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pat86323 · Post by **pat86323** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:50 pm

I have set into a regiment of cardio and low weight high rep weight lifting in an effort to lose large amounts of weight and i have a question. I am using a stationary bike for cardio to try to save knees. I am doing 35 minutes with heart rate maintained at about 155-160 on days that i lift and 45 mins 155-160 on strictly cardio days. Is this considered to be a good workout? the calorie counter says that im burning approx 170-180 calories on the 35 min days and 200-210 on the 45 min days. I just want some guidance to try to get the ball rolling and get some of this weight off. Any suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:11 pm

Forget it. Electronic devices are almost impossible to use as a measuring stick of burned calories.

I posted somethign about this some time back I think entitled, (so you think you burned some calories). If you can find it, it will tell you a plethera of reasons, why calorie burning monitors are nigh on impossible to trust.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:26 pm

do intervaks on days off...1min easy as you can then 1min as hard as you can x 5 cycles increasing 1 cycle each week

pat86323 · Post by **pat86323** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:26 am

so long sustained cardio isnt as effective? And im actually not taking any days off I have always been fairly active so i dont get tired easily so maybe do the intervals on the days that i lift?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:46 pm

you need days off, at least 1 a week

if you're lifting properly you shouldnt need cardio on the same day so i';d do something like this

mon - wts 1
tue - intervals 1
wed - wts 2
thu - steady state 1
fri - wts 3
sat - interval 2
sun - off

pat86323 · Post by **pat86323** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:54 pm

ill give it a try, it just seems weird to me that the interval training would burn more then going going going, however thats probably why im out of shape. I just really want to get myself to a weight that i can be proud of

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:06 pm

it's all about how hard you go, not how long and the longer you go, the less harder you're actually going...make sense?

pat86323 · Post by **pat86323** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:45 pm

yeah it does by interval training you allow yourself to go harder longer actually since you have more time to cool down

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:05 pm

not quite

you go faster per interval thus actually working harder then jogging at the same pace for mile after mile...think efficiency

give it a try and it will kick your arse way more then any run can

pat86323 · Post by **pat86323** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:23 am

oh yeah swanso......thats what im talking about.....hell that might have been what willis was talking about.