Heart Rate

[shane]

What should I be keeping my heart rate at when doing cardio for fatburning? I am 38yrs training in the afternoons lifting weights. want to shed the fat diet is good.

[hhhh1]

dont worry about heart rate while excercising (just go hard). worry about what you eat.

[Jigga]

[tomsammce]

dont worry about heart rate while excercising (just go hard). worry about what you eat.

heart rate monitoring is helpful once youve worked out your threshholds (jiggas graph) so you can get the most out of the session for what your goals are. Why do u think cardio machines have pulse monitors installed in the and why so many ppl wear polar gear.

[tomsammce]

By taking the advice "just go hard" you will get results but heart rate monitoring will allow to to achieve more without guessing.

I suppose it's like guessing ur calories and actually working them out ones exact ones a good guess and both work

[teamfatboy]

Good posts Tom.

Choosing heart-rate depends on a number of factors - a complete novice with no prior history of exercise would probably be wise (once diet's sorted) to begin with low-intensity steady-state cardio, in that 65-70% Max HR range, until confident they can handle it.

Someone already fit who has a background in eg team sports or other more vigorous physical activity might get better results in the same time frame from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - but only once they have a good gauge on what "high intensity" really means.

[hhhh1]

Good posts Tom.

Choosing heart-rate depends on a number of factors - a complete novice with no prior history of exercise would probably be wise (once diet's sorted) to begin with low-intensity steady-state cardio, in that 65-70% Max HR range, until confident they can handle it.

Someone already fit who has a background in eg team sports or other more vigorous physical activity might get better results in the same time frame from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - but only once they have a good gauge on what "high intensity" really means.

when i used to run i would just go for a 7km run and do it as fast as i could. no idea what heart rate was, but fastest i did it was 24min 50 sec. id give it 100%, 100% of the time. doubt you'd acheive a significantly higher energy loss with HIIT, and running at 65% of max intensity...lol.

treadmills and heart rate monitors are unnecessary. (dumb people will buy all sorts of shit e.g. ab circle pro)

"There are no reasons, only excuses"

train harder phaggot

[Dinahlady]

Good posts Tom.

Choosing heart-rate depends on a number of factors - a complete novice with no prior history of exercise would probably be wise (once diet's sorted) to begin with low-intensity steady-state cardio, in that 65-70% Max HR range, until confident they can handle it.

Someone already fit who has a background in eg team sports or other more vigorous physical activity might get better results in the same time frame from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - but only once they have a good gauge on what "high intensity" really means.

when i used to run i would just go for a 7km run and do it as fast as i could. no idea what heart rate was, but fastest i did it was 24min 50 sec. id give it 100%, 100% of the time. doubt you'd acheive a significantly higher energy loss with HIIT, and running at 65% of max intensity...lol.

treadmills and heart rate monitors are unnecessary. (dumb people will buy all sorts of shit e.g. ab circle pro)

"There are no reasons, only excuses"

train harder phaggot

WOAH seriously WOAH... don't be hatin on the ab circle pro. That shit combats the abs dynamically from all angles allowing both fatloss and that toned stomach you have always wanted... I mean it even helped JNL get the body that she has today...

Nah but don't be hatin people sometimes like to use gadgets and stuff to motivate them... just need to keep increasing intensity so you dont plateau. lots of avg joes just go to the gym and do an hour of cardio and then do the same thing for like years. using a heart rate monitor is a way of ensuring that you do keep increasing the intensity as your CV fitness improves as the more fit you get the harder it will be to get your heart rate up there etc.

And with interval trianing you are likely to get a higher energy expendeture than is possible than steady state... thats the whole point of it you are using small intervals to push yourself to a higher intensity than you would be able to sustain for a longer period of time, then going back to your regular steady state pace... overall on average you should be doing a higher intensity than you could have held for the whole duration.... Or you're doing it wrong? (exceptions could be sprinting practise for sport)

Overall... they have thier uses. No real point in them if you just wanna lose some fat for bbing though. Just gotta haul ass and mix up what you're doing when you start to plateau. But if it motivates you then it motivates you, just dont overcomplicate it if your goal isn't complicated...

[Jigga]

Good posts Tom.

Choosing heart-rate depends on a number of factors - a complete novice with no prior history of exercise would probably be wise (once diet's sorted) to begin with low-intensity steady-state cardio, in that 65-70% Max HR range, until confident they can handle it.

Someone already fit who has a background in eg team sports or other more vigorous physical activity might get better results in the same time frame from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) - but only once they have a good gauge on what "high intensity" really means.

when i used to run i would just go for a 7km run and do it as fast as i could. no idea what heart rate was, but fastest i did it was 24min 50 sec. id give it 100%, 100% of the time. doubt you'd acheive a significantly higher energy loss with HIIT, and running at 65% of max intensity...lol.

treadmills and heart rate monitors are unnecessary. (dumb people will buy all sorts of shit e.g. ab circle pro)

"There are no reasons, only excuses"

train harder phaggot

No problem with just going hard every time you feel like going for a run but if you are running 4+ times a week it is a dumb approach. You wouldn't do 10x10 squats 4x a week would you?

You can't be a pussy but you have to be smart about it as well. Training in different zones has a different effect on your body and serves a certain function.

A HRM doesn't fall in the same category as a treadmill or abcirlcepro imo.

[M.T]

Walking 5k+ would put you into that fat burning category and it's easy as.

[Jigga]

I wouldn't train lower than the aerobic zone to improve my running. As for burning fat, I don't know much about it :shrug:

http://www.bpr.com/triathlon/hrmonitor.htm

[shane]

I try and do 30 minutes everyday I keep my heart rate at 120-130. I'm looking at doing another comp in October so training a lot smarter this time around get rid of the fat so only have to tweak the diet a little at the end. Thats the plan :grin:

[Darkmanx]

What should I be keeping my heart rate at when doing cardio for fatburning? I am 38yrs training in the afternoons lifting weights. want to shed the fat diet is good.

Well shane, firstly you need to know your max heart rate. I will tell you what it is, its 182bpm. Yes there is a formula and i took the liberty of working it out for you.

Now in my opinion a good balance of aerobic and anaerobic exercises should do the trick to get real good results for fatloss. If you look at the chart jigga posted that shows the persentage of your max heart rate in wich these two methods fall. Now i also stress that your nutrition should be in order as well oterwise you realy just fighting a losing battle. Anyway hope this helps.

[shane]

Cheers Darkmanx will give it a whirl

[beachbodyronnie]

What should I be keeping my heart rate at when doing cardio for fatburning? I am 38yrs training in the afternoons lifting weights. want to shed the fat diet is good.

Well shane, firstly you need to know your max heart rate. I will tell you what it is, its 182bpm. Yes there is a formula and i took the liberty of working it out for you.

Now in my opinion a good balance of aerobic and anaerobic exercises should do the trick to get real good results for fatloss. If you look at the chart jigga posted that shows the persentage of your max heart rate in wich these two methods fall. Now i also stress that your nutrition should be in order as well oterwise you realy just fighting a losing battle. Anyway hope this helps.

220-[age] is not an accurate way for determining maximum heart rate, alot of people of the same age will have completely different maximum heart rates. You should determine your own maximum heart rate, im 21 and my maximum is not 220-21=199, its actually much lower. You can do your own tests to find this. I found mine through quite a few years of training (and now compete at an international level) and if i wanted to burn fat i would sit at around 65-70% of my max, but if i had used 220-age for my max then i would be up into my cardio zone and not efficiently utilizing my fat stores.

Jump on the rowing machine/bike/treadmill and go for gold, set yourself an appropriate time and monitor your heart rate as you go through. You will most likely need a heart rate monitor that can store the highest bpm you reached, if you dont want to fork out for a heart rate monitor then you can used the monitors on the machines when you finish, or just check your pulse the old fashion way. After a few tests and hopefully consistent results you'll find your max heart rate.