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underdog13

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not sure where to put this but here goes. i think my r.h.r of 43bpm indicates im more fit than i actually am. i feel thats quite impressive but i dont do alot of duration cardio, mainly HIIT style for a while. could it also be because i am lightweight with a bmi of 19.6 and bodyfat under 10%(not sure exactly). also i feel i eat pretty well on the whole, i hardly ever drink and have never smoked would this contribute? whats everyone else like?
an important point is that it used to be higher but has come down as i got fitter.

thanks
 
Some people just have better heart architecture too, but since it's gradually come down with time while exercising I'd say it's a good indicator of heart health.
 
You sure its not 86? rather than 43?
I have a high resting heart rate. approx 80. but i'm still fairly fit.

43 is like pro athlete low.
 
underdog13 said:
not sure where to put this but here goes. i think my r.h.r of 43bpm indicates im more fit than i actually am. i feel thats quite impressive but i dont do alot of duration cardio, mainly HIIT style for a while. could it also be because i am lightweight with a bmi of 19.6 and bodyfat under 10%(not sure exactly). also i feel i eat pretty well on the whole, i hardly ever drink and have never smoked would this contribute? whats everyone else like?
an important point is that it used to be higher but has come down as i got fitter.

thanks
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I agree with Hoss.

Mine was 52 (48 YOA), last time it was checked (a few weeks ago)

Yes, Smoking can effect it, as can several other genetic factors.


Best wishes,

Chillen
 
i got this reading on two or three different occasions while resting in bed using a heart rate monitor, even when i do less cardio its never really above 50bpm at total rest. maybe the monitor is inaccurate?
 
Fitness, health, and genetics all affect rhr. Supposedly some people can consciously control theirs as well. Prior to open heart surgery last week, mine was 49 at age 49. Now it is 59, although I am fitter than before.
 
I sometimes wonder id they are accurate as mine came back with a resting H R of 47 and a body fat of 8.5%, even though I still carry extra weight on my chest and lower back. My personal trainer measured this but how accurate of the electronic measureres of body fat?
 
underdog13 said:
i got this reading on two or three different occasions while resting in bed using a heart rate monitor, even when i do less cardio its never really above 50bpm at total rest. maybe the monitor is inaccurate?
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My monitor says to be seated with your arm level with your heart. I'm guessing there's a reason. Try it seated and read the instructions. Mine can vary quite a bit using the home monitor.

MG
 
My resting HR is mid 40s, usually around 44-46. I'm 21 by the way. I actually had an incident 2 years ago by sheer accidence that put me in the hospital. I was getting a routine physical for college and when they checked my HR it was 32, so, understandably, my doctor freaked and told me I had to get to the hospital ASAP. I had no idea that it was anywhere near that because I had absolutely zero symptoms.

I was in the hospital for 4 days while they tested for ALL KINDS of infectious diseases and what not. Everything was negative. It actually dropped down to 28 at one point when I was sleeping. I had a dopamine drip in the beginning, but with no real treatment it gradually came back up to the mid 40s, I passed the stress test, and went home, diagnosed with an "athletic heart." I was doing a lot of running at that time, so that's likely what it was attributed to.

So yeah, there are a lot of factors that can effect it, and yours can definitely be in that range because of exercise. HIIT is an awesome way to get your heart in that kind of condition too.

The only thing I can say is, though I hate BMI as any accurate reading, perhaps you might be undereating, which could cause a lower HR unnaturally. But if you've never had any other problems, it can only be a good thing. Heart doing less work = living longer :D
 
When do you guys measure yours? I do it first thing in the morning when I wake up. I put on the HR monitor and lie back in bed. I got 53 last time.. and I don't do any cardio.

Sitting will make it higher as your veins need to pump against gravity, you won't get as much filling of the heart and your HR will go up to compensate.
 
Karky said:
When do you guys measure yours? I do it first thing in the morning when I wake up. I put on the HR monitor and lie back in bed. I got 53 last time.. and I don't do any cardio.

Sitting will make it higher as your veins need to pump against gravity, you won't get as much filling of the heart and your HR will go up to compensate.
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Apparently morning is the best time so seems like you are on track with the way that you measure
 
yeah, I just do it then because if you do it later in the day then all sorts of stuff will affect your results.. like how active you've been, etc.
 
Ride_On said:
My resting HR is mid 40s, usually around 44-46. I'm 21 by the way. I actually had an incident 2 years ago by sheer accidence that put me in the hospital. I was getting a routine physical for college and when they checked my HR it was 32, so, understandably, my doctor freaked and told me I had to get to the hospital ASAP. I had no idea that it was anywhere near that because I had absolutely zero symptoms.

I was in the hospital for 4 days while they tested for ALL KINDS of infectious diseases and what not. Everything was negative. It actually dropped down to 28 at one point when I was sleeping. I had a dopamine drip in the beginning, but with no real treatment it gradually came back up to the mid 40s, I passed the stress test, and went home, diagnosed with an "athletic heart." I was doing a lot of running at that time, so that's likely what it was attributed to.

So yeah, there are a lot of factors that can effect it, and yours can definitely be in that range because of exercise. HIIT is an awesome way to get your heart in that kind of condition too.

The only thing I can say is, though I hate BMI as any accurate reading, perhaps you might be undereating, which could cause a lower HR unnaturally. But if you've never had any other problems, it can only be a good thing. Heart doing less work = living longer :D
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I had open heart surgery last April and I woke up late the first night to a cardiologist and a nurse discussing my pulse. The cardiologist was concerned that it was too low, 47, and was going to increase it with the external pacemaker that was hooked up. The nurse told him that I told her I was a triathlete and had a resting heart rate of 49 (I was groggy and don't remember saying this). The next morning she told me what happened and whether I really did have a rhr of 49 and wasn't delirious as she put her credibility on the line.

Since then, I have learned that athletic people tell docs before surgery what their rhr is so the medical staff doesn't freak out.

Indurain's 28 is the lowest rhr ever measured of a healthy person. Obscene!
 
yeah my dad had to have a operation on his knees and the doctors were qutie worried with his heart rate hanging round 40
 
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