Polarised Training talks about working at a percentage of Max HR, which is great and makes a lot of sense. But how many of us actually know our Max HR? I don’t think the highest HR I get in a ramp test reflects my true Max HR, so i don’t want to use that number in calculating training zones off th…

Got a 1 min hill close to where I live. I find a max effort there is the highest HR I ever see.

[image] rjessop: It’s weird that I can be happily(?) running along at >180bpm but getting near that number on a bike, especially indoors, feels like hell on earth Why are there heart-rate discrepancies in cycling vs. running In general, cyclists can get their heart rates up durin…

Even with my hardest effort on a ramp test I have still recorded my highest heart rate out doors.

As with a lot of others, the ramp test gets close but my legs give out before I get to max HR. There’s a hill near where I live which is an average of 12% and is a few km in length. If I go all out when riding up it then that generally gets me to what I’ve observed as my max. It also makes me wa…

I did a ramp test a few weeks ago, and before my legs quit, I looked at the screen and saw my HR at 183, which was above my Max HR. I quit the test a bit early, because I was a little worried. I had never had that experience before. Of course, I, myself, set the Max HR at 180. I based it on how…

By the definition of max HR, your max HR is… 183. Keep in mind that this data point really is a variable. Your max HR will vary based on hydration level, temperature, etc.

[image] oggie41: If you can’t get your heart rate up while cycling it’s simply because you’re a better runner than a cyclist. This is bad news. I’m an awful, awful runner :rofl:

I came very close to my max heart rate doing the ramp test. it’s about 184. i hit 183 on ramp.

Can confirm. I can somewhat easily chug along at a high heart rate while running - the same heart rate would be a living hell on the trainer.

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