Hey Patrick, Declan did my physiologic testing, too. . . I took an exercise phys class with him before I went to PT school. He is a very knowledgeable guy. I wasn't aware that he'd co-authored that book.
Cheers! lyle On 18 July 2012 09:33, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:37:20 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: >> >> "Your body will give you better feedback than a monitor." I didn't quite >> buy into that & went the monitor route anyway. >> > > a HRM puts a real number on how hard the body is working - it *is* the > body's ultimate feedback metric. for athletes, accuracy is really > important and going by feel just doesn't cut it - for instance, I was > surprised to learn that my true max heart rate for running is about 12bpm > higher than for cycling - and that's not uncommon. running requires > different muscle and effort than cycling, the body has to work harder, and > the heart has to pump more blood to keep things moving for a given effort. > anyway, once I adjusted for the discrepancy in max heart rates between mode > or exercise, my running performance improved accordingly. > > going by feel can be quite deceiving, especially when trying to keep > things easy, or when trying to sustain intensity at or above anaerobic > threshold. If I don't wear a monitor on a training ride, I inevitably end > up riding too hard or not hard enough. That said, I've been tracking my > resting heart rate for the last 9 months and the information I get from > simply taking my pulse in the morning is incredibly useful. > > For anyone interested in the matter, I highly recommend this book - > http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Rate-Training-Roy-Benson/dp/0736086552 - > it's a nice intro to exercise physiology and explains how to use heart rate > as a means to improving fitness for all levels of athletes. I actually had > my physiological testing done by the co-author, Declan Connolly - it was > truly enlightening. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/nmj6yKFTEHEJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
