@Mark Kidd here is an example of what you get. This is using a Polar H7 strap (about $50) and the Polar Beat app (free) installed on my phone, and then captured from the Polar Flow site. Sometimes I look at the phone display during the session, and sometimes I just have it recording and look at it later.
In this session I'm doing snatches; 5R, rest, 5L, rest, etc. Work, recover, work recover. The two high peaks I did 10 snatches instead of 5, HR goes much higher. This was with 24kg; I've been doing heavy snatch protocols since May of this year. That last peak I was doing double jerks with 12kgs but probably 10 or reps in a row, just practicing those. So you can see the longer work sets get my HR up higher, no doubt more glycolytic.
I think if you want to use a HR monitor, I'd recommend first just record a normal training session and see what you get. Armed with some baseline information, you can then use HR to guide any adjustments in your training approach to support your goals.
In this session I'm doing snatches; 5R, rest, 5L, rest, etc. Work, recover, work recover. The two high peaks I did 10 snatches instead of 5, HR goes much higher. This was with 24kg; I've been doing heavy snatch protocols since May of this year. That last peak I was doing double jerks with 12kgs but probably 10 or reps in a row, just practicing those. So you can see the longer work sets get my HR up higher, no doubt more glycolytic.
I think if you want to use a HR monitor, I'd recommend first just record a normal training session and see what you get. Armed with some baseline information, you can then use HR to guide any adjustments in your training approach to support your goals.
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