I've been cycling a good bit for cross training, I have issues getting my HR up, what's the deal?

Ride it standing up.

We're talking about cycling here, not riding your mom.

It's normal that someone who isn't well trained on the bike will not be able to reach the same max HR and everything will still scale as usually does. Your max HR on the bike is probably 10-15 beats lower than it is while running.

LOL damn hahahah.

"Theory #1 seems to be that fewer muscles are used while cycling vs running, so the demand for oxygen isn’t as high, and the heart doesn’t need to beat as fast. Theory #2 is that the leg muscles of a runner-turned-cyclist are comparatively weak, and it’s ultimately muscle power that limits cycling performance, not aerobic capacity. Taking a step back, these theories could almost be viewed as two sides of the same coin. In essence, they’re both saying that the ability of the heart to pump oxygenated blood to the leg muscles is not what determines the upper limit of cycling performance (and presumably perceived effort). More succinctly: cycling is a strength activity, not an aerobic activity."

http://www.runworks.com/2014/02/running-vs-cycling-heart-rate/

I have the same issue with HR. Also believe that too much time on the saddle is causing ED issues. Stupid bike.

Welcome to bicycles, or the best way of moving humans ever invented.

To get your heart rate up, but also build strength (which you need to ride bikes, because running doesn't make you strong to ride bikes) by riding up hill, better yet, riding up hill standing.

Or, go do a cyclocross race this weekend. Then come back and tell me how you can't get your heart up riding a bike.

Limpy wrote:

believe that too much time on the saddle is causing ED issues. Stupid bike.

No, that us something else that us wrong with you.

Don't project.

Just saying.

Fabio Aru wrote:

"Theory #1 seems to be that fewer muscles are used while cycling vs running, so the demand for oxygen isn’t as high, and the heart doesn’t need to beat as fast. Theory #2 is that the leg muscles of a runner-turned-cyclist are comparatively weak, and it’s ultimately muscle power that limits cycling performance, not aerobic capacity. Taking a step back, these theories could almost be viewed as two sides of the same coin. In essence, they’re both saying that the ability of the heart to pump oxygenated blood to the leg muscles is not what determines the upper limit of cycling performance (and presumably perceived effort). More succinctly: cycling is a strength activity, not an aerobic activity."

Cringeworthy

what about using 100+ cadence,is it useless?

Beautiful Day wrote:

Welcome to bicycles, or the best way of moving humans ever invented.

To get your heart rate up, but also build strength (which you need to ride bikes, because running doesn't make you strong to ride bikes) by riding up hill, better yet, riding up hill standing.

Or, go do a cyclocross race this weekend. Then come back and tell me how you can't get your heart up riding a bike.

That's because you are running WHILE CARRYING A BIKE. Of course that will jack your heart rate up.

Cycling is more efficient than running, of course it is harder to get your heart rate up. But, you can maintain a fairly high heart rate for much longer than running.

Resistance knob is your friend.

"recommendation is to establish a unique max HR for each sport, which will likely be lower for cycling than for running, and then to calculate sport-specific heart rate zones. That’s more-or-less the same as training for the same perceived effort in each sport."

good point

Runners always say this. Whether it's a humble brah against cyclist or not....I cannot say.

Anyway to answer your question: you haven't developed the muscular system enough to maintain a high HE at all.

After riding for a few years consistently, my HR during a 1hour event (crit, cyclocross, mtb) is close to my old 10k effort HR when I ran.

I mean think about it....if you never ran before but you cycled for years....you'd be saying the exact opposite thing right now !! Lol

The best way to get your heartrate up is in a Spartan race, my dude! Sandbag carries, spear throws, mud walls, women in bun huggers everywhere, it's the perfect environment.

I found much more success socially and physically when I cut my running to 30mpw and started smashing it at the gym. Now I win my local Spartan Races and recently got my Trifecta! I wear my medal everywhere I go and men drop to their knees and I can see fluid running down the womens pants!

Buck Furpees!

You're just inefficient on the bike and don't have the rhythm/mindset/tempo of cycling. If you're just "cruising," then it doesn't even sound like you're pedaling all the time. Part of this is going to be related to being in the wrong gear and pedaling inconsistently. Keep shifting to adjust to the terrain and keep your cadence in a comfortable place.

It's not going to be a good way to cross train at the beginning, because your ability to do solid work outs on the bike will be limited until you actually ride semi-decently.

FRONT BUTT wrote:

Thoughts? I can hit the trails and sit at 140-149most days and this is just a steady fun cruise to me. In cycling on the trainer, i'll be at 122-137 and be smoked as all hell, covered in sweat. What exactly can I do to counter this as I want to be able to MP HR simulation runs and 122 HR definitely isn't cutting it.

If you are trying to get your heart rate up on the bike trainer, look no further. Simply do intervals (on the bike on the trainer). Thirty seconds of all out sprint, thirty seconds of recovery peddling, repeat. Watch your heart rate walk up to the rate you get in running. Trust me, i've done this for a while and it works. As a runner, it's the only way i can get my HR up on the trainer.

My brother used to say cycling is not a sport because any sport you can eat a whole pizza before doing the activity is just not a sport. And cycling fits this category. So, this is why you can get your HR up. It’s not a real sport.

If you don’t believe it, eat a whole pizza and go for a bike ride. It sounds bad, but you’ll see it will not affect you.