Originally Posted by
bikerjp
Your real max - probably not. But few people see their real max. I was referring to the max you've seen so far. When I first started I didn't have a hrm, but I would stop and check it after hard efforts and it was usually in the 160 range (probably dropped some before I could check). When I first got the hrm last Dec, my max was 175 and then a few rides later I was up to 182 and then a month later 184. Hit 187 the first time in Feb and then 190 yesterday. So I broke my max seen several times. In other words, the better I get the more I'm able to push closer to my real max - or at least that's my interpretation.
I guess that goes with what I was thinking real max +1 beat = 0 or heart failure.
My HRM downloads into my computer so I have a historical basis to look at with different activites to see what my highes recorded HR is and where I preform the best. I can look at my HR and compare it to my output or results at that point and see what I need to do or plan for in the future.
I do know if I fly too close to the sun I risk blowing up.