Originally Posted by swak

after talking with a pre-med student (3rd yr.) i came to that conclusion.
Your heart is really overworking when its that high. Anything over 210, excessively is going to cause you future problems.
Its good that you can 'mentally' work yourself that hard, but on your body, its not the best thing for you.

Pedal on a trainer, get your heart rate to 180-190, come to a dead stop then step off your bike, you will most likely collapse no matter how 'built' you are.

Originally Posted by johnybutts

And apparently not even a medical student - a pre-med student.

Originally Posted by hairnet

Junu, I think you're the only person I know that would use training equipment to test this

Originally Posted by Caad 8

219 seems extremely high.

Originally Posted by swak

a heart rate of 219, really cant be good for you..... But at least you won the prime! hahaha...
Whats your resting heart rate?

Originally Posted by terrymk

145 seems a bit low of an average HR, but then again, it's all relative. Yesterday, I "cruised" for 50 miles in 14 mph wind with an AVG HR of 142; I have adult kids older than you! So, you see it's all relative.

There is a good book called "The Heart Rate Monitor Workbook", by Edwards and Reed. It's supposedly for indoor cycling, but not really...you can use it as a guide to rein in your training goals according to zones.

I hate race/tour day as my heart racing from nerves. It effects me in that I have a hard time settling down and letting riders pass without feeling "bad".
Have you ever ridden a mountain biked, fallen, gotten up, fallen again so, at that point, you adrenaline is on over-kill to keep you from falling again? It eats up your reserves...so does pounding the peddles higher than your nerves can take. You gotta' come up with a simple, simple plan, a "mantra" to keep your head together or the other guy determines you ride.

Half the time, most riders don't have a "plan" but flay like a mad man to the finish line...I mean, they may look good, have form, but inside, they're full of fear. If you stick to a simple mental/emotinal discipline, see it through, your performance will improve...if not tweak it until you find just the right formula for max results. You have lots and lots of years ahead of you cycling to perfect it. It's called maturity.

Originally Posted by swak

after talking with a pre-med student (3rd yr.) i came to that conclusion.
Your heart is really overworking when its that high. Anything over 210, excessively is going to cause you future problems.
Its good that you can 'mentally' work yourself that hard, but on your body, its not the best thing for you.

Pedal on a trainer, get your heart rate to 180-190, come to a dead stop then step off your bike, you will most likely collapse no matter how 'built' you are.