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Post by WineDelilah on Jan 16, 2012 9:34:58 GMT
Was the break worse than originally thought Sid or is it just not healing how it should?...
Must be driving you mad..
are you still off the beer?
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 10:47:41 GMT
Cardio 5-6 days a week until at least May. 20-30 mins treadmill (sometimes HIIT, other days I just jog it out at a constant speed) 20 mins cycling (again I mix it up a bit on different days, standing hill climbs in there too) 30 minute spinning classes 2-3 days a week depending on how the quads are feeling Want to get ripped by July so I can tear Ibiza up! I was into the high intensity cardio for a good few months last year, great way to trim up. Used to do a 20 minute run, 90 seconds jogging (around 6mph), 90 seconds running (around 8.5/9mph), repat for 20 mins. Then a 15 minute bike finishing off with 15 mins on the rower. I tend to go through cycles when it comes to the gym, sometimes mainly weights, sometimes mainly cardio - sometimes a 50/50 mix. Currently doing mostly weights, I'd say its about a 80/20 split. Get down at least 3 times a week, 4 if I can. Shoulders/Tri's one night, Back/Bi's another, chest on another. Do work on Abs most nights and usually end the session with a 15 minute run, high intensity usually. |
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Post by Ninjadmin on Jan 16, 2012 11:06:45 GMT
I do about 15-20k a day on a bike, weights 3 times a week and I'm about to go for a run.
I go through stages where I don't do anything, get in a fucking shit state for about 4 months then have a few weeks where I watch what I eat and exercise before enjoying my next 4 months.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2012 11:11:41 GMT
Cardio 5-6 days a week until at least May. 20-30 mins treadmill (sometimes HIIT, other days I just jog it out at a constant speed) 20 mins cycling (again I mix it up a bit on different days, standing hill climbs in there too) 30 minute spinning classes 2-3 days a week depending on how the quads are feeling Want to get ripped by July so I can tear Ibiza up! I was into the high intensity cardio for a good few months last year, great way to trim up. Used to do a 20 minute run, 90 seconds jogging (around 6mph), 90 seconds running (around 8.5/9mph), repat for 20 mins. Then a 15 minute bike finishing off with 15 mins on the rower. I tend to go through cycles when it comes to the gym, sometimes mainly weights, sometimes mainly cardio - sometimes a 50/50 mix. Currently doing mostly weights, I'd say its about a 80/20 split. Get down at least 3 times a week, 4 if I can. Shoulders/Tri's one night, Back/Bi's another, chest on another. Do work on Abs most nights and usually end the session with a 15 minute run, high intensity usually. No much point doing abs on their own dude unless you're down to (or less than) 10% body fat. Doing the run at the end will do more good. I'm on 5 day a week single body part each day. This month doing one heavy exercise then low weight / high reps for the rest of the sets then 10 minute run after. |
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 11:21:21 GMT
Body fat is pretty low although not sure of exact percentage.
Just tend to do small bits often when it comes to Abs to keep it ticking over. That and the cardio helps to keep me trim.
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Post by Bojantastic on Jan 16, 2012 11:45:53 GMT
That interval training you do WD works a treat. The weight dropped off me when I did it in the summer and it's all I do on the treadmill now. You keep burning calories for 48 hours after doing just 15 or 20 minutes of interval at a much quicker rate. If you just did a 15 minute run at a constant pace, whilst you'd burn off between 200-250 calories, you wouldn't continue to keep burning them off at a fast rate once you stopped.
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 11:49:52 GMT
Correct mate.
When you run at a constant speed your body adapts to what you are doing and works at its lowest possible rate to maintain what you are doing, when you do the high intensity you are constantly changing what you are doing and your body has to work much harder so you burn calories quicker and, like you say, you continue to burn calories aftewards too.
If your aim is purely to trim down then High Intensity is the way forward.
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 11:55:48 GMT
Also, is it just me or is the Rowing Machine the hardest cardio exercise ever?!
I feel like dying after just 5 minutes!!
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Post by Bojantastic on Jan 16, 2012 12:00:04 GMT
I rarely go on the rower, the grip gives me blisters and yeah, after 2 minutes I just want to fall and die.
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 12:01:27 GMT
I don't really use it either unless I'm going through a cardio phase.
I'm more into weights at the moment so don't really use it.
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Post by Bojantastic on Jan 16, 2012 12:06:01 GMT
I hate weights, I can't do them, and don't really know what I'm doing unless it's a machine. I need to find a gym buddy so I don't look a complete twat.
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Post by Nyron Nonceworthy on Jan 16, 2012 13:10:55 GMT
Play football two or three times a week and go to the gym three times a week to do weights/circuits. Starting to take more care with what I eat now too. I've built the muscle up but looking to tone it more now.
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Post by Keith Lemon on Jan 16, 2012 13:23:41 GMT
Also, is it just me or is the Rowing Machine the hardest cardio exercise ever?! I feel like dying after just 5 minutes!! It plays havoc with my knees just the constant movement makes them ache. I find those stepper things to be vile. Sometimes throw 10 mins of that in at the end of a cardio session and it nearly makes me sick. Agree with you on the hiit stuff though, the stuff you described is pretty much exactly what I do, 6mph 'resting' pace and 9-10mph sprints. I tend to go 1 minute on, 2 minutes off, 1 minute on 1:30 off, 1minute on 1 minute off then back to 1 min on 2 mins off for about 20 mins. More shagged after 20 minutes of that than an hour of constant jogging |
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 13:30:04 GMT
Also, is it just me or is the Rowing Machine the hardest cardio exercise ever?! I feel like dying after just 5 minutes!! It plays havoc with my knees just the constant movement makes them ache. I find those stepper things to be vile. Sometimes throw 10 mins of that in at the end of a cardio session and it nearly makes me sick. Agree with you on the hiit stuff though, the stuff you described is pretty much exactly what I do, 6mph 'resting' pace and 9-10mph sprints. I tend to go 1 minute on, 2 minutes off, 1 minute on 1:30 off, 1minute on 1 minute off then back to 1 min on 2 mins off for about 20 mins. More shagged after 20 minutes of that than an hour of constant jogging Agreed mate. Obviously if your aim is to train for a long distance run or something then it isn’t much use as it doesn’t really build stamina in the way jogging long distances does. If you are solely trying to trim down though then it’s the best way to go about it IMO. All the research backs it up too, Bloody kills though, first few reps aren’t too bad but when you’ve been doing it for 15 minutes and you’re jogging at 6mph, its almost like my hand doesn’t want to adjust the speed back up to 9mph!! |
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Post by Ninjadmin on Jan 16, 2012 15:06:43 GMT
Nothing like a good jog on a cold winters day to make you feel like your lungs are bleeding.
I did my old school cross-country run, which is basically 2 laps of a small lake then a sprint finish up a hill. I think I actually nearly died, didn't stop though.
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Post by Bojantastic on Jan 16, 2012 15:27:15 GMT
It plays havoc with my knees just the constant movement makes them ache. I find those stepper things to be vile. Sometimes throw 10 mins of that in at the end of a cardio session and it nearly makes me sick. Agree with you on the hiit stuff though, the stuff you described is pretty much exactly what I do, 6mph 'resting' pace and 9-10mph sprints. I tend to go 1 minute on, 2 minutes off, 1 minute on 1:30 off, 1minute on 1 minute off then back to 1 min on 2 mins off for about 20 mins. More shagged after 20 minutes of that than an hour of constant jogging Agreed mate. Obviously if your aim is to train for a long distance run or something then it isn’t much use as it doesn’t really build stamina in the way jogging long distances does. If you are solely trying to trim down though then it’s the best way to go about it IMO. All the research backs it up too, Bloody kills though, first few reps aren’t too bad but when you’ve been doing it for 15 minutes and you’re jogging at 6mph, its almost like my hand doesn’t want to adjust the speed back up to 9mph!! If you're training for a long distance run it's actually really helpful on your "rest days". When I was training for the GNR, if I had a 8 mile run planned on the Sunday, I'd do 15 mins interval on the Saturday and Monday. I think it helped my overall fitness and actually made me go faster on my long distance runs. My mate who did the GNR with me finished 30 mins slower even though for the first few weeks of training he was fitter than me but he hadn't bothered with the diet side of things and he hadn't done the interval training I did. |
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 15:39:58 GMT
To be honest, I hate long distance running and despise cardio full stop!!
Its just a means to an end.
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Post by Nyron Nonceworthy on Jan 16, 2012 15:47:07 GMT
I don't mind cardio but I'd much rather sustain my fitness by playing football or going road running. I can't really be doing with treadmills - I find they wreck my ankles and I feel like I'm always watching the time which puts me off. If I do any cardio in the gym, I go on the bikes as I find it much more hard-working.
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Post by whydelilah on Jan 16, 2012 15:49:43 GMT
You're doing it all wrong.
Position yourself on the machine directly behind the hotty with the amazing arse in lycra. Or next to the amazing hotty with the great rack.
Makes the experience much better.
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Post by Nyron Nonceworthy on Jan 16, 2012 15:54:52 GMT
What about next to the fat bird with a camel toe who has joined just because it's got a cracking vending machine?
2,500.
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