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My bike. I have a second set of wheels with gravel tires.
It's not easy to find decent road bikes for kids. This is what I came up with.
Son #2s bike. Bought it used for little money. 26 inch wheels. Ultegra 3x9 groupset.
Daughter with her bike on a trip we made today. 24 inch wheels. 1x9 Microshift groupset.
It looks tiny but today her max speed was over 50 km/h.
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wrote on 10 Apr 2020, 20:19 last edited by
@George-K said in The workout thread:
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Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .
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wrote on 10 Apr 2020, 20:21 last edited by
@mark said in The workout thread:
@Klaus Very cool! What's hanging from your daughter's shoe?
Proof that modern shoe fasteners are not always superior to the old-fashioned shoelace tie.
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@George-K said in The workout thread:
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Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .
wrote on 10 Apr 2020, 20:22 last edited by@Klaus said in The workout thread:
Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .
Thank you! I will in the future.
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wrote on 10 Apr 2020, 20:23 last edited by
Hey George, that looks like a very decent walk you do every day! Nice! What do you use for the stats?
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Hey George, that looks like a very decent walk you do every day! Nice! What do you use for the stats?
wrote on 10 Apr 2020, 20:25 last edited by@Klaus said in The workout thread:
Hey George, that looks like a very decent walk you do every day! Nice! What do you use for the stats?
I try to do it thrice weekly. Jon does more walks, but not as far, I think.
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 21:48 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 22:48 last edited by Klaus 4 Nov 2020, 22:49
What activity was that, Aqua?
What’s your max heart rate?
I made a 60km road bike trip in excellent weather today.
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 22:51 last edited by
Envious!
Just skippin' rope. My max (according to my FitBit, anyway) is 165. Usually by the end of each set I'm at 160+.
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:14 last edited by
165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
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165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:16 last edited by@Klaus said in The workout thread:
165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
Assume Aqua is 35. That would mean a heart rate of 185.
That's fast, really really fast.
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:17 last edited by
I'm 45 and I hit 175 on a regular basis.
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165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:18 last edited by@Klaus Well, FitBits might not be the most accurate. I have a pulse oximeter, so I'll double check next workout.
And, up to a month ago, I was the most sedentary I had ever been in my life. FitBit tells me my heart health is back up to "average to good," but I'm nowhere near as in shape as I've been before. So I dunno what it's supposed to be, I just go out five days a week and do my best.
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@Klaus said in The workout thread:
165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
Assume Aqua is 35. That would mean a heart rate of 185.
That's fast, really really fast.
wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:19 last edited by@George-K said in The workout thread:
@Klaus said in The workout thread:
165?
Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.
Assume Aqua is 35. That would mean a heart rate of 185.
That's fast, really really fast.
George, my resting is 53, FWIW.
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wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 23:24 last edited by
The purple line is where I started at a month ago. This is FitBit's "cardio fitness score," not heart rate.
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wrote on 12 Apr 2020, 00:09 last edited by Doctor Phibes 4 Dec 2020, 00:10
Hey, you learn something every day - I never knew that was available on the Fitbit.
Even better, it says mine is Excellent, which considering the winter I've had, is a tad optimistic, I think
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wrote on 12 Apr 2020, 15:54 last edited by
Morning long run:
Hoping that some of the fall marathons will actually take place....Now that I’m 40, the qualifying time for Boston have gotten at least somewhat more realistic.
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wrote on 12 Apr 2020, 16:03 last edited by
A couple of things about heart rate. 220-age is usually good but some people have unusually high heart rates when workin out. This is not related to physical condition.
As far as max for people it usually is related to physical condition. People in really good shape can attain 80% of max for a sustained period of time and 85% of max can be a good target for longer races. Most people struggle staying over 90% for long because one goes anaerobic. Once the lactic acid comes you are going fail, probably life saving brake.
Fitbits, garmin on the watch can be bad for measuring heart rate while working out, the highs are notoriously artificial. You need a chest strap to be sure.
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wrote on 12 Apr 2020, 17:51 last edited by
I've used a chest strap and find that it pretty much agrees with the Fitbit.
I think the best way to determine your actual maximum heart rate is to work out until you're just on the verge of a coronary, but don't actually have one, so you'll know for next time. If you do have one, you'll know for a short period of time with absolute certainty what the maximum is, but that shows Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle in action, since the measurement will have modified your maximum heart rate, possibly to zero.
