any guesses? well its 48. now i am in my late 30's, exercise 3-5 times/week, am reasonably fit (34'' waist), don't drink excessively, don't smoke, and i watch what i eat....and my resting pulse is 65-70 and i was happy with that. 48 is like a marathon runner. tell that to the next person who tells you that f1 is not a sport.
That's just ridiculous. Shumi's heart is probably beating as hard during a race as mine is when I'm having a quiet, pleasant dream.
i don't think so, there was a program hosted by Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear fame) some time ago, put a monitor on MS and the difference between standing still and racing was very small. Love him or hate him, he is exceptional.
I remember some articles I read a long time ago on F1 driver physical training... they basically have to keep Olympic level health. They sweat something like 2 litres of fluids in a race. They have reaction timers and have to generally be under so many 100th's of a second. Schumi is a workout fanatic and uses that to destroy the competition through his superior focus and stamina. Dang Sherpa, beating that slowly did the world move in slow motion for you like on the Matrix??
Playing all that soccer with world class soccer players like the Brazilian, French and Geram national team players does help Michael maintain himself.
Montoya sure gets a workout from dodging all those flying news cameras lingering around the back paddock!
Did anyone notice the nascar bubbas sucking wind after the Sears Point race last month? I think that one reason those guys don't like road courses is because they have to actually *work* in them.
Ah, yes, the heartbeat rate comparisons ... where the record high and low are the same: ... zero. We'll all get there, sooner or later.
to answer your question, this was in the latest issue of f1 magazine. sherpa, if your heart rate is really 36 and was 31, then you are hopefully trying to climb everest or some other such endeavor that would do that pulse justice !
Yep, mine is 37-39 when I'm in shape. It sucks to a certain degree to be in shape, because during the day sitting at my computer I will trance off. Not that I'm sleepy, but my body just slows down so much. I don't think Lances is 19, like Ryan, I bet low 30's is about the minimum. I also believe that the heart rate will increase while driving. If not from the excitement, but from the heat of being in a fire suit. In our SCCA division we have had 3 racers die in the past few years and all were heart attacks. You have to be in shape to jump into a race car and handle 40 minutes in 100 degree outside temps while having no AC and full fire protection. I have felt worse after a 30 minute car race than I have after doing the 100 mile Hotter N Hell bike race averaging 24 mph.
The newspapers say President Bush's resting heart rate is 44! I don't know if that's 'cause he's in good shape or not firing on all cylinders, ha! I'm 36 and used to be in great shape. Though I look pretty much the same on the outside, my heartrate has crept back up near 60. Not enough swimming and surfing I guess.
Lance's is 32. Miguel Indurain's was 28. It's not really that big of a deal as it's not indicative of results. I have seen some kick ass endurance athletes with resting hr's of 47. Of course, they had peak hr's of 235 or so but still... The more indicative numbers are VO2mx, hematocrit levels, and lactate. for example, I had the same resting HR as Lance, bigger lung capacity but a VO2mx of 81 (Lance is 86), hematocrit of 38% (the guys in Tour are around 48%), and a lactate level almost three times that of Lance. Here's how it comes together: I could put out 430 watts for 8 minutes, Lance can put out 550 watts. Of course, they were ways that I could fix my hematocrit level and it would help my lactate level but it wouldn't have been honest or ethical. Anyways, there are lots of guys with hrs in the low 30's and while they are almost all fantastic athletes, they're not all winners.
The tents don't quite the same effect and they don't work for everyone. But basically, Rob, you hit the nail on the head. I was one of those guys for which EPO is the silver bullet. I could never bring myself to do it but was encouraged on multiple occasions to start a program. The first time I said no without a second thought but the second and third times took a little longer for me to refuse it. I don't think that I ever would have taken it but maybe it's good that I got out when I did.
IMHO Most of the pro cyclists have taken EPO. I don't think they take it constantly, but like steroids will get on a program for awhile. I also think most baseball, hockey, and football players have been on steroids too. In some ways I think it should just be legal. Part of being the best is trying to find the best things to put into your body. However, as an amateur it's easy for me to say no to any drugs or cheating. Who in the hell cares if I'm an average Cat. 4 or a good Cat. 4, that's not worth any type of damage to my body. From a pro perspective it would be a tough choice and I think the majority do cross the line. So I think it should be legal to a certain extent, but since it's not, I don't think anyone should try to skirt the rules. In car racing I know a hundred things I could do to cheat and not get caught. However, how hollow is that to win over a stupid car race. The win is short lived, the memory is forever and I want to remember something I worked hard and fair for, not cheated to get, whether that makes it harder for me to win or not.
EPO = erythropoietin, a natural hormone synthesised by the kidney that stimulates the marrow to produce more red blood cells. More EPO -> more red blood cells -> more oxygen carrying capacity of the blood -> greater resistance to anaerobic glycolysis (that leads to poisonous lactate production) during endurance events (cycling)/hypoxia (climbing Everest) Nutshelly enough for you ?
Downside is your blood becomes really thick and you're basically at more risk for strokes and heart attacks. Sleeping at altitude is supposed to have similar effects. Maybe now with marking agents, they can tell, but in the past few years they didn't know if you were on EPO or not. They just tested your blood and if you were above 52% or something, then you were DQ'd. So I think most just tried to get up to the limit without going over.
I need your advice Ryan. Back about 3 years ago when I was doing triathlons seriously and even back in my competitive swimming days I don't remember my resting pulse ever being lower than 38. However, at those times I was doing more pure speed training to be fast, not LSD. My current goals aren't to be competitive, just to be in decent shape and have fun with triathlons. I never did longer than Olympic distance tris before, but my current goal is a Half-Ironman in September. I'm not doing any speedwork, so my pulse hardly ever gets above 160. Last night it scared the hell out of me when I started taking my resting pulse while watching TV. It was 33! I don't feel bad, although I have been kinda slow moving and tired unless I'm working out. It's not like I'm training 4 hours a day either. Just wondering about my low resting pulse and if you can confirm back to when you were in really good shape, if the rest of the day, when you weren't working out if your body really slowed down, almost trance like.
Chewing gum increases the heart rate a bit which speeds up the brain a touch. It sounds reasonable that slowing the heart would slow the brain.
