trying tp burn fat.. heart rate too high??

[anavar]

im trying to cut fat. so im doing some cardio but how much is to much? im doing it about 3-4 times a week for about 45 min.. i usally get my heart rate anywhere between 135-150.. is that too high.. am i burning muscle??

 

[blackbeard]

too much cardio is when it starts to affect ur weight training and ur feeling depleted..

if you build up ot it it may not be too much

the only way to know if you are burning fat or muscle is to accurately have your bodyfat taken by a professional and then check it every 8 weeks or so

 

[Brat]

Okay, yeah, you'll burn more calories from fat at a lower heart rate BUT you'll burn more calories TOTAL at higher intensities...for example, let's say you burn 200 calories doing 30 minutes of lower intensity cardio...average fat burn is about 60% at low intensity, so you'll burn about 120 calories from fat...now, say you do that 30 minutes at a higher intensity and burn 400 calorites...sure, you'll only burn about 35% of your calories from fat, but even then, it's 140 calories from fat, plus double the total calories...

I guess it really depends on what your long-term goal is...bulk up or lean out?? Do your cardio AFTER your weights...preferrably an 8-hour window between the two sessions, if possible...

 

[anavar]

like i said before i usally do 45 min. and i get my heart rate to about 135-145 and im 5'9 190 22 yeard old.

 

[Brat]

Okay, I'm the same age as you are...I guess if you want to stay in the mythical 'fat burning zone,' keep your heart-rate down below 146bpm...I have all sorts of formulas sitting in front of me for determining your max heart rate, and all of them say that my max (for my age) is about 196bpm...75% of that is about 146bpm...anything about 70-75% is considering working in your 'anaerobic zone'...

 

[blackbeard]

Okay, I'm the same age as you are...I guess if you want to stay in the mythical 'fat burning zone,' keep your heart-rate down below 146bpm...I have all sorts of formulas sitting in front of me for determining your max heart rate, and all of them say that my max (for my age) is about 196bpm...75% of that is about 146bpm...anything about 70-75% is considering working in your 'anaerobic zone'...

yep..all mumbo jmbo lol
if your goal is weight loss it still comes down to burning MORE cals
like you said in your first post