I am very concerned about training with the right puls, I tried to find some info on what heart rate to train at, but so far I just have general info.I would really like to keep my heart healthy, because I stumbled into an article(it's in Russian, unfortunately, so I cannot post it here ... I will translate it some time) about how important it is to train and not go over 180 beats per minute(especially for starters) a lot during work-outs and try to mostly keep it in the range of 120-150, otherwise it is a slow path to a heart attack ...So I was wondering: how do you guys measure your heart rate and what do you try to keep it at most of the time and how often do you train with maximum heart rate?
Thanks a bunch.
P.S the article I refer to is extremely interesting, I will translate it one day ...
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Craig JohnsonIt is almost impossible for me to keep my heart rate over 120/minute. About the only time I can get it up high is if I run or ride a bike.
Pulse rate is lower if you are lying down (the heart doesn't have to fight gravity). Being in the water cools you off, so your pulse is even lower. The references I've seen to swimming heart rate generally say to subtract about 20 bpm from your dry-land figure.
Tom
Craig JohnsonIt is almost impossible for me to keep my heart rate over 120/minute. About the only time I can get it up high is if I run or ride a bike.
Pulse rate is lower if you are lying down (the heart doesn't have to fight gravity). Being in the water cools you off, so your pulse is even lower. The references I've seen to swimming heart rate generally say to subtract about 20 bpm from your dry-land figure.
Tom
