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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
Really, the most important number is going to be the percentage of your max HR that you hit LT. So far this season I've seen my resting HR go from 40 to 60 as I went from base to peak season. I have no idea why (dr. rios?), but I'm definitely more fit with a 60 HR than I was a few months back with a 40. During base I'd do some tempo stuff at 140-145 bpm and was hurting. Right now, it's more like 165 and maybe 2-3 mph faster on the bike.
All that said, having a resting HR of 34 is really impressive and is definitely shows that you're in really good shape. There's only one way to find out how good of an endurance athlete you can become, though.....pound out those miles!
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bdriven710 posted 1 year ago.
That is what I figure I will do. Pound the miles, train hard, and see what happens.
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wllmsylv posted 1 year ago.
Did you stop training? I just read about this in a book. I think what they where saying was that during times of training your resting heart rate would be a little higher due to the fact that you body was trying to rebuild muscles that you just tore up while training. That would make sinse to me.
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bdriven710 posted 1 year ago.
My training has actually been about the same. The only difference is I haven't been on my bike as much as I have been focusing on running because I am doing a 1/2 marathon in a few weeks. I have always had a lower resting HR its just even lower now.
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biketm posted 1 year ago.
wllmsylv;75523 wrote:
Did you stop training? I just read about this in a book. I think what they where saying was that during times of training your resting heart rate would be a little higher due to the fact that you body was trying to rebuild muscles that you just tore up while training. That would make sinse to me.
That's interesting, because last winter I took 3 weeks off to rest and recover from a years worth of hard training. I thought after a fews weeks, my resting HR would raise. It actually lowered to 38 bpm, when normally it would be in the low to mid 40's during my hard training months. But during this lay off, it was nice to see a person does retain their fitness level for quite a bit of time.
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Red5 posted 1 year ago.
I don't think you can draw any conclusions soley from someones resting HR. Besides fitness, genetics plays a major role as well as any number of enviornmental factors. It's an interesting data point but the only way to answer the question as to athletic ability is to put your heart under stress and etsablish how well it responds via some sort of metabolic test.
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jasonm posted 1 year ago.
I have noticed in myself and some athletes that I coached, that when doing very high mileage at low-moderate intensity if we were becoming overtrained, then often there would be an observed drop of 5-12bpm in resting HR about 2-4 days before the athelete really suffered.
This is something that only happened on high mileage without high intensity work. Not sure of other evidence on this, but it was something I found repeatable and a good guide. This is different to the gradually lowering of your resting HR over weeks.
I am sure we have some HR experts around here with all the HR specific training out there. I am trying to make sense of mine. My resting heart rate has always been in the mid to upper 40s and recently is now in the 30s. (34 today) I have no history of stroke in my family whatsoever. I am in very good shape but by no means am I in any kind of crazy Lance Armstrong shape. I am nothing special in any of the 3 disciplines. I am wondering, with my resting HR, if I really get after it in my training, do you think my body has the potential to be a pretty good enduranc athlete? Obviously everyone has the potential if they work hard, but I am wondering how big a role resting HR plays? I am not sure what my max HR is and I know that plays a role as well...