Originally Posted by
rsbob
I push myself on some climbs and small hills. Yesterday I hit 184 BPM and 668 Watts. I occasionally do a sprint, when I think about it, but it is not a regular deal since I don’t think about it. About a year and a half ago, I pushed myself on a 2 mile climb and the next day started having some unusual heart rhythms. Ended up at the ER and then immediately moved into the CCICU. It was determined after too many tests to count, I had bigeminy (an extra beat), which resolved itself in a few weeks - but understand it can return. As a result, I don’t push myself on long efforts, but certainly enjoy pushing hard on short punchy efforts. BTW, I am 70 and still enjoy getting after it as well as keeping my average speed up.
Same here. I'll honk up a long climb at a slow cadence, but there are short climbs where I just stand up and pedal up the thing at a much higher cadence. And when I do that, the heart rate goes in the 180s.
Haven't had the heart issue yet, but I am in the midst of getting a major cardiac workup. I passed my Dad's age when a massive heart attack killed him on Juneteenth of this year, and although I am certainly in much better condition than he was at the time (I also do not smoke, have both my lungs, and drink precious little and get oodles of exercise), I want to avoid one of those people who could have been saved if they only knew their arteries were in such bad shape.