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aberkok · 12-31-2007, 07:33 AM

The fat burn setting on the cardio machines is a bit of a scam. All it means is you're only burning calories, and generally not working hard enough to train the heart. You need to develop a workout that keeps the heart rate up for the length of the workout.

During resistance, that means doing "super-sets" which is basically doing a set of one type of weight in between sets of another, so you're resting the muscle without letting your heart-rate drop.

During cardio (and definitely mix in treadmill and bike with the elliptical), try "High Intensity Interval Training," or HIIT. Here, you run close to your max speed for a minute, then jog for a minute, and so on. You'll be lucky to get to 15 mins, but this prevents your body from becoming accustomed to the intensity and you'll keep that heart rate high.

All this work will go in the toilet if you don't eat right. Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym. Your calorie level is in no way enough. You've talked about eating more and gaining weight, but you haven't really talked about what you eat when you do this.

Of course, "eating lots of meat and proteins" doesn't work. Atkins style diets are bunk.

12-31-2007, 07:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	The fat burn setting on the cardio machines is a bit of a scam. All it means is you're only burning calories, and generally not working hard enough to train the heart. You need to develop a workout that keeps the heart rate up for the length of the workout. During resistance, that means doing "super-sets" which is basically doing a set of one type of weight in between sets of another, so you're resting the muscle without letting your heart-rate drop. During cardio (and definitely mix in treadmill and bike with the elliptical), try "High Intensity Interval Training," or HIIT. Here, you run close to your max speed for a minute, then jog for a minute, and so on. You'll be lucky to get to 15 mins, but this prevents your body from becoming accustomed to the intensity and you'll keep that heart rate high. All this work will go in the toilet if you don't eat right. Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym. Your calorie level is in no way enough. You've talked about eating more and gaining weight, but you haven't really talked about what you eat when you do this. Of course, "eating lots of meat and proteins" doesn't work. Atkins style diets are bunk. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."