Originally Posted by
tntyz
Decided to measure my resting HR with my Garmin 305 last night. Put the strap on and settled into a comfortable chair with a good book. My HR started out at 62, dropped to 53. Then to 51, 50. I've never been under 50, so I was wondering where this would go. Pretty soon I hit 48, 45, 44. When the HR showed 34 I figured something might be wrong.
I think I need a new battery in the transmitter.
I read in a couple of sources that Tour de France Multi-winner Miguel Indurain had a resting heart rate of 28--unbelievable.