Heart Rate Graphs (just for fun)

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taso42
taso42 Posts: 8,979 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I synced up my Garmin HRM today for the first time in a while and I took a peek at some of the heart rate graphs. It is kind of interesting to see the different characteristics for different kinds of exercise.

Here is a session of heavy weight lifting (with a buddy, so there was a fair bit of waiting around as well)
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And here are hill/speed intervals including 5 min warmup and 5 min cooldown
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Here is a steady state cardio session (a "Summit Climb" run on the treadmill).. including 5 min warmup and 5 minute cooldown
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The intensity peaks and valleys are clearly visible in interval session. I just kind of wonder if the delta should be larger.

And that quick dip near the beginning of the steady-state one, was probably from pausing the treadmill so I could futz with my music :)

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  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
    FUN!

    I <3 graphs.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,979 Member
    FUN!

    I <3 graphs.

    Feel free to post some of your own if you have any handy. This goes for everyone else reading too :)
  • Chipmaniac
    Chipmaniac Posts: 642 Member
    As far as intervals go, your recovery heart rate isn't as low as I'd expect. It probably means that your light interval should be lighter.

    I was an early convert to heart rate training and have been using Polar monitors since the early nineties. Currently, when I do my 60 minute long interval runs (1:1 two minutes each interval) I recover about 40 beats a minute. If I don't, I know that I need to adjust my intervals. Of course, this number has increased as I've gotten more fit.

    Heart-rate awareness is such an integral part of my workouts that I can't imagine not having that feedback. I think there are many people out there who are either going too easy or too light because they haven't embraced this important tool.

    By the way, what model of Garmin do you have? I've been thinking about upgrading my ten-year old Polar which doesn't have the data analysis capability.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,979 Member
    As far as intervals go, your recovery heart rate isn't as low as I'd expect. It probably means that your light interval should be lighter.

    I was an early convert to heart rate training and have been using Polar monitors since the early nineties. Currently, when I do my 60 minute long interval runs (1:1 two minutes each interval) I recover about 40 beats a minute. If I don't, I know that I need to adjust my intervals. Of course, this number has increased as I've gotten more fit.

    Interesting. I'm not even sure that my heart rate can drop 40 within a minute. I will experiment around with it.
    Heart-rate awareness is such an integral part of my workouts that I can't imagine not having that feedback. I think there are many people out there who are either going too easy or too light because they haven't embraced this important tool.

    By the way, what model of Garmin do you have? I've been thinking about upgrading my ten-year old Polar which doesn't have the data analysis capability.

    I have a 405CX. All in all it's excellent. The syncup with Garmin Connect is pretty neat though I haven't really look at it much after the initial novelty wore off. What I really like is the GPS - it means you can see your speed in realtime, as well as record your route and look at it online. It can use it as a bike computer and has integration with a cadence sensor and wheel magnet speedometer..

    Since you've gotten 10 years out of your current polar and you're a such a heart rate analysis junky, I'd say go for the upgrade. You deserve it.
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    That is really interesting! Thanks for posting Taso!
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