Originally Posted by Ric Stern
as mentioned previously, HRmax decreases with increased fitness
ric
This is the only place I have heard this. Do you have a reference to any study showing max heartrate decreasing with fitness? I have read MANY places that Max heart rate is independant of fitness and dependant only on genetics and age. I have also read a few claims that good fitness prevents max heartrate from dropping with age but I have yet to read any evidence of this.