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 2009-08-17 11:31 AM |
 3 |  Subject: HEART RATE MONITORSI have done 3 sprint tris and want to do a couple of Olympic distance tris next year. I have been reading about HRM's and am totally confused. I want an "entry" level HRM that will give me the basics during my training without getting too technical. Any help/ideas is greatly appreciated! |
| 2009-08-17 11:40 AM in reply to: #2353236 |
Champion 5376    PA | Subject: RE: HEART RATE MONITORS tri@50 - 2009-08-17 12:31 PM I have done 3 sprint tris and want to do a couple of Olympic distance tris next year. I have been reading about HRM's and am totally confused. I want an "entry" level HRM that will give me the basics during my training without getting too technical. Any help/ideas is greatly appreciated! I picked up the Polar F4 from a local Dicks Sporting Goods when I started training. It is very basic but has been very reliable and consistant for me, even in the pool. One thing I wish I could do would be to see elevation changes graphed with my heart rate and speed so I can see things like whether I either lowered my heart rate or increased my pace on the same hills over time. Then again, the Polar was only around $80 and I had a $25 coupon. It also works in the pool so for the money, I'm happy with it as a starter. |
| 2009-08-17 11:58 AM in reply to: #2353261 |
Member 94 Austin, TX | Subject: RE: HEART RATE MONITORS Pector55 - 2009-08-17 11:40 AM tri@50 - 2009-08-17 12:31 PM I have done 3 sprint tris and want to do a couple of Olympic distance tris next year. I have been reading about HRM's and am totally confused. I want an "entry" level HRM that will give me the basics during my training without getting too technical. Any help/ideas is greatly appreciated! I picked up the Polar F4 from a local Dicks Sporting Goods when I started training. It is very basic but has been very reliable and consistant for me, even in the pool. One thing I wish I could do would be to see elevation changes graphed with my heart rate and speed so I can see things like whether I either lowered my heart rate or increased my pace on the same hills over time. Then again, the Polar was only around $80 and I had a $25 coupon. It also works in the pool so for the money, I'm happy with it as a starter. X2. Cheap, simple, gives calories, works in the water. Got mine on Ebay and it's going on 2 years now. |
| 2009-08-17 12:14 PM in reply to: #2353236 |
Champion 7595  Columbia, South Carolina | Subject: RE: HEART RATE MONITORS In my (inexpert) opinion, the most useful HRM is the simplest. It shows you your HR. Time is useful as well, just because you won't have to wear a separate watch. IMO, many of the features on these things (zones, alarms, calories calculators, hair growth sensors) are just distractions. |
| 2009-08-17 12:19 PM in reply to: #2353236 |
Extreme Veteran 3177 | Subject: RE: HEART RATE MONITORS I got a polar HRM from a fellow BTer for free (ok I baked some cookies for her) and it works great, I only have it show current heart rate, dont worry about zones, check calories and time at the end of the workout and I am good to go. At some point in the far flung future I will be getting something GPS HRM combo device more because I hate not knowing how far I have actually gone vs just estimating it. |
| 2009-08-18 9:00 AM in reply to: #2353236 |
Expert 721 Chenequa WI | Subject: RE: HEART RATE MONITORS Polar does the best with HR. Garmin and Suunto are worth considering, as well. But ... Ask yourself what you want the HRM for? If its to train with zones, than make sure to test to find out your Lactate Threshold in order to use it effectively. Without the test, an HRM is not really an effective tool and most would be better to train with RPE. |
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