morningstar
Cathlete
Hey everyone,
Gotta question. My heart rate has always been fast. I've been registering high heart rates since I can remember getting tested. My blood pressure is fine and my heart is healthy. Some doctors tell me the high heart rate is because I'm a vegetarian and don't get enough iron. Whatever the reason, here's my situation:
My Polar F11 HRM calculates my max heart rate as 182 bpm, based on the traditional formula of 220 - your age (not a calculation based on my resting heart rate). But I'm not sure that that the traditional way of working out max heart rates works for someone that always has a fast heart rate, even at rest.
Why does it matter? Because my HRM has me at minimum at 92% of max just during a normal, rather slow run. If I do sprints, it sometimes has me at 115% of max. I am always registering in the Level 4, Red Zone even if my effort is nowhere near that (as Coach Sean would say). I would like to be able to use my HRM effectively.
So my question is, does anyone else out there have a faster heart rate as a normal state of being, and if so, how do you use your HRM in a way that works for you?
Gotta question. My heart rate has always been fast. I've been registering high heart rates since I can remember getting tested. My blood pressure is fine and my heart is healthy. Some doctors tell me the high heart rate is because I'm a vegetarian and don't get enough iron. Whatever the reason, here's my situation:
My Polar F11 HRM calculates my max heart rate as 182 bpm, based on the traditional formula of 220 - your age (not a calculation based on my resting heart rate). But I'm not sure that that the traditional way of working out max heart rates works for someone that always has a fast heart rate, even at rest.
Why does it matter? Because my HRM has me at minimum at 92% of max just during a normal, rather slow run. If I do sprints, it sometimes has me at 115% of max. I am always registering in the Level 4, Red Zone even if my effort is nowhere near that (as Coach Sean would say). I would like to be able to use my HRM effectively.
So my question is, does anyone else out there have a faster heart rate as a normal state of being, and if so, how do you use your HRM in a way that works for you?
You know these formulas don't really work for everyone. Rate of Perceived Exersion (RPE Scale) is super important. My Polar tells me I'm out of my "training zone" at 150 (I don't know what it thinks my max is--sorry), but according to the RPE Scale, my training zone goes up to 177-183 (I can and do get up there, but I can't sustain it long, and it feels like I'm putting in a level 9/10 effort on a scale of 0-10). I can comfortably stay in the 150s and low 160s--it feels like moderate/hard effort. 130s and 140s feels like a low to moderate effort.
