I have an abnormally low resting heart rate of about 38 – 41 bpm. If I use this formula with or without my measured VO2 max, I get negative calories burned. I am still searching for the calculator that takes into consideration the entire dynamic range of a person’s heart rate.

Maybe the formula is more useful if instead of using the actual average HR, it might be more appropriate to change it to a percentage of maximum heart rate. For instance, if your resting HR is 40 and max is 190, then an average rate of 150 is 73% of maximum (AVE – REST)/(MAX – REST).

Still searching.

I have read both CHIRUNNING and the POSE method and frankly the intent of the forms are incredibly similar. I just think the path laid out in POSE technique is far more scientific and systematic in the way the method is taught. Romanov’s approach is incredibly objective and empirical. I would describe POSE and CHIRUNNING as siblings with different styles where one is scientist (POSE) and the other is a hippie (CHIRUNNING)… Not that there are anything wrong with Hippies but frankly I consider myself more of an empiricist so i think my attraction is subjective.

All in all POSE has worked great for me last year I ran without injury, but you have to be committed to the drills. The farthest I got was a 20 mile run with no running injuries which is absolutely amazing for me. I do HIM and 1/2 marathons so I really do not need to run farther than that. In the past I was frequently sidelined with injuries due to running.