Thread: Resting Heart Rate BPM

God damn what are you like an olympic cross country skier, or a marathon runner. 38 beats per minute is crazy.

Considering average is 60-80 beats per min.

Last time I measured in the morning after waking it was like 52BPM I think.

Bruce lee's was around 25 or something, but he was just superhuman.

I can't feel mine too well, but from what I could tell, it's around 70 bpm

Lance armstrongs resting heart rate was 32-34

55 I believe right after waking.

Anything below 40 you generally have to be an elite endurance athlete or have a massive heart to make sure your stroke volume is high. Lowest I have ever seen resting is 40 and he was a guy who ran marathons in his sleep.

53 bpm.

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

53 bpm.

you have a heart?

As a bicyclist in my 20's... I was proud of upper 40's.

I'd guess at 60 now.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you have a heart?

When I tested mine at college it was 46. Not many people got much lower in my class. Think the lowest was 38.

last i check a few months ago i was at 45. and some guy in my classroom had 109 he was scared he might die lol so he started working out after that and drinking more water haha.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you have a heart?

What else is going to pump the piss and vinegar?

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

God damn what are you like an olympic cross country skier, or a marathon runner. 38 beats per minute is crazy.

Considering average is 60-80 beats per min.

I run marathons yes. Done a couple 30k, 25k, and a slew of 10ks and 5ks. I run on average 48 miles a week (15 miles 3x and 1.5 interval miles 2x). It's the interval running that I do, fast sprinting in 30-60 second bursts that really gets my heart rate down.

On principle, the less your heart needs to beat to get the job done, the longer it will last and the more efficient it is.

I took a guess that mine would be 80-100....and this morning it was 68 first time, and 74 the second time. 121/83 blood pressure.....

The principle that the less times your heart beats the longer it will last is hard to prove. I am sure the BPM combined with BP are big factors. But less face it not all hearts are created equal. You can take a big chevy 5.7L engine and it can run for a long time, and I am sure people that own little saturn engines die after 40K miles. Just because someone has low BP or low resting heart rate doesn't mean they will live longer then the less active people.

You can't compare the human body to a car. Engines are made out of different materials, have completely different infrastructures, some are built to be less expensive etc.

If the heart is weaker and takes more beats to oxygenate the body it's not as efficient. A stronger heart not only works less in a state of relaxation, but is also capable of a lot more when you need it to be (like going and exercising) unlike the weaker heart which wouldn't be able to keep up with the demands placed on it.

Also take your 5.7L engine for example, if it's made to do the work of that little saturn engine it would definitely last a lot longer than that little saturn engine trying to do the work of that 5.7L.

When I am just doing weight training my resting heart rate holds around 48 to 50. When I kick up the cardio and competing in tri's it drops down to the upper 30's. Had it holding at 37 about 2 years ago. I have since dropped off the cardio and planning on hitting it again this spring to start competing again.