September 5, 200520 yr I read an article in SI about George W. Bush. He went mountain biking with a group of reporters (GW is a workout nut), and it said GW's resting heart rate is 47 beats per minute ("Lance Armstrong territory"). Mine is 60 (at 6'2/205lbsand I'm seriously out of cardio shape). What kind of shape are you in?
September 5, 200520 yr currently 55 When I was running cross country in college I was as low as a 45 when I would wake up.
September 5, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 06:26 PM) 6'3, 170 but I have no clue! take your pulse for 10 secs, then multiply that number by 6
September 5, 200520 yr QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 09:33 PM) take your pulse for 10 secs, then multiply that number by 6 Gotcha.... After I calmed down, I was at 54 using that logic. Edited September 5, 200520 yr by SoxFan1
September 5, 200520 yr QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 09:13 PM) Between 66 and 72. Huh, I thought I was in pretty good shape. Ditto. And I do plenty of cardio a week. Thinking about it, I think it has more to do with my breathing because of my allergies which have been particularly bad the last few days. Normally my heart isn't beating that fast from other times I have checked. Edited September 5, 200520 yr by Queen Prawn
September 5, 200520 yr QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 09:13 PM) Between 66 and 72. Huh, I thought I was in pretty good shape. I don't think that's bad, more like average. Bad is 80-90. It's not exactly 100% fit, but again, not bad. I just did a rough count, and mine is about 60. Edited September 5, 200520 yr by farmteam
September 6, 200520 yr I used to be in the high 40's, but that was in college when I was running everyday, and 40 pounds ago.
September 6, 200520 yr 54. And I was at the local "Lance Armstrong" 24 Hour Fitness and they have all these stats about Lance. His resting heart rate is between 32 - 34. That's freakin' amazing. Of course, his heart is probably the size of a 16" softball.
September 6, 200520 yr QUOTE(farmteam @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 07:49 AM) Bad is 80-90. That is incorrect. There are way to many factors in determining a "good" resting heart rate. "Good" can be anywhere from 40 to 100 depending on the person. Here's a few sites that offer more detail. http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/cardio/archive/14051.html http://wellness.lattc.cc.ca.us/131/rest.hr.html http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4701
September 6, 200520 yr QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 6, 2005 -> 12:49 PM) Every time I read the thread title I keep thinking IQ LMAO!
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