Originally Posted by
gregf83
Your max hr is your max hr, not 5 beats above it. If you hit 190 that's your max. You don't pass out when you reach your max hr.
most people won't ever see their max. Their bodies have things, such as feeling awful, tunnel vision etc., to tell them to back off. I'm one of the few that don't have these indicators and need to wear a heart monitor. I'd be damn sure in college to back off around 210 and now back off just below 200 since I'm 15 years older. I collapsed in high school while running because my hr skyrocketed and I just kept on going. I had a stress test and can't really remember but my hr was ridiculously high when the doc told me I was done.