Claudio's Course Preview - Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup 2017

 Are u saying his HR is accurate in this video? Because claudios max HR would be somwehere close to 180 (220-40(claudios age?)=180) and then to stay consistent at heart rates over 100% is very unlikely to say the least....

 For all the heart rate fanatics here....max hr is... highly individual.
The 220 - age thing is a formula to approximate max HR for the average population (men/ women, old/ young) and is not so useful for extreme cases/ outliers, which includes athletes.
Case in point; I'm closer to 40 than 20 in age, but my max HR is 208 and I've been known to sustain ~200 bpm for an hour. Resting HR is 50.
"The max just means ‘be easy’ not a physical max." Nonsense, plain and simple. Stick to what you know in future and don't be spouting BS in place of science you don't understand.

 @Isey: Different people have different HR's I am older than Claudio (44) and regularly hit 195 on downhills

 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf:

The accurate as an ekg was a joke. Simmer down & enjoy the ride Popeye.

 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf:

What part of my statement did you not understand? As I read yours it seems we were saying the “max” hr isn’t a set in stone number. It’s a typical number as outlined by say the AMA (American medical association not American motocross association).......speaking of science.

 Max HR is whatever it shows up as when you are _tested_. Mine is 205, I have friends the same age as me with 180. Yes, the average across the entire population is roughly 220-age, but it is meaningless for an individual since the standard deviation is a relatively large 12 bpm. BTW, I'm close to Claudio in age so his hr of 190 is believable to me since I'd be around the same on a DH run like that.

 @OneEyedHito: I understood what you said- I understood it was nonsense. And rather than risk someone who can't see the fallacy of what you said being misguided by it, and possibly being injured as a result, I decided to call it out for what it is it.

 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf:

You’re lying. See what I did there? Don’t be a liar.

 @OneEyedHito: My first reaction to that was "Chris, he's just a child. Pull him away from the keyboard mom."
But since it's summer and school is out you may as well learn something while you're here.
Max HR as defined by the AMA is a formula to guide the general population about what is normal and what isn't. It is not 'set in stone' otherwise it would magically drop 1 beat per minute each year (on your birthday no less).
Maximum heart rate (measured) is highly specific to the individual, and is not 'constant': it varies from day to day depending on factors such as quality of sleep, hydration and stress levels.
Individuals can have maximum heart rates above or below their predicted values. Chris Froome (age 29) has a reported maximum heart rate of 174, almost 10% below what the formula says it should be.
My problem with your 'serious but not so serious I backtracked like a baby back bitch' comment is that people who don't know any better might actually believe you and do genuine harm to themselves try to train/ perform using an arbitrary number that in no way applies to them. And don't say it doesn't happen, because you are a prime example of someone completely misunderstanding this very principle.

 @Deuce-DeuceAndAHalf:
Hey sweetie listen, you’re issue is understanding not lack of vocabulary. I was saying that in my original post and I used my experience as backing. I was saying his heart rate could very easily be 192 accurately and to state otherwise is a Lie. How’s that taste?

 This thread went downhill quick.

 @OneEyedHito: Stick with "you're" crayons and leave the rest to the adults. That seems most appropriate.

 wait so it is as accurate as an EKG?

 @cuban-b: you got upvoted for this ????

 @cuban-b: that was a laughing face not question marks. :/

 probably because you keep contradicting yourself

 @cuban-b: I was saying I upvoted you....... I tried to put a laughing face from my phone and the site changed it to question marks, I was just trying (and failing) to explain......

 I was going to post above that my HR has hit 225, also in the pool, but I expected to be shot down because on PB if you say something that is true, you only need a few people not to believe it to be labelled as a liar. And I believe you.

 #morefitthanyou