You’re absolutely right. It surprised me the first time I wore a heart rate monitor for a near max effort deadlift. Maxed out my heart rate in a mere five reps.

You’re absolutely right. It surprised me the first time I wore a heart rate monitor for a near max effort deadlift. Maxed out my heart rate in a mere five reps. On the other hand I’ve done high rep air squats and while I wasn’t wearing a monitor, it felt very much like the cardio zone.