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Whats your Min and Max Heart rate

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  • 24-06-2016 10:56am
    #1
    macnab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭


    I am trying to find out once and for all is the formula of "220 minus your age" useful or not for working out heart rate zones. To this end i am asking you to simply put your age, min HR and max HR as an answer to this post.
    I will kick off with mine, which will make it obvious which side of the argument i side on.

    Age: 48, Min HR: 41, Max HR 204


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    #2
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Age: 51, Resting HR : 44, Max HR 184

    204 is a helluva MaxHR @ 48! :p


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    macnab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Age: 51, Resting HR : 44, Max HR 184

    204 is a helluva MaxHR @ 48! :p
    Yeah i was ALL OUT on a turbo trainer in my sitting room, I actually fell off at the end, broke my phone and damaged the coffee table.


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    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Age: 36, Resting: 48, Max: 185


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    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Age 45
    Min 46
    Max 205


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    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    220 - your age is a made up thing, with no empirical basis.


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    DMW22
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭DMW22


    Age: 25

    Min HR: 44
    Max HR: 204


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Not tested how low I can get it for a few years but was down around 44 last tiem I did. Max recorded is 187 (this year)(had some blips at 200+, but also recently recorded 192 for maybe 30s or more - not sure if that was a blip)

    That must make me 33 or possibly 28:pac::pac:


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    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    I'm 40. Don't actually know what my low bpm is, but my high is comically low at about 158. So based on the 220 - age I'm 62 years of age. :)


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    Max Rockatansky
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Max Rockatansky


    Age - 53

    RHR - 47

    Max HR - 201 (Highest heart rate I have recorded)


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    PaddyFagan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    Age: 40 Resting: 55 Max: 182


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    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    macnab wrote: »
    Yeah i was ALL OUT on a turbo trainer in my sitting room, I actually fell off at the end, broke my phone and damaged the coffee table.

    What was the rate before the big adrenilin spike :D

    As a word of caution. Going for a max effort should be done in a controlled environment and is best done under supervision!

    Here are mine:
    Age 48
    Min 49
    Max 187 (not all out)

    Obviously 220 minus age does not work for me.


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    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    age 40
    min 39
    max 162


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    Esroh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Esroh


    Age 51
    Resting 48
    Max 193


    I have had dealings with my Local Coronary Care unit over the last 18 months. I questioned them on the 220 - age prior to treadmill stress tests and the answer has been that it gives a figure that a healthy heart should be able to reach all else being normal.
    During these tests I have hit 204 but as they said running would have a different overall effect on the body .


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Age 30
    Max heart rate recorded was 195 bpm (during an 8km run).

    I consistently get into the +180 bpm region when cycling so I reckon the 195 bpm value is not a blip.


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    Puggy
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Puggy


    Age: 55,Min HR: 37, Max HR 172.

    That's on the bike, staying out of the red mist.


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Data so far .....
    (yes I am bored and easily distracted :o:p)

    389775.PNG

    See Post #61 for updated graph with additional data


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    G1032
    Registered Users Posts: 7,052 ✭✭✭G1032


    Age 38
    Min 46
    Max 190 (highest value recorded on my garmin that i'd believe. Have hit over 200bpm four times but these are blips)


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    Puggy
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Puggy


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Data so far .....
    (yes I am bored and easily distracted :o:p)

    389775.PNG


    The max might be important, but max - min gives an indication of range.


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    Borderfox
    Registered Users Posts: 10,260 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Age 45
    Rhr?
    Max 196

    Heart rate when looking at bike 110 :-)


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    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Heart rate when looking at bike 110 :-)

    Heart rate when looking at bike while riding, for a tad too long: 195


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    #22
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,248 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    My resting heart rate is not low enough!
    My Max heart rate is not high enough!


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    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,455 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Age 40, for cycling...
    RHR = 54
    Max HR = 177
    Never done an effort like mentioned earlier on the bike though! Came within 3 of that max during a spin class yesterday, so maybe a little low, but that's what I've got chasing pb's up climbs on the road.

    Max HR running is 192.


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Age 30
    Max heart rate recorded was 195 bpm (during an 8km run).

    I consistently get into the +180 bpm region when cycling so I reckon the 195 bpm value is not a blip.
    Max HR running is typically a few bpm higher than when cycling (not that I've ever tried that running lark)


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    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,455 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Beasty wrote: »
    Max HR running is typically a few bpm higher than when cycling (not that I've ever tried that running lark)
    Normally more than a few from what I've read up on it. Less muscles and less impact. Max HR goes down again for swimming (only just got a swim HRM, so am using yet another guestimate formula for that in the meantime). Edit - just checked last nights coached session and actually hit above the swim formula already!


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    Vincenzo Nibbly
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭Vincenzo Nibbly


    Age: 40
    RHR: 43
    Max: 182


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    Puggy
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Puggy


    Beasty wrote: »
    Max HR running is typically a few bpm higher than when cycling (not that I've ever tried that running lark)

    I've seen you cycle, couldn't image you running!


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    #28
    Pantanifan84
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Pantanifan84


    Age 31
    Min 42
    Max 200


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    PaddyFagan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    Just adding in detail from my wife:
    Age: 42, Resting: 45, Max: 179


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    #30
    terrydel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,881 ✭✭✭terrydel


    Everyone here must be a pro athlete with those resting heart rates!
    How are you calculating them?


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    #31
    Beasty
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    terrydel wrote: »
    How are you calculating them?
    I have my finger on the pulse ....

    Seriously though, the old counting method works when it's a small number - A bit more difficult keeping track when out of breath during an extended effort so the HRM is used to get the max figure for me


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