Is my heart rate too high during workouts?

no dude, since you're talentless you need to train harder than everyone else to get faster

you're on the right track.

will run for ice cream wrote:

no dude, since you're talentless you need to train harder than everyone else to get faster

you're on the right track.

How am I talentless? And what makes you think running at such a high heart rate is okay?

david45 wrote:

will run for ice cream wrote:

no dude, since you're talentless you need to train harder than everyone else to get faster

you're on the right track.

How am I talentless? And what makes you think running at such a high heart rate is okay?

a) you've admitted your own lack of talent.

b) no pain, no gain

Can anyone give me a serious answer?

david45 wrote:

Can anyone give me a serious answer?

that honor goes to god, but your questions must be genuine too.

We need a lot more info. What is your max heart rate? What is your aerobic threshold heart rate? What is your lactate threshold heart rate? what workout did this happen in? Was it a 200m or a 2 mile rep? How old are you (45?) Is this workout a speed workout? if so then it doesnt really matter. Was it a chest strap? If not its almost certainly wrong.

NeedForSpeed wrote:

We need a lot more info.

No, we don't need any more info. Your heart rate is fine. Just run baby.

NeedForSpeed wrote:

We need a lot more info. What is your max heart rate? What is your aerobic threshold heart rate? What is your lactate threshold heart rate? what workout did this happen in? Was it a 200m or a 2 mile rep? How old are you (45?) Is this workout a speed workout? if so then it doesnt really matter. Was it a chest strap? If not its almost certainly wrong.

I don't know my max heart rate or aerobic threshold heart rate. I am doing intervals as my workout (3 x 1 mile). I am 18, and the workout is a speed work. I am measuring HR from an Apple Watch.

As Vebjørn Rodal once said "We never measured pulse, as long as you didn't flatline(died) there isn't much to worry about"

Unless your HR is above 200, you get no benefits from intervals. Source: yahoo answers.

For god's sake people! This is easy:

Maximal heart rate should be no higher than 220 minus your age.

There.

zage canaday wrote:

Unless your HR is above 200, you get no benefits from intervals. Source: yahoo answers.

Shouldn't he try to get over the 200 barrier at least once, just to do it? It's like running a 4:00.05 mile. You'd be crazy not to try again and make the number beat the obvious optical threshold.

Incorrect. That is a "rule of thumb" heart rate for threshold training. Heart rate varies. At 25 during MaxVo2 I recorded 214 heart rate max. I know some elite athletes of the past used to consistently be over 200 during interval/short recovery workouts.

I wouldn't worry that that is too high a heart rate unless your effort is minimal.

david45 wrote:

NeedForSpeed wrote:

We need a lot more info. What is your max heart rate? What is your aerobic threshold heart rate? What is your lactate threshold heart rate? what workout did this happen in? Was it a 200m or a 2 mile rep? How old are you (45?) Is this workout a speed workout? if so then it doesnt really matter. Was it a chest strap? If not its almost certainly wrong.

I don't know my max heart rate or aerobic threshold heart rate. I am doing intervals as my workout (3 x 1 mile). I am 18, and the workout is a speed work. I am measuring HR from an Apple Watch.

A few things.

1) If you see a spike up to 200 it can be the watch screwing up. Ignore those quick random spikes.

2) If you are seeing sustained heart rates at 200 that is pretty high but that is what my heart rate did for speed work when I was 18.

3) The rule of thumb for heart rates is about as accurate as BMI. It works for some but is incredibly off for others. My max heart rate even at 38 has barely dropped. I can still consistently go over 200 and my max is around 205. According to the formula it should be a max of 182. Which is dumb since my last marathon I averaged 184.

4) Take all of this with a grain of salt. You gave (and seem to have) very little additional information. Is this abnormal for you? What is your max heart rate? Was is a hot day? Maybe you were dehydrated. Pay attention to what your heart rate does for other workouts and how you feel. If you can chat easily with full sentences at 170 maybe your heart rate zones are closer to mine in which hard speed work does throw my heart into that range.

Maybe if you didn't act like an asshat when you got a serious answer, you'd actually get an answer.

First off, 3x1mi is NOT speed work, especially if your mile times are what they are.

You just need to run dude. Stop worrying about every little detail or training aspect.

If you are using a Watch heart rate monitor, then I would take that with a grain of salt. My watch consistently records 20-30 beats higher than when I wear my chest strap monitor.

Old is as old does wrote:

If you are using a Watch heart rate monitor, then I would take that with a grain of salt. My watch consistently records 20-30 beats higher than when I wear my chest strap monitor.

Also I use an Apple Watch...above you said that is what you are using. This is not an accurate measuring tool. I would completely disregard heart rate if I were you.

your heart rate depends on the size of your heart and fitness. smaller hearts generally beat more. stroke volume maters more than beats