Using heart rate in workouts

Drdmike
Drdmike Posts: 66
edited March 1 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm 5'9, 194lb 33 year old male. I want to lose 20 pounds or about 1 pound per week. I go to the gym 4x. When I work out, I usually stick to biking, TRX and core exercises. Recently, I got a heart rate monitor and spend about 45 minutes working over 70% of my maximum heart rate.

I consume about 16100 calories a week. Usually I'll limit myself to about 1800 calories during the week and consume the reminder over the weekend.

Is this an overall an efficient and effective weight loss plan?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Sure
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    I'd replace the core exercises with squats and deadlifts. Biking is for endurance, not strength, and TRX doesn't train leg & spinal muscles adequately.

    As far as HR, higher HRs burn more calories, so they're more efficient. But 70% can work. Your choice.
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