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Heart Rate Monitor Information for Swimming from Polar by Bill Garelick

Posted on Jan 27, 2012

I found this from Polar's website about which heart rate monitors works best in the pool to give accurate readings.

Watch For Heart Rate, Laps and Strokes

We've gone to the edges of the earth trying to find the best swim watch combination for those seeking data, especially heart rate data, as well as laps and strokes data.

The task is made a bit tougher by virtue of the fact that so many heart rate

Heart Rate Monitoring for Swimming by Bill Garelick

Posted on Jan 21, 2012

Monitoring your heart rate is a great way for increasing your efficiency, your performance output or if you are overtraining and need to take a day or two off. The heart rate monitor is a very useful tool to monitor just about every endurance activity. However when it comes to swimming, you will have to make some modifications when you are doing your heart rate zone calculations.

Let’s say

Low Heart Rate Training by Bill Garelick

Posted on Dec 08, 2010

I just did a one hour running time trial on the treadmill this morning (it's getting cold in NJ) and I couldn't be happier! I have been following the Dr. Maffetone MAF Heart Rate formula (180-age + 5) and have been getting better and better results on a consistent basis. FYI my MAF is 142.

When I first started following this program, I could only maintain about a speed of 5.4 to 5.6 on the

Preparing for The Puerto Rico 70.3 by Bill Garelick

Posted on Nov 16, 2010

I'm not really sure what I was thinking when I had one of my athletes talk me into competing in the Puerto Rico 70.3 coming up in March. Actually I can't blame him. I volunteered. We were at the pool and he started getting all nervous about the swim. "If I did the race and train for it with you, would you relax?" Oh well.

I have never competed in a tri so early in the year. In fact, the race

The MAF 180 Formula For Endurance Athletes by Bill Garelick

Posted on Nov 04, 2010

THE MAF 180 HEART RATE FORMULA

The 180 Heart Rate Formula was developed by Dr. Philip Maffetone who went on to coach triathlon greats Mark Allen and Mike Pigg. Even though this formula is over 20 years old and not considered very "sexy" (it's the only heart rate formula that I know that doesn't require a calculator) since there is no LTHR tests, VO2 Max tests, or complications. It is very

Video of The Progression of a TI Swimmer Over 6 Months by Bill Garelick

Posted on Sep 19, 2010

Hi Everybody!

Here is a movie of a new TI swimmer consisting of four separate video clips. She started out as an absolute beginner and has transformed into a beautiful swimmer.

This progression and improvement was over the course of a little under six months. The student's name is Holly and she was coached by me Coach Bill Garelick.

For all you new swimmers, bet patient and enjoy the learning

Kettlebell Lifting and Approaching Strength as a Skill by Bill Garelick

Posted on Jun 16, 2010

I have always been a very athletic, moderately competitive person my whole life. I always approached an athletic endeavor the same way....going into it thinking strength, power, endurance, stamina and brute force will get me from point A to point B as quickly as possible. (Don't get me wrong, those developing those athletic qualities are extremely important and should not be overlooked, but the