LarryB
Level 7 Valued Member
So I have successfully run several marathons and other races at this point in my life and decided to take this past winter off and deep dive into kettlebells. I used my commutes to work on my aerobic base and form in hopes that i can become more efficient overall. I was using my MAF and made progress that I am happy with and am now carrying over into my summer marathon training. I’m 33 so MAF would be about 147 (180-33).
I’m also in exercise physiology at the moment and have been learning about HR variables and VO2 max. So i did the Rockport mile walk test over the weekend and found my vo2 mac to be around 46. This is consistent with my Garmin watches analysis as well which was accompanied by other ego boosting information.
this got me to thinking about how we found our hr max by subtracting age from 220, (220-33=187). My target hr would be 134 (60%of hr max) to 160 (85% of hr max). Also what about this exercise thing garmin said, I don’t know much about that, should i take it into consideration at all?
Having said all that I’m just looking for wiggle room with my hr. People who use MAF do you ever take any of this into consideration, or is it all just noise and you try to stay steady in the low hr zone? Any and all thoughts/criticisms are welcome!
I’m also in exercise physiology at the moment and have been learning about HR variables and VO2 max. So i did the Rockport mile walk test over the weekend and found my vo2 mac to be around 46. This is consistent with my Garmin watches analysis as well which was accompanied by other ego boosting information.
this got me to thinking about how we found our hr max by subtracting age from 220, (220-33=187). My target hr would be 134 (60%of hr max) to 160 (85% of hr max). Also what about this exercise thing garmin said, I don’t know much about that, should i take it into consideration at all?
Having said all that I’m just looking for wiggle room with my hr. People who use MAF do you ever take any of this into consideration, or is it all just noise and you try to stay steady in the low hr zone? Any and all thoughts/criticisms are welcome!