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gee




Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:50 pm    Post subject: Treadmill Reply with quote

Hi guys, Im working on seeing my 6pack, and this is my cardio training:

4-5 days per week, 1 time a day, I run for 15 minutes, high speed, and burn around 120 calories, is this enough? because after 15 minutes it becomes really difficult.
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sameey70




Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Atlanta, Ga

PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If limited time is the issue and you can maintain that intensity, then fine. You do run an increased risk of injury with very high intensity exercise. If time is not an issue, I recommend decreasing the intensity and run/jog for a longer period of time, you may actually end up burning more calories that way because you'll be able to exercise longer.
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swanso5




Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: melbourne, australia

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what's your wts and diet program...they will yeild more results for your 6 pack than cardio
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gee




Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i eat breakfast ( oatmeal or cereal), a snack every ~3 hours, lunch for me is at 5. lots of proteins and some carbs, , dinner usually consists of a salad..
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swanso5




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Location: melbourne, australia

PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wts???

and you need protein for every meal and make snacks meals
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Sportsman4920




Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 29

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Treadmill Reply with quote

gee wrote:
Hi guys, Im working on seeing my 6pack, and this is my cardio training:

4-5 days per week, 1 time a day, I run for 15 minutes, high speed, and burn around 120 calories, is this enough? because after 15 minutes it becomes really difficult.


If you're trying to burn fat, you may need to go longer than 15 minutes. One usually burns mostly carbs in the first 20 minutes or so of jogging/running. Therefore, if you only go for 15 minutes, than most of what you are burning is carbs. This is fine, but if your goal is to simply lose fat, than you may want to think about increases your cardio to 25-30 minutes, or walk instead of jog. You won't burn as many calories in a 15 minutes period, but you'll burn more fat.
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sameey70




Joined: 10 Oct 2006
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Location: Atlanta, Ga

PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The body is constantly burning fat, even within the first 20 minutes of cardio. This is another exercise myth that fat burning begins after 20 minutes. The proportion of calories burned as fat is more with lower intensity, longer duration cardio and more carbohydrate (glycogen) is burned with higher intensity exercise. It doesn't matter if more calories from fat or glycogen is burned. The overall calorie deficit is what is important.
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swanso5




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Location: melbourne, australia

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

and if he's doing it hard enough he may also get some epoc too
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mm




Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Posts: 59

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sameey70 wrote:
The body is constantly burning fat, even within the first 20 minutes of cardio. This is another exercise myth that fat burning begins after 20 minutes. The proportion of calories burned as fat is more with lower intensity, longer duration cardio and more carbohydrate (glycogen) is burned with higher intensity exercise. It doesn't matter if more calories from fat or glycogen is burned. The overall calorie deficit is what is important.


Why is it not important that fat is burmed rather than glycogen? Is that because extra calories, i.e glycogen, turns into fat?
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Anoby




Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Posts: 27

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

at least burn 150....
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