As many of you may know I've been on a never ending quest to figure out why my body just doesn't want to lose weight. For some reason with me it seems to be more than a cals in cals out scenario. My diet is clean and my training on track.
So this morning I had a Anaerobic threshold test done to see what HR range I need to be training in to burn fat.
The test involved a treadmill and what appeared to be a gas mask. They hooked me up on the treadmill and had me start out walking, then running, and then they raised the incline and had me hold it as long as I could. I actually never really felt like I was maxed out, but it was tough at the end.
It turns out my AT (anaerobic threshold) is 172 bpm.
The guy doing the test said that it was pretty good. But i don't really have anything to compare that to.
One thing that was very interesting was that you could tell by the tests that my body is very efficient at burning sugar. That of course is not good when you are trying to lose FAT!
I got some really good info out of the tests, and they gave me some good ideas on what types of workouts I should be doing to get the ol fat burning fires going.
So onward I go!! God willing I SHALL conquer those fat cells!!