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by mikvan52 » April 25th, 2007, 10:12 am
It is my view that predicting whether max. heart rate efforts are dangerous is something that is best decided by someone who knows the athlete's physiological history quite well and is well trained in the field.
Reading the text of your question: We, online, know very little about you, your genetic background (heart problems?), and your ability to
take stress.
Your fine effort indicates that you can take stress => you didn't fade during your 2K piece and it was fast.
To what heartrate does your pulse settle down to once you complete a piece like this? How long does it take for you to reach this lower plateau during recovery after a 2K piece?
If your pulse stays very high for a long time after a max effort, my understanding is that you are stressing your system more than you may want. (Google "Fritz Hagerman" of Ohio University)
What is your time/pace for a 10K or a 60 min. row?
-What I'm alluding to is: Are you both aerobically strong and well trained?
Those who push themselves too hard before getting a strong aerobic base are "asking for it." My guess is that you know that already.
Sometimes, when trying to assure loved ones, it may be advisable to get a stress test and/or have phiological testing done by experts. From personal experience, those who are trying to perform at their highest capacity do well to remove all anxieties for themselves and their "nearest and dearest" supporting friends and family.
3 Crash-B hammers
American 60's Lwt. 2k record (6:49) •• set WRs for 60' & FM •• ~ now surpassed
repeat combined Masters Lwt & Hwt 1x National Champion E & F class
62 yrs, 160 lbs, 6' ...
(splitt 1:42,7 1:42,3 1:41,7 1:40,9 ) . I have tested my heartrate earlier on the rower and it’s around 191. The last 500m of the 2k was constant at 190 or more. I wonder, or to be honest my wife wonder if it's is dangerous to exercise at that intensity level? I don’t felt any specific heart pain, I was just very exhausted. 
