Understaning HR Zones

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,196
    maxandpaddy wrote:
    Sorry if going off the thread a bit,
    I cycle every day to work and back and mtb at weekends, I use to drink way to much and have smoked for over 30 yrs, now don't do either. I am 48 yrs old has is my mate, 6 foot 1 in hight, I am now about 12 stone 12 pound from about 16 stone. my mate has never smoked and very rarely drank he his 10 stone and 5 foot 8 and only rides weekends.

    My question is...... when we were riding the other day we both had hr chest straps on, mine was reading 85 and his was 115 this happened through out the ride where his was about 30 or so higher is this all down to fitness, or another underlying problem.

    If his maximum HR is 190 and yours in 140 then you were both running at the same percentage of maximum level. You cannot look at two riders and determine who is working hardest to maintain the pace without knowing their maximum. Also, were you riding side by side or were you behind him? If you were behind him then he would have been working harder making a whole in the air for you.

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