A little background.
56 y.o. male. Cat3 racer in the NYC area. Tons and tons of data from over 150 races and training from 2009-2015. Max HR 190. Hit only once in race but have tons of 186-189 peaks in multiple races/intervals.
Took 2 years off and did nothing. Gained maybe 5 lbs. Got back on the bike this summer and did some easy riding with an occasional hard effort. Hit maybe 182 once or twice. Then no riding again until October. Been riding indoors and outside. 4-5 days a week with a lot of hard efforts and longer rides. Running also including 10+ mile trail runs.
Now no matter what I do, no matter how hard I hit it I can not get my HR over 165. That is a 9% drop from this summer (3months) and a 13% drop since 2015. For what it is worth, I can put out pretty close to the same wattage, have a fast recovery and have no other side effects on or off the bike.
So, how the hell does my max drop that much virtually over night? What does it mean? Is this common?
Here is a race with 190 at the finish. http://tpks.ws/g3s0y
Thanks
56 y.o. male. Cat3 racer in the NYC area. Tons and tons of data from over 150 races and training from 2009-2015. Max HR 190. Hit only once in race but have tons of 186-189 peaks in multiple races/intervals.
Took 2 years off and did nothing. Gained maybe 5 lbs. Got back on the bike this summer and did some easy riding with an occasional hard effort. Hit maybe 182 once or twice. Then no riding again until October. Been riding indoors and outside. 4-5 days a week with a lot of hard efforts and longer rides. Running also including 10+ mile trail runs.
Now no matter what I do, no matter how hard I hit it I can not get my HR over 165. That is a 9% drop from this summer (3months) and a 13% drop since 2015. For what it is worth, I can put out pretty close to the same wattage, have a fast recovery and have no other side effects on or off the bike.
So, how the hell does my max drop that much virtually over night? What does it mean? Is this common?
Here is a race with 190 at the finish. http://tpks.ws/g3s0y
Thanks
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sonomasnap: Jan 18, 17 10:58