Cardio = Waste of time?

[JG1]

Numerous studies have proven that you will burn off more calories sitting naked in an air conditioned room reading a newspaper than you will if you go out jogging.

Could you just post one of these studies? I'd love to read it.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

I love sprinting

 

[Toozee]

I'm a fan of sprints, as opposed to "regular cardio".
What's the consensus on sprints ???

 

[slinky]

Sprints kick ass. I prefer the jump rope and heavy bag; but I'm going to throw in a Saturday spring session as a "pick me up".

 

[Nonerz]

Could you just post one of these studies? I'd love to read it.

yeah, that seems far fetched.

IMO...

cardio = burning calories

I think cardio is more of a "getting fatter prevention" than burning fat. Doesn't that depend on several other factors rather than just the act of cardio itself?

Unless you're overtraining, I don't think it's a bad thing if you're trying to lose weight, but ultimately...diet is the key. Just my 2 cents...

 

[Diabolik]

cardio = burning calories

I think cardio is more of a "getting fatter prevention" than burning fat. Doesn't that depend on several other factors rather than just the act of cardio itself?

Unless you're overtraining, I don't think it's a bad thing if you're trying to lose weight, but ultimately...diet is the key. Just my 2 cents...

I totally agree. Cardio is not going to help you lose fat if your diet is shit. Doing low intensity cardio helps burn fat though, I believe 60% of MHR is the target heart rate.

I mean come on, if you don't burn fat while doing cardio, how come runners are so damn thin and ripped? It burns calories people. I'd love to see some of those "studies" too.

-Diabolik

 

[Bulldog_10]

Numerous studies have proven that you will burn off more calories sitting naked in an air conditioned room reading a newspaper than you will if you go out jogging.

I hope this is an exaggeration. And I'm with JG1, I'd love to read something like that. I'll sit naked in my air conditioned room all day.

 

[spatts]

I like a combo of moderate "cardio" and HIIT sprints.

My moderate sessions are something fun like walks with my son, bike rides, lately pushing something around in a wheel barrow (uphill and down), sled dragging for distance, etc...

HIIT sprints I do on a track (100s and 200s) or on the field (40s). I get the most out of these.

I don't try to regulate the moderate sessions, that's just part of my lifestyle and activity level in every day life.

The sprints keep me grounded...I will always be a sprinter at heart and there's a combonation of fire and nostalgia for me out there on the track. Not to mention it melts the fat off of me WHILE adding muscle, as long as I'm working it around my training appropriately.


BTW, slinky, animalmass got me a 900 pound tire yesterday.

 

[JG1]

Personaly, 60 minutes on the treadmill at 4.0mph 3% incline first thing in the morning MELTS that fat off me. Granted, diet has to be in check, but the cardio just speeds up the process SO much.

I may start doing some sprints at night on my off days.

Spatts,

For someone who has never done HIIT sprints before, how would you go about setting up a session of these? I'm clueless on how to set it up for it to be effective. I'd probably do them on my treadmill.

 

[slinky]

BTW, slinky, animalmass got me a 900 pound tire yesterday.

Yee ha! The fun has begun! That's some serious tire!