HIIT or moderate cardio

[JKurz1]

For me its all a matter of time: I do HIIT because I cant spend an hour doing cardio, I do it mostly on an eliptical with 6 peaks in 20 minutes. I am HAMMERED by the end of that fest, one minute at 40 rpm one at 85, repeat.

Elliptical is the old man's machine.....lol....who was the one that said that, Syn?

 

[Synpax]

Elliptical is the old man's machine.....lol....who was the one that said that, Syn?

Dunno. Sounds about right but so many women I know use it and it seems to serve their purposes.

I guess the only thing I can add is that this is similar to someone else's take on all the different schools of weightlifting (DC, old skool, 5x5, Westside, etc.) - "Just Lift heavy and grow."

 

[wtlftr]

HIIT is a good BMR raiser. It kicks you into high gear and allows you to burn calories at a higher rate.

Fat loss. 55% - 72% at a sustained time frame of 25 minutes or greater will burn fat. what are you looking for? Long term or short term?

Figureskater. You gave a HIIT routine for the treadmill

 

[NoWork]

HIIT is the way to go IMO. Don't worry about staying in the fat burning zone. You burn the highest PERCENTAGE of fat doing absolutely nothing. I guarantee you there are more people that walk and walk and question why they're not getting results than people who bust their ass at a high intensity.

 

[ChefWide]

Elliptical is the old man's machine.....lol....who was the one that said that, Syn?

Yep. I have grey in my beard, so I guess that fits me just fine... lol!

Too many years playing bad things with my knees to do tread mill running.

 

[Dimi]

IMO HIIT is fabulous - it burns more fat in less the time and you dont risk muscle loss. I have actually written an article on the subject. www.getfit.co.za, click on GetFIT and youll see it there.

 

[JKurz1]

IMO - 65-75% max heartrate for 40 minutes burns the most fat.........HIIT, although a good change of pace, burns more of your glyogen stores which many of US need for weight training............just depends on your goals and needs...........

 

[Synpax]

IMO - 65-75% max heartrate for 40 minutes burns the most fat.........HIIT, although a good change of pace, burns more of your glyogen stores which many of US need for weight training............just depends on your goals and needs...........

I'd add that the reason for keeping it in the 65-75 and not higher is that most people can't sustain the higher rate long enough to get an equal amount of fat burnt.

So, yes, running at 95% for 10 minutes would probably burn more than running at 65% for 30 minutes. But the truth is you can't run at 95% for more than 2 minutes.

 

[JKurz1]

I'd add that the reason for keeping it in the 65-75 and not higher is that most people can't sustain the higher rate long enough to get an equal amount of fat burnt.

So, yes, running at 95% for 10 minutes would probably burn more than running at 65% for 30 minutes. But the truth is you can't run at 95% for more than 2 minutes.

Burn more glyogen, yes.........ask any bodybuilder what they do.......I'll bet 90% go 65-76 max..........not too many 250+ pounders can run and then squat 500+ lbs in the same week.......effects everything from the ankles to the hips........but, whatever works, keep doing it!

 

[Dial_tone]

Fat loss. Long (30-45-60 minute) cardio exercises in the 60% of max HR area.

Just have some protein afterwards.

Forget the HIIT thing.

I'm with this one. Right now I do 30-45 minutes between 60-70%. Above 70% and your burning starts burning carbs and it keeps burning carbs long after the exercise is over. Below 70% and your body turns it's fat-burning engine and it stays on for hours longer. I want to burn fat during cardio and save my carbs for my lifting sessions, especially in a carb restricted diet. You won't burn as many cals DURING your session but you'll come out ahead net. I'm down 14 lbs in the last 6 weeks and I credit 80% to cardio, since i'm not really dieting.