HELP, I'm fat!

[tragdor]

Biggest myth ever. HIIT training will yield the fastest results and take the least amount of time.

When people jog they burn both muscle and fat, when people do hiit training they burn muscle and fat. This is why people increase the protein intake and do light to heavy lifting to help build or sustain mucsle instead of lose it.

He's right on this one. HIIT training will make you shredded if you commit to it. Will you lose weight doing only "light cardio" (i.e.-brisk walking on an incline)? Absolutely. It will take much longer to lose the same weight, though. The difference between the HIIT training and the sustained cardio is that the body responds much better to the multiple short "bursts" of movements (like sprinting 40 yards) over than the longer, sustained cardio. It has to do with the quickly rising heart rate, and it's cool down period until it returns to normal. I've seen a lot of discussions on this and will try and locate additional information if you are interested. Protein again is paramount though.

 

[AWD_Launch]

Where do you get your info on it being a myth?

I do agree that you can definitely lose weight by simply weight lifting. I really do not thing however that it is the healthiest way to do it. Most of my friends are very very heavy weight lifters. One in particular got to the point where he could not even pass his PT test for the Army because he had no cardio. I would estimate his body fat % around 6% max. And yet he was not in "shape" at all.

Eating healthy is huge, and probably the largest part of getting the weight off. I was over 228lbs 2 days ago, but I changed my diet and have been through 1 workout day and I'm around 224lbs. These weights were taken at the same time of moring.

-charlie

Part of my college is exercise science which is the study of exercise and how it effects the human body. When people jog at lets say 8min/mile pace their heart rate stays the same and your body does burn calories. Because our bodies like most people, hate change, it doesn't really kick start the metabolism. When people are done jogging their body wants to go back to normal so it really doesn't burn too many extra calories. I could run all day long at 10min/mile pace and it doesn't really do much.

Now HIIT training uses all the energy in your body because you are going 90-100% the whole time, this will deplete the base energy used from sugars and some carbs in your body to killing fat and muscle like crazy. That is why it is suggested to lift while doing HIIT. When doing a HIIT program the body not only burns calories from the exercise but it also keeps burning calories after you are done. Your body is preparing for another set even when you are done, so it is burning what it thinks it will need to keep your body moving.

I'm off to class, or I would finish this but you get the idea. If anyone has any questions pm or feel free to enter the discussion

 

[awdcsm]

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[thewraith]

It's very simple really- cut your caloric intake and make sure you eat balanced meals. Don't overeat in one sitting and HIIT. Nothing compares to HIIT- jogging, biking, etc. Wastes of time. HIIT paired w/some sort of core body lifting program beats ANYTHING else.

It's 80% diet, 20% exercise; but 90% genetics . If you just don't know how to start the diet part sign up for weightwatchersonline and use their points system where you make your own food. After 3 months of using that- you will know how to eat right.

 

[LiquidX]

Just go pick boxes for a living like me . I work at C&S wholesale grocers and I've been on disabilty twice for back issues I've had since a kid (scoliosis). Well, the recent time I went out was for 7 months. Came back to work 7 months later with an added 30lbs. Most I've ever weighed at 215 and I'm 6ft. If working a desk job, just stay active and not be a slouch/bum. I just sat around all day playing videogames and drinking beer and kept my high caloric intake and it hit my gut and everything else. Being back at work has dropped me 20lbs over 3 months. Eat right, stay focused and it'll drop. Make sure you are supportive for your wife with what she's going through and I hope it all turns out well for you both.