Age related HR decline - Heart rate declining with age

lol @Trhuster !

I’m assuming my heart is a two stroke rather than a diesel, so needs to rev faster to get the blood moving!

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Yea, same for me. I did the 20 min FTP and the last 5 minutes my average HR was 195.

I’m 55 and a couple years ago read Joe Friel’s “Fast after 50” and learned a lot about the physiology of aging and performance. Basically, as an already fit athlete our fitness will decrease beginning around age 50 and all we can do is slow town the decrease. In a nut shell LSD workouts will speed up the decline. Lower volume higher intensity slows the decline. Great book that i highly recommend!