I never thought about being too fit. Merely keeping decent fitness going is quite enough for me!

So far my ticker seems to be doing all right; and as long as I\’m not trying to train for racing, maybe I don\’t need to worry. My Garmin readout shows that my heart rate recovers pretty quickly after efforts that push me into Zone 5; and I guess that\’s a good sign.

It seems from this video that the \”too fit\” problem often occurred when the riders were doping; and it sounds like it was a big nuisance. Can you imagine having to disrupt your sleep, just to get your heart rate UP enough that you won\’t die? To me, that\’s not fitness!

I\’m not sure what my resting heart rate is. When my alarm clock goes off, the \”startle factor\” usually sets my heart racing. That\’s no \”resting\” heart rate! A while back, I bought a new blood pressure monitor;

Blood Pressure Monitor

but getting the cuff properly wrapped around my arm is tricky. And then, while waiting for my heart to settle back down, I\’m likely to fall asleep again; and then I\’ll miss my ride!

It probably doesn\’t matter much what my resting heart rate is; and my Garmin\’s \”Recovery Check\” screen lets me know whether going hard is OK; or whether I should make it a more leisurely ride. At any rate, I doubt that I\’m
\”too fit\”.