15 bpm
10-06-08, 10:54 PM
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15 bpm
This is why I ride with a Garmin.
This is why I track my rides on the computer.
Between March, when I got the 305 (and, not coincidentally, the Giant) and now, with all my uphills, downhills, flats, false flats, 10 miles or 50, wind or dead, flat calm averaged up, my average HR has dropped by about 15bpm. 15bpm.
Between that and my cardio that I can push harder, 2 minutes beyond what I could do a year ago, what more incentive do I need to just keep on doing this?
Well, I don't need any but I get some any way: it's a hoot.
This is why I track my rides on the computer.
Between March, when I got the 305 (and, not coincidentally, the Giant) and now, with all my uphills, downhills, flats, false flats, 10 miles or 50, wind or dead, flat calm averaged up, my average HR has dropped by about 15bpm. 15bpm.
Between that and my cardio that I can push harder, 2 minutes beyond what I could do a year ago, what more incentive do I need to just keep on doing this?
Well, I don't need any but I get some any way: it's a hoot.
10-07-08, 08:47 AM
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I have the 305 but not the one for bikes. I use it when I ride or for any form of exercise. It helps to track improvement as you say, but is also fun to review your rides with the GPS system, and to measure your ability to stay within your target zone as you do endurance activities. I find it both fun and helpful.
Highly recommended in "Younger Next Year" as well.
Highly recommended in "Younger Next Year" as well.
10-09-08, 02:27 PM
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I had a 205 and now I have a 305 and the bloody HR thingies do not work in spite of Garmin sending a new transmitter. So I use a Polar for HR and the Garmin for the rest. Resting HR 46; max 161 (actual)which is close to 208 - (0.7 X age), the "accepted" best formula for calculating HRmax.
10-10-08, 07:18 AM
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Is 208-(0.7x age) really the accepted method of calculation. I use 220 minus my age. This other method yields a max heart rate about 5 beats above what I have been using. Is the suggested method more accurate, and according to who?
10-10-08, 11:22 AM
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^^^^^^
My HR comes in at about 170 with either formula, but my HRM regularly records a max HR of 185. I discussed with my doc to see if I was overdoing things a bit. His advice (based on my fitness level and lack of risk factors) was to treat 185 as my max HR and calculate HR zones accordingly.
Since then I find that my HR zones match up much more closely with perceived exertion levels. Please note that your doctor's opinion may vary!
My HR comes in at about 170 with either formula, but my HRM regularly records a max HR of 185. I discussed with my doc to see if I was overdoing things a bit. His advice (based on my fitness level and lack of risk factors) was to treat 185 as my max HR and calculate HR zones accordingly.
Since then I find that my HR zones match up much more closely with perceived exertion levels. Please note that your doctor's opinion may vary!
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Then there are those that can get well above their theoretical max- and those that will never reach it.
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