View Poll Results: How long can you sustain riding at 90% HRM?
0-15 min
49
32.03%
16-30 min
25
16.34%
31-45 min
24
15.69%
46-60 min
23
15.03%
61-75 min
11
7.19%
76-90 min
2
1.31%
91-105 min
1
0.65%
106+
18
11.76%
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How long can you sustain riding at 90% HRM?
08-05-08, 02:56 PM
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If you answered over 15 minutes, you need to recalculate your Max and work on your sprint - you're spending too much time on endurance.
08-05-08, 02:57 PM
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Based on a predicted max of 191, I've held 90% for over half an hour straight-up, and probably closer to 45min or more if you discount a few minor dips. Thing is, if the terrain is rolling at all or if you are working with someone there may be times when your effort drops a bit. The easiest way for me to consistently hit high HR is on a climb or in a race. The only climb I would do around here at 90% effort only takes about 17 minutes and then I have to cross a highway to continue it, so my HR will drop as I wait to cross. Not that I would do both climbs at that effort anyway. The longer climbs I won't go as hard because I'd rather do a consistent effort over the climb than go hard at the bottom and blow up. Probably the hardest I've gone for the longest was this weekend on a "race simulation" type training ride, where I bridged up to a break and stayed away until the regroup at the top of a climb (although a few of the freako climbers bridged up and my original breakmates were dropped).
08-05-08, 03:00 PM
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08-05-08, 03:05 PM
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how do you measure your max?
during a sprint once i got up to 215 i think.... so i set that as my max HR in the HRM
do i have to sustain that for any amount of time?
during a sprint once i got up to 215 i think.... so i set that as my max HR in the HRM
do i have to sustain that for any amount of time?
08-05-08, 03:09 PM
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^^^ Damn, I usually pay attention to the dates too 
