Target heart rate only for cardio?

[Death2Theft]

Is keeping your heart rate at 65%-90% only for cardio? Or does it apply to people lifting big weights as well? What happens if you only do heavy/low reps but your heart rate doesn't stay up? Or you take big breaks in between sets?

[RayBot]

I dunno about most people....but i don't measure my heart rate if its not cardio. In ways, i find it irrelvent in knowing your heart rate during lifts....

You're not lifting for 10-20 minutes straight....so your heart rate is going to fluctuate regardless between sets, it doesn't necessary serve a purpose if your heart rate goes up or not. More people take brakes in between sets to rest their muscles, not recover from an anaerobic workout.

[Death2Theft]

Whats the ideal rest time between a set?

[RayBot]

If you're trying to max out your heartrate, then i would say you wouldn't want to be resting for more than a minute.

If its lifting....well, a minute or less is ideal, but if your muscles can't do it, your muscles can't do it.

[bartone]

Originally Posted by Death2Theft

Whats the ideal rest time between a set?

i think it would be between 1~3 minutes depending how many reps you plan to do per set. I would suggest doing a weight you can do 3~5 reps max per set.

if you want to have a high heart rate, you can look into circuit training where you constantly move to different exercises without or little breaks in between.