forward to anytime you are contributing to the the Fast Talk Podcasts. Thanks
I absolutely love your videos. Keep up the good work!
Always feel a bit odd with these kind of videos. My max hr is 190, my resting hr is 47, and I am 70 this month. For 5 years I have plugged away at regular cycling and running, seem to be improving, gradually. Certainly my leg muscles look firmer and bigger than before. BMI is normal. I get prs most times I go out. Am I a freak? Anyone else out there got numbers like mine?
I think the key is what Stephen said: numbers will vary for individual athletes. Knowing the trend makes sense, but comparing your own heart rate to that of others or even to an average doesn't yield much insight.
Nice work on the PRs!!!
Great numbers. I've switched back to endurance work in the past 8 months. Have been lifting and riding a fast motorcycle on the track. I'm 70 in June. Max heart rate has increased to 170, rest at 50, VO2 max (per WKO5) is 46. Still seeing significant gains as I complete VO2 max interval training. Planning on Masters TT in July. My strength has really supported this endurance work. Doubt I will get to max heart rate of 190 though.
Great video as always. What I guess we all need to face is "no matter what". Is heavy strength training the only way to delay these effects? Or start training more?
I was curious with your new interest in breathing and ventilatory function the studies showed that the VT did not decline as much. Have you found any studies looking specifically at ventilatory response to training and higher intensity/longer duration endurance activity and aging?
Thanks for this presentation, really interesting stuff for those of us who are ageing. I wonder if the explanation isn't a bit backwards with regards to max heart rate declines though -- if sarcopenia is a fact of life for older athletes, and primarily fast-twitch muscle fibres are lost, wouldn't the decline in maximal heart rate be explained by the decreased anaerobic demand from the muscles? In other words, older athletes don't have the anaerobic capacity to put themselves into oxygen debt, so maximal heart rate declines. And the decline would be due to peripheral factors rather than anything to do with the heart itself.
Heart rate keeps going up based on work rate. It would theoretically keep going up, except that the body limits it at some value. It has nothing to do with anaerobic demand.
When your cardiovascular system can’t keep up with the muscular demand, then the anaerobic pathway will contribute to the energy supply.
@@lennasser2198 That last sentence needs to be flipped around -- if your CV system can't keep up with muscular demand, your anaerobic pathway(s) have *already* contributed to the energy supply. Consider your heart rate during and after a short maximal sprint. Of course the anaerobic demand affects your heart rate, because it's your aerobic system that needs to replenish your anaerobic energy stores. Now consider the conditions under which you'll hit your maximal heart rate. A single 10 sec sprint won't do it, but it's much more akin to a sprint than a grinding endurance session. For me, the highest heart rate I've ever achieved was during a 30 sec push at the end of an already tough 3 min interval.
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Can you please do a video on your daughters training for the week. What she does for hard workouts and her easy days/mileage per week.
I will ask her if that is ok. :-) Sounds like a good way to present some general training organization issues. We are headed for den Haag, Netherlands tomorrow for her first big race of the season (half-marathon)!
Stephen Seiler good luck to her.
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