Heart rate

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eL Bee! Oct 2014 8:23pm, 7 Oct 2014 19,711 posts	0 eL Bee! G - indeed - but it already was lower than many can achieve with training. Our starting point is genetically determined. Like you, when I'm well trained, my RHR in in the mid to high 30s My Dad's was in the mid 40s - and he did no training!
tipsku Oct 2014 8:36pm, 8 Oct 2014 282 posts	0 tipsku I started with RHR 60-62 which is fairly normal for a woman in her mid-20s, I think. One of my friends had 52 although she didn't train at all. Now aged 33 I'm down to an average of 43-45. Training really makes a difference. I wonder how low she could be now if she'd trained?
eL Bee! Oct 2014 9:39pm, 8 Oct 2014 19,712 posts	0 eL Bee! Aspiring to a RHR that is in the 'Ventricular Escape Rhythm" range of low (20-40bpm) is not necessarily a good thing, as the atrial 'kick' starts to be lost - this can be seen on ECG with the amplitude of the 'p' decreasing and disappearing.
Gobi Oct 2014 9:46pm, 8 Oct 2014 54,626 posts	0 Gobi Wow it is science time I didn't aspire it's genetics :¬)
GlennR Nov 2014 4:47pm, 24 Nov 2014 11,641 posts	0 GlennR I managed my first proper sub 70% WHR run since The Event today. Only three miles and mind buggeringly slow but it's a start.
MPH Nov 2014 4:54pm, 24 Nov 2014 504 posts	0 MPH I don't like having a low RHR (<40), the amount of times I get dizzy, feel like carking over when I stand up too quickly is ridiculous, having to consciously stand up slowly is a PITA. Not sure what genetic advantage having a range of 40 - 202 is though, if any?
MPH Nov 2014 4:55pm, 24 Nov 2014 505 posts	0 MPH ugh, where did all that text go.
MPH Nov 2014 4:56pm, 24 Nov 2014 506 posts	0 MPH Anyway, mine is under 40 and standing up I get dizzy/feel sick due to the change needed when standing up, it sucks.
Gobi Nov 2014 5:05pm, 24 Nov 2014 54,854 posts	0 Gobi That sucks MPH, mine is under 40, I have low blood pressure and don't get dizzy The body is a funny thing
GlennR Nov 2014 5:05pm, 24 Nov 2014 11,642 posts	0 GlennR Are you sure that's not low blood pressure MPH?

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"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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