HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
Fit as a Fiddle wrote:
HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
Go decaff.
LowHR person wrote:
Fit as a Fiddle wrote:HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
Go decaff.
also don't get sick/overtrained/dehydrated/stressed out.
Run more, rest better.
CellarDoor wrote:
Run more, rest better.
Death? Or try yoga, meditation, no boozer, coffee, tea or attractive women.
Tell us how you measure it. You may be doing it wrong.
And, if I know LRC, we'll say you're definitely doing it wrong.
To name a few...
More sleep
Less stress
De caff
Proper nutrition
Hydration
Non/overtraining
Large base miles under your belt
Combination of everything will dictate that
This is false. I am sipping my caffeinated bevvy now and have a resting HR of 47
Fit as a Fiddle wrote:
HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
I think you need to re-examine your motivations. Why do you believe a lower RHR would be better for general health&fitness and for running performance?
Nothing is more effective in lowering resting heart rate than dying.
Fit as a Fiddle wrote:
HIIT/speedwork? Mileage? Cross-training? I'm at around 60-65, but would like it to be lower for both general health/fitness and running reasons.
Do you measure it first thing in the morning? If you do it later in the day, especially after running, it's probably not as low as it's gonna get. Also, if you wake up to an alarm, that might get your heart racing first thing as well. It would be best to wear an HRM or to measure it after waking up naturally after a restful night.
Go to a quite place like the beach. Get your towel out and lay on it. Then close your eyes and listen to the waves hitting the surface of the sand many times over to the point it becomes rtyhmic in your mind. You will start to feel very relaxed, breathing becomes shallow and if you listen carefully you will feel your heart rate slowly beat one second at a time. As your mind relax and go to a state of dream, you will notice that you have lowered your heart rate.😊
its mostly genetic
But losing fat and not be over or under hydrated will help.
12236 wrote:
This is false. I am sipping my caffeinated bevvy now and have a resting HR of 47
That's not a very low resting HR for a trained endurance athlete.
Ask mslmo he knows the dewpoint.
Need a low dewpoint.
Mslmo knows it all.
Mslmo needs to go.
The best way for one to lower their resting heart rate would be to die.
That is the best way. No further responses are needed.
12236 wrote:
This is false. I am sipping my caffeinated bevvy now and have a resting HR of 47
Yes but do some charting on caffeine and non-caffeine days. Also the levels can vary considerably, was that home brewed or one of these
https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/ingredients-of-concern/caffeine-chartMy HRH goes up about 5bpm on days when I have a coffee out.
But do you run any faster on your non-caffeine/lower heart rate days?
Resting heart rate is an individual thing; it's not as though having a lower rate at rest means you are going to beat the other guy! Some people simply have a higher heart rate at rest. In his book "Guide For The elite Runner", Marty Liquori says that Jim Ryun's heart rate at rest was in the 60s as was that of his Villanova team mate (Dave?) Patrick.
12236 wrote:
This is false. I am sipping my caffeinated bevvy now and have a resting HR of 47
This is false. I am not sipping a caffeinated bevvy right now and have a resting HR of 36.
12456 wrote:
12236 wrote:This is false. I am sipping my caffeinated bevvy now and have a resting HR of 47
That's not a very low resting HR for a trained endurance athlete.
And a lower HR is releveant to performance? Dont go there....