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Cardio Help

phatinem

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Ok I used to do 45min on the Olympica machine and burned (according to machine) around 500 cals.....

Im starting to do the HIIT cardio type of workout....I do a mile because I just started....Cal count is low because I do the mile in 13 minutes or so....

so which one should I stick to...the HIIT is great because its short....but I want to get fat loss.....any suggestions :chomp:
 
phat,

If I were in your position, I would change from the elyptical machine to a variety of machines. If you are spending 45 minutes of cardio, I would spend 25 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 minutes on the elyptical. I think the elyptical machine is to assisted though. I would personally just do a 50 min cardio workout and do just bike and treadmill. Immediately after you are finished with your cardio workout, either go right to a full body circuit workout, or to an abdominal workout. Because your heart rate is elevated from the start you will see greater loss over time.

Good Luck

NYC
 
I used to do the steady pace cardio too, but I've been getting much better results from a blend of elyptical and treadmill interval training. First I'll get on the elyptical and do a minute of steady pace, a minute of fast pace, a minute of steady pace, etc. for 10-20 minutes. That'll serve as a warm-up. Then I'll go to the treadmill and do a minute walk followed by 30-60 seconds of sprinting, followed by a minute walk, etc. for 20-30 minutes. That's 30-50 minutes and I guarantee you'll burn more calories than if you just did the same old 6.0 mph jog for 45 minutes. It's definitely been working for me.
 
There is nothing better that kicks your butt more than HIIT on emty stomach! Its most effective when done in 1-2min intervals...one minute ALL out gasping for breath and 1minute to catch your breath...do that for 20-30min. and you wont be able to breathe or walk when you are done. THat is some awesome fat burning cardio right there... keep in mind that this is my opinion and what works for someone might not necessarily be the best thing for you. Try it for a few weeks 3-5Xweek and see if you have results. I also do it on any machine...whether its a tredmill, bike, stairmaster, elliptical.

Good luck! ;)
 
Im doing the HIIT on a empty stomach...I do it for a mile so thats about 13-14 minutes....guess Ill just go for time and do it for 20 minutes....I usually do abs after this....
 
Ok, may sound stupid but i dont know what HIIT means.............but i would say treadmill is my best choice for losing fat bro...........30-40 min will do you good
 
Without putting variety in your cardio workout, you will get used to and bored of what you are currently doing. I am not saying to kill yourself while you are working out. Slow and steady wins the race just doesn't really apply here though. You need to kick your ass a little bit if you are being serious about working out.

Yesterday for my cardio,

treadmill 24 minutes-- started with 2 minute fast walk

2 mins sprint

1 min walk

2 mins sprint

i did this until i couldn't go anymore. I then rested for a little while and rode the bike for 25 minutes uphill. Work hard you will be impressed with yourself.
 
If you can sprint for 2 mins. then you're special. I personally can't keep up a real sprint for more than 30 seconds. I'm a big fan of shorter intervals and shorter rests to allow yourself to really sprint. I do sprints outside, so i'm not going by time but rather distance, but it takes me about 20 mins to finish my workout in the morning. I sprint 110 meters then walk 110 meters. This keeps me at about 200 BPM for my heart rate for 20 mins. that's a workout.
 
dce2956 said:
If you can sprint for 2 mins. then you're special. I personally can't keep up a real sprint for more than 30 seconds. I'm a big fan of shorter intervals and shorter rests to allow yourself to really sprint. I do sprints outside, so i'm not going by time but rather distance, but it takes me about 20 mins to finish my workout in the morning. I sprint 110 meters then walk 110 meters. This keeps me at about 200 BPM for my heart rate for 20 mins. that's a workout.

I am just giving examples. for some reason I can't run too long of a distance, I can def keep up a sprint for a while. Everyone has different effects to their workouts. My point is just to use some variety and get off the elyptical.
 
You guys and your types of cardio....man, this is a never ending post. Why does everyone do the weight training so easily, but have such difficutlty grasping the cardio concept?

Its because everyone thinks once they step on a piece of cardio equipment, they are automatically burning fat, and there has to be some piece of equipment that someone found that has the more magic fat burning ability.

Cardio is all about adding to a caloric deficit. It is an extension of your diet and not much more. Bottom line, end of story.

Just do it, anything that helps create a caloric deficit. If one apparatus burns 20 more calories in 30 minutes than another, is this really enough to fret over? Think about it, eat one ice cream bar, or one candy bar, and you added more calories than you ever burnt in any cardio session for the most part.

Caloric deficit, this is what does the job. If you burnt so much fat doing cardio and it wasn't anything to do with diet, how do you explain the "cardio bunnies" we all see in the gym, day after day running for hours on end, but every time you see them they look exactly the same?

It is because what they are doing does not offset the diet. You use cardio to add to your diet, thus the line for cardio...an extension of your diet.

And I would go farther and say it doesn't matter when you do it, morning, noon or even night. You will do the same thing, add to your calorie deficit.

My last contest for instance, guess what, I did all my cardio exclusively at night, midnight after I got off work. Never in the morning. And guess what, I ended up losing fat just as well.

This was a result of night time cardio.
 
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And another thing with the morning fasted state HIIT. What sense does this make? The folks who do this will be the same ones who when bulking will have to have some whey protein or something "fast" first thing in the morning to offset a catabolic state from the overnight fast.

Yet, it is ok when cutting to do high intensity training in this same state? Think about it folks, micromanaging, that makes no sense.
 
Why not use equipment that promotes more body movement, exercise and a higher calorie burn? It makes sense to me for that extra 20 calories, if the piece of equipment is only 3 feet away.
 
In my intervals I set the speed on the treadmill at 2.5-3 on walks for a minute and max it out at 10 for another minute and I keep doing this until Im at the mile...when I get off I am freaking in pain....but a good pain....and out of breath and pretty much sweaty....and I keep sweeting for like 30 minutes after......
 
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