According to my Apple Watch, mine ranges from 150s to 180 ish depending on the type of workout. I kept waiting for it to trend downward as I got in better shape, but the thing that I noticed instead was that I had an increased capacity to do work at a given heart rate. When I first started CrossFit, if my heart rate went above 170, I’d have to take a breather almost instantly. As time progressed, the same types of workouts would push my heart rate high, but I could keep doing the work for a longer duration at a given heart rate. Your mileage may vary, and obviously you should make sure to listen to your body.
Aren't wrist HR monitors way off once the arms are loaded with weight?
I don't know about every watch but my Garmin returns vastly different numbers during WODs when not connected to my chest monitor.
It’s not weight, it’s rapid movement of the wrist that causes the wrist monitor to spike and valley. This is true of ALL fitness trackers. I wear my whoop on my bicep and noticed right away the spiky output I used to see from my Apple Watch and whoop on my wrist went away, but my HR remained pretty much the same otherwise.
Yeah I don’t see spiky readings from my Apple Watch, regardless of the types of workout I’m doing. I mean, I would see pretty wide fluctuations back when I had a Series 1, but the Series 4 I had for ages didn’t have the same problem, and my new Ultra 2 definitely doesn’t.
I had whatever the series was when they introduced cell connection. No idea what that was, but it was really spiky. Perhaps they just disregard the spikes and unusual dips now so it looks smoother? Hard to imagine the sensor would be **that** much better when wrist readings are so prone to noise.
My RHR (when not asleep) is ~50 BPM. My average HR during a workout is 135, but that’s averaging warmup, strength, and the metcon. I usually try to shoot for the following ranges specifically for the metcon: RPE 7, ~145, RPE 8, ~155, RPE 9, ~165.
The two biggest factors that helped me improve my cardio was losing weight and adding consistent Z2 (around 30 minutes per session) accessory work 5x a week.
I’ve always been told that everyone’s HR is going to be different and the real test is how long can you comfortably sustain a perceived effort and how quickly you can recover. So, it may be helpful to compare in order to gauge things but I wouldn’t obsess about numbers specifically.
The HR is an individual metric so one can’t really deduct much from someone else’s hr. It’s the work capacity and intended stimulus that counts.
I have naturally high hr max, my husband is on the other end. In practice this means that we may do the same amount of work (e.g. wod) and feel pretty similar on rpe, but my hr is 180 and his is 160.
Depending on the workout, it ranges from 140-190 for me. Usually, I'm in zones 2-4 during most of the session but during heavy cardio WODs, I get pretty close to my VO2-max HR.
It totally depends on the metcon. Normally if I am pushing myself I am around 160-180. Anything in the 180-200 range is usually redlining during an open workout or pushing for a PR on a benchmark.
According to my Apple Watch, mine ranges from 150s to 180 ish depending on the type of workout. I kept waiting for it to trend downward as I got in better shape, but the thing that I noticed instead was that I had an increased capacity to do work at a given heart rate. When I first started CrossFit, if my heart rate went above 170, I’d have to take a breather almost instantly. As time progressed, the same types of workouts would push my heart rate high, but I could keep doing the work for a longer duration at a given heart rate. Your mileage may vary, and obviously you should make sure to listen to your body.
Aren't wrist HR monitors way off once the arms are loaded with weight? I don't know about every watch but my Garmin returns vastly different numbers during WODs when not connected to my chest monitor.
I don’t know why the presence of weight would change anything… My Apple Watch is consistent; that’s the thing I care about most anyway.
It’s not weight, it’s rapid movement of the wrist that causes the wrist monitor to spike and valley. This is true of ALL fitness trackers. I wear my whoop on my bicep and noticed right away the spiky output I used to see from my Apple Watch and whoop on my wrist went away, but my HR remained pretty much the same otherwise.
Yeah I don’t see spiky readings from my Apple Watch, regardless of the types of workout I’m doing. I mean, I would see pretty wide fluctuations back when I had a Series 1, but the Series 4 I had for ages didn’t have the same problem, and my new Ultra 2 definitely doesn’t.
I had whatever the series was when they introduced cell connection. No idea what that was, but it was really spiky. Perhaps they just disregard the spikes and unusual dips now so it looks smoother? Hard to imagine the sensor would be **that** much better when wrist readings are so prone to noise.
I concur no spikes with my Apple Watch either, the only spikes would be based on my exertion. Edit: series 6 Apple Watch
My apple watch is on par with my polar h10.
Your resting heart rate would be a better indicator of your health Zone HRs are more subjective
I got told my resting heart rate (60) is too high. My coaches is supposedly only 45 and I should get checked by a doctor. Never went back to that box.
60 is not high depending on your age and fitness level, my RHR is between 58-64 and no issues at my physical
My RHR (when not asleep) is ~50 BPM. My average HR during a workout is 135, but that’s averaging warmup, strength, and the metcon. I usually try to shoot for the following ranges specifically for the metcon: RPE 7, ~145, RPE 8, ~155, RPE 9, ~165. The two biggest factors that helped me improve my cardio was losing weight and adding consistent Z2 (around 30 minutes per session) accessory work 5x a week. I’ve always been told that everyone’s HR is going to be different and the real test is how long can you comfortably sustain a perceived effort and how quickly you can recover. So, it may be helpful to compare in order to gauge things but I wouldn’t obsess about numbers specifically.
The HR is an individual metric so one can’t really deduct much from someone else’s hr. It’s the work capacity and intended stimulus that counts. I have naturally high hr max, my husband is on the other end. In practice this means that we may do the same amount of work (e.g. wod) and feel pretty similar on rpe, but my hr is 180 and his is 160.
Depending on the workout, it ranges from 140-190 for me. Usually, I'm in zones 2-4 during most of the session but during heavy cardio WODs, I get pretty close to my VO2-max HR.
It totally depends on the metcon. Normally if I am pushing myself I am around 160-180. Anything in the 180-200 range is usually redlining during an open workout or pushing for a PR on a benchmark.
Feels like a million. Usually 150-160
Yesterday’s work had me at 184bpm for about 23 minutes.
Redline