max heart rate

[FellMonster]

I can only manage about a 183ish but then I've had mine snipped

[southernsoftie]

Want to start using HR in my training.

Would rather use one of the more scientific ways of working my max out, but don't quite get how you do it.

Is it as simple as just running as fast as you can and see what your HR reaches (whether hill reps or 300m x 2)?

[jodg]

What about Manx heart rate? Skennaugh?

[Derby Tup]

What about Manx heart rate? Skennaugh?

Boom, boom!

[Big Compass]

Hi Softie
Find a good flat mile run, do a warm up run, then do the mile as hard as you can, take a recovery run, then repeat the hard mile run and at about 3.5 to 4 minutes your heart should be at its max after that the rate will start to drop off. The 220-age goes way out as you get older, at Burnsall I got 170 on the descent, age calculation would put me at 158(62years)

[IanDarkpeak]

Hi Softie
Find a good flat mile run, do a warm up run, then do the mile as hard as you can, take a recovery run, then repeat the hard mile run and at about 3.5 to 4 minutes your heart should be at its max after that the rate will start to drop off. The 220-age goes way out as you get older, at Burnsall I got 170 on the descent, age calculation would put me at 158(62years)

also if you are fit it can throw it out. I've seen 220-75% of age.

BC this would give you 175 much nearer.
Mine is 193 tested by Strider in his Lab

above formulae makes me 188

[southernsoftie]

Hi Softie
Find a good flat mile run, do a warm up run, then do the mile as hard as you can, take a recovery run, then repeat the hard mile run and at about 3.5 to 4 minutes your heart should be at its max after that the rate will start to drop off. The 220-age goes way out as you get older, at Burnsall I got 170 on the descent, age calculation would put me at 158(62years)

:Eek:

On second thoughts, where's me calculator?

Just kidding, that's brilliant, thanks.

(Also, I'm assuming you mean max HR should occur 3.5-4mins into the second mile, not run that mile at sub-4min/mi pace!)

[sjedwardz]

Want to start using HR in my training.

Would rather use one of the more scientific ways of working my max out, but don't quite get how you do it.

Is it as simple as just running as fast as you can and see what your HR reaches (whether hill reps or 300m x 2)?

The method I used was.
Find a hill of about 200-400 metres in length, not too steep but not a tiddler either.
Now run up it as fast as you can to the top.
Turnaround - jog back down
Repeat 5 times.
If you are doing in correctly the 4-5 time is REALLY hard work - like chucking up hard - seriously!!!!

Jog back home and take a look at your garmin as see what it recorded as you max heart rate for that run. You'll find that you most probably maxed out about the 4th rep.

To do this properly you really have to push yourself, otherwise its an artificial test and your only kidding yourself!

Mind you I found out that I got the same figure as 214 - (age *.8)!!

[Big Compass]

(Also, I'm assuming you mean max HR should occur 3.5-4mins into the second mile, not run that mile at sub-4min/mi pace!)
Today 11:30 AM

Sorry, yes on the second mile