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Hey guys. As my title says, I played minor professional hockey. I never really struggled with weight gain or loss due to being on the ice all the time. I was always under 10% body fat. (Tested on multiple occasions by different trainers) So now that I’m done playing hockey professionally, I’ve been getting into “personal bodybuilding.” Just lifting to grow, but not compete. You get the gist. I bulked all winter and definitely gained some fat and lots of strength which I am very happy about. I have begun my cut, but what I’m struggling with is my heart rate zones. I am trying to keep it in zone 2, as I understand that is the “fat burn” zone? Admittedly, my cardiovascular conditioning is quite good from playing hockey, so I can stay in zone 4 for quite some time. Today I was on the incline treadmill for 30 minutes, and my watch tells me at least half of that was zone 4. It felt like a brisk walk, nothing crazy. But apparently that’s my zone 4? Should I be consciously dialing back my “intensity” and really trying to stay in zone 2? I would hate to be 2 months from now and see minimal progress because I was training incorrectly. That would suck. Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. Please enlighten me, as I’ve never really had this kind of education before!
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