what do you have to do to get to 120 beats per minute?

[weight]

was curoius for you guys that pretty much stick to the treadmill for low HR cardio aiming between 120 and 130 per minute at what speed and inclines do you guys use to get to alteast about 120, and have you guys tried the polar HR monitor and how acurate would ya say they are?

 

[Obnoxious123]

from doing cardio for so long i gotta go at least 4.5-5mph on 0 incline for that, or like 4mph on a 5 incline

 

[weight]

from doing cardio for so long i gotta go at least 4.5-5mph on 0 incline for that, or like 4mph on a 5 incline

hmm maybe makes since, i was told 3.0 was optimal for it but im like at a 100 maybe

 

[jim12]

Your heart rate is always gonna be person to person. Someone who runs marathons all the time is gonna have to do more incline and speed vs some fat slob. It is something that you will have to find out for yourself.

The main thing that I would have to ask you is exactly what are you trying to accomplish??

The Heartrate monitor that I have always had and love its the CardioSport. Seems to be very consistant and I think that is what matters more than anything else. If the monitor is all over the place then your gonna have a hard time working on whatever it is that your trying to accomplish.

 

[Shelby]

It will not only vary person to person, it will also vary among the same individual as you get into better shape.

i.e. you may only need 3.5mph and 5% incline now to get to 130bpm, but keep doing that consistently and you'll eventually need to get up to maybe 3.8mph and 10% incline to achieve 130bpm.
Your cardiovascular strength increases.. becomes more efficient.

Are you using a very low carb diet?

 

[weight]

yes your all def wrigt like a maronthon runner would need alot to acheive 120, so the question is if your aiming for fat burn and minimal muscle loss should that indiviudual keep increasing unitil hitting the 120, cuz if heard from a pro that he says you should keep it at about 3.0 reg walking no incline regardless of HR, just 130 is the max the achieve, and i havent gotten back to him yet on the bigg difference on the incline bascically assuming it might stress or work the calf muscle to much, ive tried up to 3 incline,

 

[RexHead]

I've used polar monitors for years. Once you get a little sweat on them they are very accurate. Don't take the initial readings until you start sweating (or you spit on them). And once you do start sweating ignore the first few anyway.

I used mine for cycling so I could learn to identify different training zones and overtraining. After awhile you start to understand how your body reacts at different levels and you don't need them too much. But it's a great learning tool if you really want to learn more about how your body reacts at different levels. I can tell when I'm at 130, 160, 170, 180, 190 without the need for a monitor now.

The monitors on the cardio machines are pretty accurate once your hands get wet. Again, ignore the first few readings.

 

[jim12]

I totally agree with Rex. Once you get some experience with your monitor and your body you will soon not need it so much. You will learn what your body feels like when you get to a certain HR. I personally didnt worry so much about getting to a HR of say 120. I would usually try to workout within a certain %. My best cardio range seems to be somewhere between the 65% and 75%. Once I start getting around 75% of my maximum heart rate I feel my body going into anaerobic. You will feel that.

Great way to learn your body. If you have any questions PM me I would be happy to help.

Good luck

 

[Zeus10]

To get my HR to 120 BPM I usually take 120mcg of clen and then walk down to the kitchen! Damn this stuff makes my heart pound!

 

[Pekkerwood]

Usually takes a 4.0 setting and an incline of 5 to get to right at 118-120, have to go up on incline all the way to get to 130 as I can't walk much faster comfortably and still watch "Cash Cab".

 

[napaulm]

what's yr resting heart rate, and what's yr max. i don't mean using formula, i mean yr tue max. base the cardio on that. my resting is 50, my max is 204. so i go at 150 per based on my true max. figure yr max and you'll be more efficient.

 

[Diesel City]

It will not only vary person to person, it will also vary among the same individual as you get into better shape.

i.e. you may only need 3.5mph and 5% incline now to get to 130bpm, but keep doing that consistently and you'll eventually need to get up to maybe 3.8mph and 10% incline to achieve 130bpm.
Your cardiovascular strength increases.. becomes more efficient.

Are you using a very low carb diet?

I second this. I just came out of a period where I was doing very long stints of cardio. I had to absolutely give it hell to get my hr to 120, I basically had to do HIIT to get to 127. Holding about 90% of my max pace for 2 or more mins...

 

[weight]

did some tread today at 3.3 mph and an 3 incline, man that hit the calves, do ya think it mihgt hit em too much, felt likei was starting to get a sprain

 

[hawkmoon]

Treadmill at 15 deg. and 3.5 mph gets me to 110.

Cute Japanese female celebrities on the treadmill next to me push me into the 120-130 range, but I can't always count on such environmental factors.