Any athlete / in-shape people here have a high resting heart rate?

[Anonymous]

I'm about 166 cm tall, 66.8kg, and ~ 9% body fat (measured with skinfold calipers, averaged across 6 measurements)

I do cardio and weight lifting about 3-4x a week, and my resting heart rate is still about 70-90 bpm. It slightly worries me, but I've glossed that smaller people, even adults, have higher resting heart rates.

Anyone else care to share their resting heart rates, height, body mass, body fat%, and exercise habits?

Updates

+1 y

Took my pulse this morning when I woke up, and it averaged about 60-64 bpm. Maybe work is what's driving my heart rate up :/

[baliguy11]

When I was doing triathlons and marathons a few years ago I logged a lot of distance hours. My resting HR was about 48 unless I had been over training. Even now several years later it is about 58-60. I run 2-3 times a week for about 30 minutes and bike several hours a week. some weights. Hardly ever swim now. And I am about 10 kg heavier than I was racing.

[kheserthorpe]

What kind of cardio do you do?

[Asker]

Jump rope ~ 20 to 23 minutes, with heart rate approx 160 to 164 bpm

OR Longboarding~ 25 min to an hour, (depending on the weather) with heart rate approx 120 to 160, depending on if I'm Long Distance Pumping or just casually skating to enjoy the weather.

[kheserthorpe]

If you want to take a real run at lowering it, do longer and slower. 60-90 minutes, 3 times/week, HR around 135-140, steady state. That's actually the best for triggering the adaptation you're looking for. Its boring and feels 'not intense' but the gruel is the duration. It's not the fastest adaptation either, but once you've got it, it takes relatively little to maintain it.

[kheserthorpe]

134-140 might be too high actually. Read this : link

Joel Jamieson is highly reputable. If you follow MMA at all, he was the official s&c coach for pride, and trains guys like Rich Franklin. I seem to recall reading reports of a camp he did with Tim Boetsch where they backed off then drove his resting heart rate down by like 15 within 16 weeks.

[Asker]

I'd certainly try that, but atm, I'm still curious how many other smaller / shorter athletes have a higher-than-expected resting heart rate. Out of curiosity, would you tell me your stats?

[kheserthorpe]

I'm 6'3, 180ish, RHR in high 60's, which is higher then I'd like.

Reading again, how the hell is your RHR 70-90. Take it in the morning before you get up.

What supplements are you on?

[Asker]

I take whey protein powder, but I'm not on any supplements. I train natural, mostly because I don't need the added expense of glycogen/creatine/liver drugs (read: I'd rather spend my money on other vices :P )

And, yeah, I too, wonder how the hell my RHR is so high - hence why I asked if anyone else has a similar anomaly (btw, I'm not breathing heavily or trying to catch my breath at rest). I'll try taking a pulse tomorrow as soon as I wake up.

[MrFlirtatious1992]

I have an average of 80bpm

5ft 9

62kg

11% bodyfat

Weight lifting 3 times a week.

I think we have normal resting heart rates, there's nothing to worry about.

[shumailkazimi]

im 5'9 72 kgs and 6% body fat waist 20 inches mine is 100 bpm

i workout 6 days a week with inclusion of cardio at regular intervals accompanied by circuit training

[Anonymous]

Have you checked your blood pressure recently?

[Asker]

Not within the last month, but historically it's always been lower than average; around 100 / 80 or something like that. I don't remember the exact numbers, but every time I've gotten it measured, the nurse or PA always tells me it's healthy.

[Opinion Owner]

90 or 100 is kinda high for resting heart rate. Honestly if you do cardio regularly, I'd do a complete physical and discuss it with your doctor. there maybe some hereditary factors involved.

[Opinion Owner]

Oops I meant 70 to 90. Specially 80 or more

[Opinion Owner]

That is not bad. Stress does it for sure