Heart rate

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JCB
JCB
Apr 2019
12:58pm, 30 Apr 2019
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JCB
Looks like you’ve tried a lot. Sort of sounds like some sort of insulation required between strap and T-shirt.
paul the builder
paul the builder
Apr 2019
1:07pm, 30 Apr 2019
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paul the builder
Lark - can you see a pattern depending on the shirt? Either the *actual* shirt, or just the 'type' (material, looseness)? Do you wear tighter base layers, and do you still get it with those?
Gobi
Gobi
Apr 2019
1:15pm, 30 Apr 2019
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Gobi
Maybe it is your heart Larks :¬)

I use the red and the blue (largely good although often spike in first 10 mins, sure if I got contact gel rather than GOB that would calm down as well

I don't trust the wahoo tickr yet it works perfect with my watt bike
larkim
larkim
Apr 2019
1:36pm, 30 Apr 2019
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larkim
I prefer a loose t-shirt 99% of the time, and I've not spotted a correlation between specific ones and dodgy data unfortunately.

Interesting that the first 10 minutes can still be wrong with the red one, Gobi - perhaps I just expect too much, but that's always been what I've seen with HRMs, even when things are running OK for the rest of the run.

I did some reading around a while back and there were lots of reports of cyclists not getting on with HRMs because (in their diagnosis) if they wore a flappy t-shirt rather than a tighter fitted top they got more flaky results. Perhaps my preference for a loose fitting top is the root of my evils.
Badger
Badger
Apr 2019
1:42pm, 30 Apr 2019
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Badger
For me, the red one doesn't make me bleed and the other one does. (I ran Manchester marathon using the red one and no protection, and it cut me under the armpit at the buckle, because the bit that protects you from it was folded under the strap. Very unusual).
Either way I run water over the strap before putting it on and it usually works properly from the start. Some tops in windy weather and just the wrong humidity give me crazy readings, but that is probably less than once a year for me. That might tie in with your loose top question, but most of mine are pretty loose, especially as I'm 25lb lighter than I was when I bought most of them!

I think that the red one has better shielding in the strap which should reduce the spiking.

Been using a Tickr Fit optical armband recently and that is pretty good, but I haven't quite perfected adjusting it so it stays put but doesn't dig in.
Gobi
Gobi
Apr 2019
2:22pm, 30 Apr 2019
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Gobi
its rare and they say it is contact
Daz Love
Daz Love
Apr 2019
4:38pm, 30 Apr 2019
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Daz Love
I have the top one you posted. Used it every run for about 3 years now. I very rarely do get the odd issue with static but its probably once every 3 months. I find it rock solid all other times. Wet the contacts, have it fairly tight so it doesn't move but doesn't rub and all is good :)
TeeBee
TeeBee
Apr 2019
10:23pm, 30 Apr 2019
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TeeBee
^^ ditto (but never had any static). Very occasionally takes a minute or so to pair.
Brunski
Brunski
May 2019
5:57pm, 1 May 2019
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I've also got the top of the 2 links you posted. Had a bad week for data shortly before the last marathon but that was fixed by a watch update so nothing to do with the HRM. Very comfortable compared to my first HRM (the old 'hard' plastic strap that came with my early forerunner.

Don't think you'll be disappointed if you get that one Larks.
larkim
larkim
May 2019
12:04pm, 2 May 2019
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larkim
OK, the cash has been splashed on the red one. I might have to fail to disclose to SWMBO...

I did toy with a clone of the armband ones by my old friends CooSpo who do an armband optical reader for £33 which seems to get decent reviews on Amazon (I'll test it for them if they like ;-) ). But based on the feedback here, I'd be daft not to follow the crowd.

If dodgy readings persist, there'll be a bargain red / black HRM for sale on here in a few months...

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Everything you need to know about training with a heart rate monitor. Remember the motto "I can maintain a fast pace over the race distance because I am an Endurance God". Mind the trap door....

Gobi lurks here, but for his advice you must first speak his name. Ask and you shall receive.

A quote:

"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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