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Old 08-13-04, 08:10 AM
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Torbjorn had us doing a max heart rate test as one of the "quality" workout sessions in May. Knowing your max heart rate allows you to calculate various training zones using any number of methods (see Different Ways to Determine Training Zones for a discussion). We've been doing running sessions over the past month or so, slowly building to this session.

The instructions for doing the max heart rate test are simple:

Find a long hill and run three 3-minute intervals up it.


The first interval should be at 35 beats less than your estimated maximum heart rate.


The second interval is at 25 beats less than max.


The third interval is a bit different: The first minute-an-a-half is run at 15 beats under max; during the second half, gradually increase the effort for one minute, then go all out for the last 30 seconds.


Repeat the third interval if you feel you didn't go hard enough the first time.

Measure your actual max as you finish the final efforts. Can be done running or biking...

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