Anthony Smith
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Posts: 848
Location: Ohio11/3/15 6:08 PM |
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OK CTS study of its coached athletes found no correllation to cycling. Maybe the presence of A Fib in general population also carries over into cyclists etc.
Myself I have a bundle branch block from excercise related left ventricular hypertrophy but aside from the timing of the chamber firing being slightly delayed, have absolutely no symptoms. I am 56 and have been racing competitively since age 13 (never at any level lower than cat 2 on road or track since leaving the junior ranks). I can still spike my heartrate into the 230 range with a 1400 watt =/- effort but no afib. Back to normal operating range within 90 seconds. I tend to race with heartrate in the 130s to 140s and a bit higher when making a hard effort.
After all this time, I do not characterize masters racing as an "endurance" sport, rather as a "speed/power " sport, more like power lifting. While I occassionally ride senior crits of 50 miles or 100K, these tend to be my longest rides. The longest Masters races I do tend to be around an hour, with under 30 minutes being typical.
From October to December I ride steady an hour or so a day and try to get 20 days a month on the bike. December through early April, I throw in a Computrainer interval workout of around an hour once or twice a week (after I'm done, I can hardly walk and am shot for 72 hours). Late April through Early October I just race and recover. This last season for example, I rode 57 races, missed three weeks in mid-June due to viral illness, and won 8 of those events. 7 Masters, 1 senior men. 3 road races, 2 time trials, 2 track races, and 1 crit. I plan to race about 70 times next season.
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