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[fql]

I've always heard going 180 BPM is not healthy. I'm a college student. Some days I go over 200 BMP, usually stim'd out. Being stim'd provides ~+20 BMP. I'm always in control so I don't panic, just continue on exercising or cool down. I exercise every day and my resting heart rate is between 45 - 55 BPM. Is this dangerous?

Edited by juryben, 31 October 2012 - 10:35 PM.

[corb]

It's definitely not healthy.
The ideal heart rate for exercise for people in their 20's is around 140 and that's for athletes. For teenagers it's around 160.

You should go off your stimulants and go see a specialist about that, anything above 170 bpm is considered arrhythmia, you might have a heart condition, your resting heart rate is way too low for someone who works out actively too.
So yeah, go get checked out.

[niner]

your resting heart rate is way too low for someone who works out actively too.

I agree that 200bpm is not a great idea, but the RHR of endurance athletes is commonly as low as the forties, so that doesn't seem like a bad thing.

[fql]

your resting heart rate is way too low for someone who works out actively too.

I agree that 200bpm is not a great idea, but the RHR of endurance athletes is commonly as low as the forties, so that doesn't seem like a bad thing.

I either have problems or am extremely healthy. I want to say the latter. Last time I hit 180+, I ran a 5k in ~25 minutes. I'll just try to cool down if I'm over.

[maxwatt]

Your resting heart rate indicates you are well trained. It is not unusual for a healthy young man to have a peak heart rate over 200. It does not seem to harm those who are able to attain such rates through exercise. However it will not be possible to sustain such a peak rate for long, as one's maximum aerobic heart rate is usually much less. Professional cyclists for instance typically have peak heart rates between 180 to 220.

So if it hasn't killed you, it's probably safe. Just cool down slowly, keep moving moving until your heart rate drops to a more usual range. It's probably a good idea not to max out every training session, to allow for recovery. And you might have a career in some aerobic sport if you care to pursue it.

The prescription not to exceed such-and-such a heart rate at any given age is faulty, as there is a great deal of individual variation. People who continue training as they get older do not see their max heart rate decline with age, not anything like such charts would indicate, and if you follow such advice you are probably over or under-training.

[hivemind]

No, it's not harmful. It's hard exercise.

Edited by hivemind, 01 November 2012 - 04:32 AM.

[corb]

Last time I hit 180+, I ran a 5k in ~25 minutes. I'll just try to cool down if I'm over.

Exceeding your maximum sustainable heart rate is not more efficient.
On the contrary, the most efficient heart rate for aerobics is around 70% of your MHR.
And to top it off going max HR for a long period can damage your body. Not just your heart. You can tare a muscle or a ligament, etc.
You're reaching that particular bpm by taking a stimulant (something most posters here seem to ignore) there's a good bet you might be above your MHR.

Athletes have high MHR but athletes get health checkups every couple of weeks and have the funding to get the best treatment after they suffer an injury - which most of them do at some point or another in their career.
So unless you're making money out of your work out I'd suggest you mellow down.

[niner]

You're reaching that particular bpm by taking a stimulant (something most posters here seem to ignore) there's a good bet you might be above your MHR.

I'm glad you mentioned this, corb. The OP probably ought to keep his HR within the bounds of what it can do without stims.

[4ss4s1n]

you guys are being too theoretical...:P ,In my opinion( a 18 yo guy,thats thinks way too high of himself,who just saw antibiotics and wanted to check them out,and probably wont take any cause they might be bad for his health)you should keep doing what you do!if it is really working for you,you are ok!I am running for like 3 hours only for explossivness with 5 min break every half an hour,and thats only for my legs ;P .In theyory all of you people are right but we are all different and this guy we have here might not be like those guys that doctors took as sample...So again,if it york for you and you are happy from what you get keep doing it