cardio question for everyone

[Beelzebub_XVF]

i read an article ( in M+F, ya ya ya) and it said that the stair climber burns has the most fat/ less muscle burning ratio. now i dont know why this would be any different than the treadmill , eliptical or biike.. i just read it.

keep the incline , if on treadmill, no more that 3 or 4% and heart rate about 80- 85% max heart rate to burn more fat / hour.

... yes am cardio sucks.. feel like im going to pass out everytime i do it.. but i dont have to worrry about that til July

from what i've read and understand, if you exceed a 70% heartrate, you start to burn muscle as well. 80-85% for an hour seems ridiculous. HIIT cardio is generally 15-25 minutes.

 

[Makavelli]

from what i've read and understand, if you exceed a 70% heartrate, you start to burn muscle as well. 80-85% for an hour seems ridiculous. HIIT cardio is generally 15-25 minutes.

Yeah. Cardio is tricky. Go to fast and too long and you lose muscle. Don't go fast enough or not long enough and you don't burn enough calories for it to matter. BTW Beelzebub are you a fan of Dante?

 

[TerminatorTom]

HIIT cardio, particularly running stairs, works amazingly well. For me, 1st thing cardio burns too much muscle.

 

[Blu Steel]

Am cardio, empty stomach, and I've also read waiting approx. 30 min to eat after your cardio is good as your body is still in an elevated fat burning mode.

 

[MichaelMacGyver]

can someone tell me where this empty stomach AM cardio idea came from. Everything I read and seen says cardio on an empty stomach is the worst thing you can do. Not to mention, I've seen at least 3 people pass out in the last 6 months while doing cardio on a empty stomach.
IMO I think this is a bad idea. I say eat many smaller (healthy) meals, this is supposed to raise your metabolism. Hit cardio 3 times a week at 70% hrt rate for 20 to 30 min. And for sanity mix up what exercise machines you use.
I guess the bottom line is to do what works for you..

 

[fergie]

The reason its best to do cardio on an empty stomach is because your body has no carbs to burn as energy so it goes directly to burning fat, also if your heart rate goes to high its actually an aerobic workout which is good for the heart but not good for burning fat - you'll loose to much of that hard earned mass -

 

[Slyder190]

Calories in vs. calories out is what it does come down to, but body compostion changes will also vary depending on where you're starting point is and how your food choices change once you decide to tune in on your diet. 3000 clean calories will do ya better than 2700 calories of complete shit. I'd hit cardio in the morning on an empty stomach at a medium intensity for at least a half hour. and if you're gym has no TV for you to watch while htiing the treadmill, find a new one. I don't mind cardio as long as I got somethin to watch on TV. You haven't told us your stats.

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

HIIT cardio, particularly running stairs, works amazingly well. For me, 1st thing cardio burns too much muscle.

take 5 grams BCAA's prior to the cardio, stay at 70% MHR for 20min or so...can't burn muscle at that rate unless you go more than 20min and more than 70%

 

[sparetire]

try using the eliptical trainer instead. Hall ass on it for about 30 minutes everyday, you'll burn the fat faster than anything else

 

[mr.cuts]

try using the eliptical trainer instead. Hall ass on it for about 30 minutes everyday, you'll burn the fat faster than anything else

The eliptical is for old guys! Stick to the stepmill if you want a real cardio workout.