maffetone method.

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Chrisull Feb 2015 1:30pm, 11 Feb 2015 6,901 posts	0 Chrisull Ok I'm back on this, anyone else following it currently?
FenlandRunner Feb 2015 3:28pm, 11 Feb 2015 4,274 posts	0 FenlandRunner I used the MAF test. And will revert to maffetone after the sharpening FIRST programme I'm on at the moment.
Bob! Jan 2016 9:49am, 27 Jan 2016 2,761 posts	0 Bob! So, having done 2 months of maffetone training I've seen no improvement in time v hr. How are those of you on here from a year ago getting on now?
Dillthedog57 Jan 2016 10:15pm, 27 Jan 2016 141 posts	0 Dillthedog57 Hey Bob. What heart rate are you running to? You are 55+? so I am assuming that you should have a max heart rate of 125 or less? But a quick peek at your training suggests that your run much quicker than that, with a higher heart rate? Could explain the lack of progress?
Bob! Jan 2016 10:24am, 28 Jan 2016 2,762 posts	0 Bob! I'm using +5, so aiming for a heart rate of 129bpm. After posting yesterday I did a MAF test last night and saw a 15 sec per mile improvement over my initial test at end of November. All is well.
rhb Apr 2016 8:49pm, 29 Apr 2016 747 posts	0 rhb I'll be base training the next few months ahead of building to a 50miler (!) at end Oct. This low intensity rule of thumb seems ideal. Need to read more on it but finding running at 140bpm a refreshing change.
rhb Apr 2016 8:49pm, 29 Apr 2016 748 posts	0 rhb (I'm 39 btw)
cackleberry May 2018 1:29pm, 25 May 2018 1,549 posts	0 cackleberry Bumpity-bump. Few friends are on the Maffetone bandwagon at the moment and I am considering joining them. Max HR 136 (180-age-5 for middle fitness) Plateaued Ultra runner who keeps blowing up and wants to try something else. Will also be doing the carbohydrate intolerance test (after my holiday...)
HappyG(rrr) May 2018 2:00pm, 25 May 2018 28,813 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) What is 180-age-5? That's not Max HR. Or is MAF setting that as the highest HR you should be training at? i.e. a % of Max HR? And why use XXX - age at all? Why not just do a real Max HR test? It's not difficult to do and it's so massively variable. My max HR is 193, because I've seen it. But 220-age would say 172. That's a huge difference! Would put all your training zones out the window! G
Wriggling Snake May 2018 2:03pm, 25 May 2018 18,654 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Indeed HappyG. Everyone is different.