I know that this is not a substitute for a real doctor
Looking at today’s work out (and others done on TrainerRoad) I consistently run a high average and peak HR. I’m 38 so the calculation puts my theoretical hr at 182, my VO2 session tonight passed 200, I regularly pass 196 inside and outside. I’ve kept an eye on resting hr when I wake up and its normally around 57-60bpm.
Just how detrimental/broken is a high hr or large range? Or is it a good thing?
That theory should’ve been scrapped ages ago. I really don’t understand, why it even a thing.
You high max rate is not an a problem. As an anecdote, I am 44 and up until a couple of years ago, my max rate was 215. It has since then, settled down to 198. I know quite a few young guys (under 30), with Max HR of 165.
However, if you do have any concerns and frankly, everyone should do it, I’d see a cardiologist and ask the doctor to do an ultrasound as well as a stress test, to make sure there aren’t any underlying issues.
46 and have hit 208 on a ramp test recently, high heart rate isn’t an issue, spiking up and down during exercise is though, as long as its consistent I wouldn’t worry at all 
So since I think I’ve just got a big range in my hr, and have seen 200+ bpm more than once should my max hr be updated to what I’ve seen going balls to the wall (as it were)?
