Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting?

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Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:22 AM ( #1 )
I can get a nice Polar heart rate monitor for free using points I've earned from donating platelets.  Question is whether they are useful for a cutting bodybuilder doing HIIT (bike, crosstrainer probably, doubt the thing works in the pool).  Is it a "toy" that will become a fancy watch, or will it be useful for cutting?  If not, I can pick out something more useful with the points.  Thanks!
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Re:Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:28 AM ( #2 )
I bought one and used it alot.  Great for HIIT for obvious reasons.  Also good to keep track of your RHR
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Re:Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:56 AM ( #3 )
I have one from 7 years ago, battery is dead but I only used it for one cut.  Might be useful to use again, but after a while you just get to know your body and know exactly where you are at anyways.
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Re:Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:06 AM ( #4 )
Thanks guys!  Battery on my watch went dead months ago and I'd like to have a watch anyway.  So perhaps I'll take the plunge.  Want to make sure it can handle HIIT interval training.  They don't work in the pool, do they?
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Re:Heart Rate Monitors: Useful for cutting? - Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:09 AM ( #5 )
Unless you get a really expensive one , I doubt it.

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