Зачем нужно считать ПУЛЬС в плавании | Как считать пульс в бассейне

Hello to all swimmers! Those who are subscribed to our Telegram channel and sit in the chat and read the comments have noticed that the most frequent question in these comments is what is the pulse? 22, 24, 26, 30 in general, those values ​​that we write there and today I will answer this question and also tell you how, in principle, it is correct to count the pulse and what is better to use for this. Let's go! By the way, to begin with, I will tell you what is the pulse, or rather those values that we write. In swimming it is customary to count the pulse for 10 seconds. Why exactly 10? Because you need to count it quickly and accurately, plus you need to track recovery. I'll talk about this a little later. Well, here, as a result, why do we write exactly such short values for 10 seconds, and not for a minute at once? Just because it's more convenient, more familiar, and it's enough to remember it all once, and you don't need to constantly count and translate it all later. That is, you remember that pulse 20 is 120 beats, pulse 24 is 144 beats, and so on. Just remember and you don't need to constantly translate it all. And let's deal with the next question. What is the pulse for? We count the pulse so that you work out exactly what you need, and not just swim chaotically to some set of incomprehensible exercises, accelerations, or something else. That is, if we touch a certain pulse zone, let's say aerobics zone, we write there pulse 24, that is, 144 beats. If we accelerate somewhere and write certain pulses there too, it is necessary to perform the task within the limits of the pulse values that we indicate for 10 seconds. That is, in short, we count the pulse so that the workouts are as correct and competent as possible, so that you work out exactly what you need. In addition, the pulse must be counted in order to track your state in general, that is, to count the recovery. How to count the recovery, again, we'll talk a little later. So, let's analyze two basic ways how to count the pulse. The first option is that we count on our own, that is, we either put our hand on the ribs closer to the chest, or we put it on the artery and also count the number of blows. And the second option is to count with gadgets. Alexey and I are big fans of counting the pulse on our own. Then I will explain why. That is, we are such conservative people in this regard, and therefore let's consider the pros and cons of these two options. And let's start with the option of how to count the pulse on your own. When you touch the edge, after a certain segment, you immediately put your hand on the pulse and count in 10 seconds. You need to start doing it as soon as possible. That is, not so that you touched, took off your glasses, corrected your hat, 10 seconds have passed, you have just started counting. No, as soon as possible after touching you need to start counting to get the exact pulse value. That is, these one-time measurements are usually done if you swim a large series, let's say 20 to 100, for example, and count the pulse after 4, 8, 12, 16 and at the end. And here, between the segments, when you have some kind of mode to have time to count, just once you counted that you are going to the right pulse zone, the one that you need, you counted, you swim further. But at the end, when you come to the task, you need to count the pulse with which you finished the series and count the recovery. How is it done? For example, you swim when the arrow is at zero. You counted 10 seconds, that is, from 0 to 10. This is the first pulse, your main one, that is, on which you swam your series. The second pulse needs to be counted in 30 seconds after you arrived. That is, if you arrived at zero, the next second time you count from 30. Again, you counted it, learned some value, the pulse should go down well enough. And the third time you count in a minute, that is, again from zero. You counted it, and a good indicator that you are recovering correctly, that you have no problems with recovery. If your pulse drops below 120 beats, that is, if we take it for 10 seconds, that is, less than 20, 19, 20, 18, well, let it be some borderline values, let's say 21. If you swam something quite powerful at a high pulse, well, in principle, the third pulse can be around 22. These will be good indicators that you are recovering correctly, that you sleep well, eat properly. In general, you have no problems with recovery. If you count recovery, let's say you have such a thing that the task was, let's say, at a pulse of 26, you count your pulse there 26, 24, 22, it means that you are recovering badly and you need to pay attention to what you are doing outside the pool. That is, most likely you slept badly somewhere, ate incorrectly, or rather ate insufficiently. In general, some kind of stress, I don't know there. In general, figure out what's going on in your period when you are not in the pool. Most likely, the reason is there. And let's deal with gadgets. What's wrong with them, in our opinion, we constantly have disputes in our telegram channel. Many agree with us, many do not agree with us and begin to argue. Let's deal with this now. In fact, all gadgets are reduced to two types. The first is an optical sensor. You know, it is usually always in watches, bracelets, or there are still such separate sensors that are attached to the rubber band from the glasses and are read from the head somewhere here in the temporal zone. The essence does not change. These are all optical sensors, how they work. If you are interested, you can read. We will not go into this. And the second type of sensor is, one might say, an impulse sensor that is attached to the belt, to the ribs, and it reads not through this optical light sensor, but, one might say, it reads the impulses from the heart, which pierce your chest Let me start with the chest sensor, which reads the impulses. This is the most accurate device that measures the pulse best. That is, it does not matter whether water got under it or not, it catches the impulses of your heart, that is, specific beats, and from this it shows the most correct values. But the main disadvantage is that it flies off when you swim. That is, it fits perfectly under a wetsuit, when you swim in open water, when you swim a competition, that is, you put it on, press it with a wetsuit, it does not go anywhere, holds well, but if you are a powerful enough swimmer, and you, let's say, can make a good exit, push-off from the side, turn, it constantly flies off. And many of our students who used this sensor, have the same problem. When they push off, it constantly flies off. This, accordingly, leads to constant errors. And the second most common type is optical. What is the problem with optical sensors? The problem is that they give errors, when you are in a bad condition, or you walk, run, sleep, lie, that is, you are not in the water, they are generally quite accurate. But when you get into a pool, water gets under them, and they generally give enough error. In addition, through these sensors it is impossible to calculate the recovery, what I was talking about before. When you need to know how you recover, all these sensors, devices, they will not be able to show you with a certain periodicity what your pulse is shown. Plus, many of these watches, bracelets, some other sensors, they do not work immediately. That is, yes, they count in the moment, but you need to know the pulse exactly at the moment when you touched the side. And while they have their own sequence of algorithms, when they will count, inaccurate information is obtained. Therefore, the whole problem of these optical sensors, watches, your Apple Watches, Garmin and other Polars, there are some more there, the whole problem boils down to two simple things. To inaccuracy. Why are you talking about recovery? If they track you at the moment, you just looked once every 30 seconds and that's it. You have a schedule for the entire training. The only problem is that it disappears. Why can't some of them show you clearly in a minute? Apple Watches won't do that. Moto, for example, Apple Watches don't work like that. When it arrives, it presses and it only starts counting. No. They don't count at all. Well, they still only update this pulse from time to time. Here you need to look, but most likely during training it won't work. Even 5 seconds can be an indicator. I don't know. I have a big problem. The whole trouble is that they just lose the pulse. And when you lose it, after 30-40 seconds, it is as if it arrived, they got lost somewhere, it got caught, it is lost, and they are confused. Alexey corrected me now, since he has already tested all these different devices, methods of counting the pulse. It all comes down to the fact that these sensors show either with an error, or if they, for example, lost the pulse during the distance, and they, accordingly, do not continue to do it. You need to come, click, they start counting it somewhere. In general, again, I repeat, it all leads to the fact that there will be an error, there will be some inaccuracy, there will be some problems. Yes, now in the comments there will be those who will not have such a problem. I understand, all gadgets are different, they have developed a lot now, but the point does not change. One way or another, it still gives an error. I checked it on my students, they have super-ultra Garmin, they give an error. Lyokha, what are they called there? Garmin Phoenix 7 Pro Again. Garmin Phoenix 7 Pro 3G, 128TB with Wi-Fi. In general, there is such a name. I think those who understand all these Garmin triathlon stories, in general, these watches give an error. One way or another. Therefore, even despite the fact that they are so cool, sharpened for this triathlon sport, even they give an error. Therefore, Alexey still continues to count on his own. If you are interested, let's even do it so that everything is completely objective. We will make a video with a test of different gadgets. There will be watches, bracelets, Garmin, Apple Watch, all these sensors. In general, everything we can find, we will tell, show, test, compare with a self-calculated and make some kind of conclusion. Maybe I'm wrong now and I'll change my mind. Unlikely. So let's move to the water and see how to calculate the pulse on your own. Well, that's all. Now you know how to calculate the pulse with a stopwatch. If it is in the pool, if it is not, you know how to calculate it with a watch. If you see in our comments in the Telegram channel those who will ask what is the pulse 22, 24, 26, if you write in the comments that you are interested in this topic, we will shoot a review and comparison on different types of these gadgets. That's all. Good luck to everyone. Bye everyone.