This may be a stupid question but when measuring heart rate in the more(to monitor signs of overtraining) do you take the lowest number that comes up or an average..thanks
Take your morning HR before sitting up and getting out of bed for 3-5 days. Then average those numbers to get a good base number. Using that base number you can tell if your heartrate is elevated on a given morning.Chris52686 said:This may be a stupid question but when measuring heart rate in the more(to monitor signs of overtraining) do you take the lowest number that comes up or an average..thanks
KGnagey said:Take your morning HR before sitting up and getting out of bed for 3-5 days. Then average those numbers to get a good base number. Using that base number you can tell if your heartrate is elevated on a given morning.
Damnit! You're Polar does that too? I thought it was just a defect in my HRM.gntlmn said:What percentage higher from this average would be considered elevated? I just broke out my 15 yr old Polar Accurex HR Monitor, got a new battery and used it yesterday. It really lets you know you aren't working in those slightly downhill stretches where it seems you're working it because of the speed, but you're really not.
Doctor Morbius said:Damnit! You're Polar does that too? I thought it was just a defect in my HRM.
If memory serves, 10 beats per minute higher than norm is one indication of overtraining. Does that help?
I bet that Accurex cost an arm and a leg 15 years ago. Back then it was probably some cutting edge stuff, unless you were a pro. I'm hoping the power meters drop in price to where they are affordable (like HRMs today) in the not too distant future.
Chris52686 said:This may be a stupid question but when measuring heart rate in the more(to monitor signs of overtraining) do you take the lowest number that comes up or an average..thanks
gntlmn said:Yeah. I think I will be a little smarter about power meters. I expect them to drop a lot too.
And yes, the bpm overage is helpful. Now the trick is to see the watch without walking to turn on the light. I guess I could just turn on the timer, count, turn it off, and then get out of bed and turn on the light. It's not nice and neat, but it would work.
Thanks again.
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