Raptor wrote:
> I don't see why, unless your monitor's programming just doesn't let it 
> function in your body's high range. Just tell it to use your parameters.

Re Raptor's suggestion:

My perceived maxHR from rowing doing Conconi tests once a week for a 
month or so didn't seem to fit the Polar program/zones/whatever. On my 
Polar I chose to input my age as 25, even though I'm a decade+ older. It 
just seemed to fit better with the built-in curves/program.

My numbers were about 20% higher than the norm for my age, and looking 
at the normalized charts I picked out age 25. I seem to remember my 
maxHR varying by about 3 beats over 5 or 6 Conconi tests, lower towards 
the latter tests I think. I also had been to a medical checkup a few 
months before I started with a HRM so I was relatively confident I 
wouldn't kill myself.

My HRM benefit is that it paces me better, allowing me to keep the 
workload up for a longer period, not peaking and burning out in the 
beginning. I have tried measuring my rest HR in the mornings, but it's a 
hassle with the belt, and just putting it on pulls my HR up and it takes 
some time to get it down, enough time for me to fall asleep again! :-)

My 2 cents worth, might not be worth any sense either...

br Franklin