Maximum heart rate increasing
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:45 pm
As a bit of background, I previously found my maximum heart rate would never go above 183, no matter how hard I was pushing. It very rarely went above 179.
Last week I went on holiday and so spent a week and a half off the bike. I've done 3 rights since I've been back and have noticed both my average and maximum heart rate has been sitting higher than I've previously been accustomed to. On a few rides I've been able to comfortably sit at in the 160's (previously this was more in the "pushing it" category), and the last two rides have maxed out at 184 and 185.
Why might this be? Has the weeks rest been a good thing and allowed me to "unlock" more fitness?
Last week I went on holiday and so spent a week and a half off the bike. I've done 3 rights since I've been back and have noticed both my average and maximum heart rate has been sitting higher than I've previously been accustomed to. On a few rides I've been able to comfortably sit at in the 160's (previously this was more in the "pushing it" category), and the last two rides have maxed out at 184 and 185.
Why might this be? Has the weeks rest been a good thing and allowed me to "unlock" more fitness?