Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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cardio intensity?

mb521786
mb521786
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Joined: 2004/01/11
United States
2004/01/25, 10:47 PM
I've heard it said that too much cardio intensity can actually decrease or be non-conducive to building lean muscle mass since different muscle fibers are used. At what target heart rate should I be aiming for as I do my 25 minute cardio exercises at the end of my workouts? I normally do 170 but I think that may be too intense because I want to build more muscle mass. Should I decrease my THR to 160... 150... your thoughts?