what's your max heart rate?

cheapie · 07-04-2005, 08:13 PM

i was riding today w/a buddy and we were racing to the top of a hill and i completely blew up. i looked down and my HR was at 191 and i kept pushing it. i stood up to sprint and the gas tank was empty. i let him go and noticed i was over 200. i think my max is 210 or so right now. supposedly you lose about 1 beat/minute for every year you age.

ialsohaveadream · 07-04-2005, 08:54 PM

It varies from person to person, but as a general rule, your max heart rate does tend to decrease as you get older (though the rate at which it decreases can vary based on how much you exercise).

As for me, I've never had a monitor on when I'm going all out. I know that when I used to run intervals on the track, I would get around 180ish....of course, those aren't all-out either.

Jane83 · 07-04-2005, 11:10 PM

i wonder if your heart rate is higher during sex

PrObLy · 07-05-2005, 12:02 AM

The generic formula we used in highschool health/PE classes was 210-AGE=Max HR, which would mean your heart should have exploded

. But, by looking at some search results it seems that there's a few other generally accepted formulas:

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/maxhr.htm

MHR = 206.3 - (0.711 × Age)
or
MHR = 217 - (0.85 × Age)

according to both of these, you should be dead too.

OK, kidding aside, it's possible that your heart can handle more BPM for various reasons or that your meter is a bit off.

cheapie · 07-05-2005, 06:15 AM

those are good ways to approximate your max hr. of course, actually checking to see what it is at max is another way. lol.

Burzhui · 07-05-2005, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jane83

i wonder if your heart rate is higher during sex

of course it is, no need to wonder.

As for mine i've reached 175 when running

Cubsfan · 07-05-2005, 09:35 PM

Just out of curiosity, what does it mean if you hit the 160-180 range regularly? Working out too hard? My heart sucks? I'm fat and outta shape? (Well, the last one is a given...)

PrObLy · 07-05-2005, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cubsfan

Just out of curiosity, what does it mean if you hit the 160-180 range regularly? Working out too hard? My heart sucks? I'm fat and outta shape? (Well, the last one is a given...)

Depending on your age, weight, and some other factors, it could just mean you're pushing yourself pretty hard.

When I do cardio on a machine my target heart rate is 160, I usually keep it around 170. As you get older your target heart rate decreases much like your max heart rate does.

So, you're probably doing a pretty good job if you keep it between 150-170, 180 might be pushing it to stay at for a while.

As you work out more and more frequently you will have to start pushing yourself harder to stay in your target heart range.

Nija · 07-05-2005, 10:34 PM

Gothic Girl · 07-05-2005, 11:46 PM

All I know is that when I get up from the couch, my heartrate beats out of control.

cheapie · 07-06-2005, 07:00 AM

lol. lance's resting hr is in the low 30's. in the individual time trial on sat he average 184 for i think 19k. when i'm riding hard it's hard for me to stay under 175 or so. during my mtn bike race last november i think i averaged 178 or so for 3 hours. yikes.

ialsohaveadream · 07-06-2005, 08:06 AM

I think the lowest I've ever gotten my resting heart rate was low 50s, and that just seemed like a ridiculous fitness level. I can't imagine how in shape you must be to have your heart rate hovering around 30.

~~happyjack~~ · 07-06-2005, 10:04 AM

300 over 198 is that high?

cheapie · 07-06-2005, 12:17 PM

i think you're talking about blood pressure. not pulse rate.

ialsohaveadream · 07-06-2005, 04:42 PM

A heart rate of 300? Yeah, that'd be pretty high. Cheapie's right, you're thinking blood pressure.

tupacboy · 07-06-2005, 05:29 PM

resting... my heartrate is in the low 60's... but while exercising i'm @ about 175's

Burzhui · 07-11-2005, 07:26 AM

my resting heart rate is 45-50, but i've had it go lower

cheapie · 07-11-2005, 07:31 AM

that's pretty good. i think mine's in the upper 60's. suckage.

Crazedrider · 07-12-2005, 02:25 PM

Dang, mine is 66. I thought I was in good shape. Man, Burshui you must be in super duper good shape. You must work out 4 hours a day every day.

Jcranmer · 07-12-2005, 05:42 PM

Normally my resting heart rate is somewhere between 100 and 120. However for a change today it was at 82.

blueindian · 07-12-2005, 07:37 PM

64 just now.

cheapie · 07-13-2005, 01:24 PM

sweet my resting hr is down to 61-63. i'd like it to be 57 or so.

Grubbie · 07-28-2005, 12:33 AM

Resting heart rate for me is around 60-80, when I work out it is normally 17-185 for an hour of cardio. If I really push it, I can get it up to about 190 or a little higher. Today I was working real hard and got up to about 196, I couldn't keep it up for long cause I was completly out of breath.

07-04-2005, 08:13 PM	#1
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	what's your max heart rate? i was riding today w/a buddy and we were racing to the top of a hill and i completely blew up. i looked down and my HR was at 191 and i kept pushing it. i stood up to sprint and the gas tank was empty. i let him go and noticed i was over 200. i think my max is 210 or so right now. supposedly you lose about 1 beat/minute for every year you age. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

07-04-2005, 08:54 PM	#2
ialsohaveadream Fleet Admiral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FL Posts: 8,077	It varies from person to person, but as a general rule, your max heart rate does tend to decrease as you get older (though the rate at which it decreases can vary based on how much you exercise). As for me, I've never had a monitor on when I'm going all out. I know that when I used to run intervals on the track, I would get around 180ish....of course, those aren't all-out either. __________________ Web log

07-05-2005, 12:02 AM	#4
PrObLy Commander Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orland Park Posts: 1,083	The generic formula we used in highschool health/PE classes was 210-AGE=Max HR, which would mean your heart should have exploded . But, by looking at some search results it seems that there's a few other generally accepted formulas: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/maxhr.htm MHR = 206.3 - (0.711 × Age) or MHR = 217 - (0.85 × Age) according to both of these, you should be dead too. OK, kidding aside, it's possible that your heart can handle more BPM for various reasons or that your meter is a bit off. __________________ Facebook me if you so desire. Guns don't kill people. Chad Greenway kills people.

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blueindian Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: down in the ghetto Posts: 4,142	64 just now. __________________ yeah, pretty much we missed the boat on that one. but it's still here. get you some.

07-04-2005, 11:10 PM	#3
Jane83 Commander Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: S. Pasadena Posts: 1,452	i wonder if your heart rate is higher during sex

07-05-2005, 06:15 AM	#5
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	those are good ways to approximate your max hr. of course, actually checking to see what it is at max is another way. lol.

07-05-2005, 09:35 PM	#7
Cubsfan Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,743	Just out of curiosity, what does it mean if you hit the 160-180 range regularly? Working out too hard? My heart sucks? I'm fat and outta shape? (Well, the last one is a given...)

07-05-2005, 11:46 PM	#10
Gothic Girl Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Somewhere else that's similar to hell... kind of... maybe Posts: 2,362	All I know is that when I get up from the couch, my heartrate beats out of control.

07-06-2005, 07:00 AM	#11
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	lol. lance's resting hr is in the low 30's. in the individual time trial on sat he average 184 for i think 19k. when i'm riding hard it's hard for me to stay under 175 or so. during my mtn bike race last november i think i averaged 178 or so for 3 hours. yikes.

07-06-2005, 08:06 AM	#12
ialsohaveadream Fleet Admiral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FL Posts: 8,077	I think the lowest I've ever gotten my resting heart rate was low 50s, and that just seemed like a ridiculous fitness level. I can't imagine how in shape you must be to have your heart rate hovering around 30.

07-06-2005, 10:04 AM	#13
~~happyjack~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 60	300 over 198 is that high?

07-06-2005, 12:17 PM	#14
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	i think you're talking about blood pressure. not pulse rate.

07-06-2005, 04:42 PM	#15
ialsohaveadream Fleet Admiral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FL Posts: 8,077	A heart rate of 300? Yeah, that'd be pretty high. Cheapie's right, you're thinking blood pressure.

07-06-2005, 05:29 PM	#16
tupacboy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: May 2000 Location: border of oc and la Posts: 2,382	resting... my heartrate is in the low 60's... but while exercising i'm @ about 175's

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07-11-2005, 07:26 AM	#17
Burzhui hot in velour pants Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York City Posts: 9,198	my resting heart rate is 45-50, but i've had it go lower

07-11-2005, 07:31 AM	#18
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	that's pretty good. i think mine's in the upper 60's. suckage.

07-12-2005, 02:25 PM	#19
Crazedrider Ensign Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vive la Lance Posts: 5	Dang, mine is 66. I thought I was in good shape. Man, Burshui you must be in super duper good shape. You must work out 4 hours a day every day.

07-12-2005, 05:42 PM	#20
Jcranmer Commander Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pekin, IN Posts: 1,377	Normally my resting heart rate is somewhere between 100 and 120. However for a change today it was at 82.

07-13-2005, 01:24 PM	#22
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	sweet my resting hr is down to 61-63. i'd like it to be 57 or so.

07-28-2005, 12:33 AM	#23
Grubbie Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Redmond Posts: 1,596	Resting heart rate for me is around 60-80, when I work out it is normally 17-185 for an hour of cardio. If I really push it, I can get it up to about 190 or a little higher. Today I was working real hard and got up to about 196, I couldn't keep it up for long cause I was completly out of breath.

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