Originally Posted by
jtaylor996
I don't think that suffer score is strange at all given his avg HR.
Even that part is pretty surprising. About 4 blocks from where I started I noticed my HR was already nearing 160, and that was warm-up pace.
Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Yeah, you could have your heart rate zones set up any wrong way you like, and it won't affect your average HR.
Last year I did a long hard ride, got home, and then walked to the store for a Gatoraid. I had a Mio Fuse optical HRM on my wrist, I just pulled it off and stuffed it in my pocket, didn't even bother to turn it off. At one point, I looked at my Garmin (watch) and it thought my heart rate was 220 bpm. My HRM was in my pocket, smoking crack, reporting gibberish. Really crazy high gibberish. I'm having a hard time believing OnyxTiger spent an hour in Z4 and only rated the ride 7/10 for difficultly, was never really out of breath. Sounds like really high gibberish from the HRM.
This is exactly what I'm interested in. Could it actually be off by that much, that consistently? Or is it in fact accurate, and mean something else entirely? I'll do another ride soon enough and try and be honest with my rating of perceived effort in comparison with the readings, hopefully the trends are consistent - or different for that matter.
Now, I've heard that it's a good idea to get the device damp before putting on, so that it gets a better signal, but I decided not to. Will try that and see what happens.
Originally Posted by
Fox Farm
You do not show a lot of elevation gain over the course of your route for highish hr. Also, what is your age, body weight, etc?
34, 280lbs. 5'11"... 6'4" on a good day
. Capricorn. Favorite color red. I can speak from personal experience though... being a Clydesdale, a 2% grade is nothing to sneeze at.
Originally Posted by
fa63
It means that your heart is working hard to propel you on a bike
As you improve your fitness and lose some weight, it should get lower.
That's good to know. I certainly hope so.
Originally Posted by
Doge
Just by itself it does not mean much. It needs to be compared to you over time.
The difference between your max and min means a bit.
What % of max means a bit, but can be reflective of you overall system balance.
The rate (time) it takes to go from a near max to a near normal is useful.
The resting rate - when in bed, form day to day tells how you are rested.
That's interesting information to play with. Getting a device to help me with monitoring how those numbers perform when I'm not on the bike.
Thanks for all your responses guys, much appreciated