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BMI at 19, Max heart rate 165

by Faster on 13 Sep 2013, 13:10

I went riding last night and exerted myself at the highest level in a sprint on my bike. I'm not sure if it was from the current exertion, or because of my overly-heavy squats, but my legs felt like they were filled with boiling water after about 35-45 seconds of intense pedaling. The highest heart-rate I got was 156 bpm -- which I believe is a signal that my heart is considerably more efficient than it was February of 2012. My guess, is that at my current fitness levels, my max heart-rate is somewhere around 165 bpm. So I've got my heart pumping for maximum effort at only 69% of my former max heart rate (240 bpm). Which is interesting. Since now I ride faster when expending maximum effort.
Although I was fasting yesterday, I had to get 2 ounces of cantaloupe and 4 ounces of orange juice to fuel my short cycling ride.

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