Originally Posted by
Reynolds
I'm 60 and have strange, very high numbers. My MHR is 192, RHR 52, LT172 based on the 2x20 test - in fact I can do 3x20 at this pace. Recovery from max about 45bpm in 1 min. Sounds good, I consider myself in good shape. But still I'm slow - not among the slowest at races, but far from the top in my age group. Seems I lack power. Tried weight training, it didn't improve my speed. What do you think?
Some people's HRs are higher. It's genetic. I don't know if a smaller heart pumping fast delivers the same blood volume as a larger heart, but one of the fastest women I've ridden with had a very fast HR for her age. Didn't seem to hurt her performance any.
How long have you been training seriously? What sort of weight training did you do? What's your average weekly training volume? How long (hours) are your longest weekly rides?