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 target heart rate?
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Cool Novice 
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I have mentioned in other posts that I am trying to burn as much fat as possible, without losing to much muscle mass. I have been told for a male that is 24 yrs old, 200lbs the target rate is between 120 and140 beats per minute for optimal fat burn. During football training camp in high school 6 yrs ago when I starte I was 195. after 2 weeks, I dropped to 178. But I took my heart rate alot and it was 180-192 bpm. Was my loss mostly muscle or not. also, are those scales that measure bodyfat% by stepping on it, very accurate? by the way, to all that have answered my h20 post, I upped my intake to 2 gallons per day, and saw results almost instantly. Within a day or two. Thanks.     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
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don't know too much about men's cardio heart rate. i am 22, 140 (girl) and my heart rate is about 140 while i am doing my cardio. (goes up when i increase speed accordingly). just asked my bf (browndog) and he said he thinks it should be between 140 and 160. is there some kind of chart on the cardio machine you use? walk around the gym and look at a few machines for some reference. i know the cross trainer i use says the rate for both fat burning (65%) and cardio training (80%) on it. also, check out some sites on the net if you are having trouble finding your answer. you should be able to get help here  did you go buy the effies, caffine, and asprin yet? hope he helped out a little on the other post. just think positively about loosing the bodyfat. good things come to us who wait and train hard. loosing the bodyfat isn't easy huh? it is much easier to put the shit on ...dr | ||
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Cool Novice
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The standard method for max. HR levels doesn't work with me. I am 26 and can work at 180-195. My usual, cardio rate for lower intensity is 140-155, which often creeps up to 160-170 without too much effort. I used to use HR monitor a lot when I was a distance runner and have run at 201 BPM for 35 minutes(during a 6.4 mile race) at an age of 22. Obviously my max. HR is very high! The best way to work it out is by checking it over different exertion levels and estimating where you think you should be. this will give you a benchmark for yourself. Personally I don't believe in all this HR and fat burning zone stuff. At the end of the day you are still burning energy no matter how you do it and it has been shown that high intensity exercise can raise your metabolism significanlty for up to 24 hrs ofter exercise. Thus increasing metabolism further. I use lower HRs as a guide for cardio when I am doing 30 mins 5 days a week or more. This prevents overtraining/excessive fatigue. Higher HR levels are reached when cardio is limited to say 2 or 3 times a week for 20 mins. |
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