RE: Re: Maximum heart rate

[Guest guest]

>>>When I wrote " The suggestion that it is being confused with VO2Max,

I can assure you that it is not as regards the reply from Polar, nor is

it being confused with max heart rate ACHIEVED during workouts. "

First, this paper isnt a published study but a preparation paper for a

debate.

Second, I think the following quote from the article sums of all the

problems very neatly....

" Aerobic performance parameters measured were maximum O2 consumption

(VO2max), maximal oxygen pulse (O2 pulse max), maximal ventilation

(VEmax) and sub-maximal and maximum heart rate (HRmax). These were

measured on an incremental treadmill test to volitional exhaustion. "

" Volitional exhaustion " is not how MHR is measured. It only measured

the persons maximum ability that day.

Jeff

[Guest guest]

Well, for the record, though I also agree that I don't see its real

relevance to CR-ON..

Here is the response I got on the topic from a email from a Ex Phy who

is on the Olympic Committee. I havent looked into them and I may find

issues with how they measured MHR, as in the other article, but for

today, I will accept this at face value. Tommorrow, I may take apart

all the studies.

Jeff

" I just looked up this topic for a presentation I'm giving to triathlon

coaches. I, like you, was taught that the only thing that affects max

HR (other than altitude) is age. There are a couple of review articles

out that make a case for endurance-training induced changes in max HR

(3-7% alteration with aerobic training/detraining). Below are the

references you may find interesting:

Zavorsky GS. Evidence and possible mechanisms of altered maximum heart

rate with endurance training and tapering. Sports Med. 2000;29(1):13-26.

JB, Banister EW, Blaber AP. Effect of endurance exercise on

autonomic control of heart rate. Sports Med. 2000;33(1):33-46.

Mujika I, Padilla S, Pyne D. Busso T. Physiological changes associated

with the pre-event taper in athletes. Sports Med. 2004;34(13):891-927.