Heart rate max for older athletes

[andygates]

Sorry guys, but that's us. This is from 220 Tri and is an alternative to the "220-age" formula; it also means you can set a different MHR for each sport - I don't know about you, but I have different working HRs for cycling and running. And as cardiac fitness changes your zones can adapt.

The rule is really simple: trunble along gently breathing through your nose. Increase intensity until you just have to breathe through your mouth. That's 80% of your MHR right there.

(Caveat, this is from Joe Beer who once recommended energised water)

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[andygates.livejournal.com]

Hutch has me tooling around in the Huntspill tonight, which may as well be a lake as the current is negligible. Allegedly the race lake has good vis - it's a gravel quarry lake - so that will be novel.

Fresh water doesn't get up my nose like seawater does, so less urge to purge - that's a definite bonus. Mind you the trickle-breathing is slowly coming together...

This rhythm thing is what I'm after. In the pool doing short sets it's easy to be anaerobic and go blaRRAARGBLAGRBLARG until you hit the end. I think this is why I was so stoked about that 150m set the other day - that felt like I had found my pace and was trundling. And that's exactly (and all) I need to do.

Wakeboarding eh? I'll add it to the list :)