Target heart vrs. resting heart rate
After 12 weeks of contest prep and tons of 2 a day cardio, my resting heart rate has dropped to 53. The problem is that even when I bust my ass my training rate is 100- 108. I use to be able to get in the 130's with the same effort. I use an elliptical trainer and set it at level 18 to begin with. Is there a correlation between resting and target heart rate? My fat burning target rate starts at 114. I cannot seem to get it that high. Should my target rate be set by my resting rate?
i think you'll stay fit at that rate no question
you knwo your body better than anyone.you'll see a increase in BF most likely before anyone else notices. i would keep doing what you are doing and increase the intensity(BPM's) as needed as you come off your contest diet.just my .02