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6 Max Heart Rate Myths Cyclists Need to Know About (www.bicycling.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

A few years back, after the fourth car cut it close to me while I was rolling downhill at a pretty high speed, I discovered my heart rate can go well above the max the original formula provides. I was in my late 40s and hit 192 bpm.

Since then I haven't worried about it.