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10/23/2013 10:26am
Check out this shot of Ken Roczen from the final main. This gives you an idea of how gnarly these guys are. A heart rate of 190? That's pretty wild. I talked to someone last week that said his rider is usually at about 200 bpm during a main event.
Any way, if you've used a heart rate monitor before, you know how hard you're working when it's that high.
Any way, if you've used a heart rate monitor before, you know how hard you're working when it's that high.
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On another note, I Will be trying to ride at my max heart rate tomorrow at milestone.
Unreal pic btw gibby.
I am 51 yrs old so in theory my MHR should be about 170. In a 5k race I can hold a steady 174-177 HR (appx 19-20mins). My max HR is 190 on a pretty good day. Roughly the same HR in a 20 min moto as well but have to back down a bit to avoid death.
The point being that conditioning, genetics and will power can make a huge difference in each person.
I think what is really lost in this post is that these elite athletes not only maintain a crazy heart rate but in MX/SX you are performing highly athletic feats that require enormous concentration while at that high heart rate. Unlike running which requires a minimum level of coordination, racing a motorcycle requires a huge level of concentration while operating over 90% MHR. If you have done hard core interval training you know your brain is not thinking really well when you are tapped out...........now try going REALLY fast on your bike while in that state...........pretty awesome. A mental lapse in a running race means you stumble, a mental lapse in MX and the Asterisk crew carries you off the track.
Huge respect for what these guys do. I wish more was made of this in the broadcasts. The idea of putting this telemetry on the TV screen and explaining it to the fans would be great.
What I find interesting is, when I began road bike riding again back in May(sacking on exercise the last few years) my resting HR dropped from the mid 60's to the low 50's by July.
But you're talking about a sport that has athletes and teams that won't divulge if someone has the flu! No way they'd release TOP SECRET info like that hahaha...
Pit Row
For me the goal is to maintain a strong heart that will take me years into the future
For the pro mx ride my guess is that SX gets them the highest HR readings and outdoors a bit less.
For those that do understand anaerobic ....this is when the demand for fuel is so excessive that the body starts getting fuel from the consumption of muscle.
I use the HRM on road/mountain biking, running, and moto. Moto easily gives me the highest overall average heart rates for an activity, with running coming a close second. I have had a 200bpm average for 2miles at the finish of a road race, which was the highest I have personally been able to do. Running at your heart's redline is exponentially easier than trying to pilot an MX bike at your heart's redline, that for sure! These guys are amazing
If a guy was wanting to train cardio to help in his MX performance ( say like 20 min motos ) and he wanted to be able to push to about 90% MHR........what would be your training schedule for that?
Do you train in the gym to hit about 90%.....or more? And if you were training for 20 min motos.......what is the duration you would train at? Like an hour every other day , every day. Should you push past that 90% on your workouts?
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