New type of HR Monitor needed

[Catrin]

My phone is a huge Samsung Note II, so it won't be on my arm It doesn't have to be though, the kind of workouts where I couldn't actually wear my watch as intended has me in a stationary position in that I am not walking around. So depending on the optimum distance for the pairing to work, this might be the most elegant solution.

I greatly appreciate all of the suggestions as they are helping me to think through this. I will explore the Android ANT+ solution further, and also follow up with the ankle/leg solution. The more I think about it the more I can see that any necklace/lanyard/arm solution just isn't going to work due to neck injury and the nature of a KB clean - especially as I go up in weight. The only upper body solution is the one I'm currently using.