The day began with cardio at 6:30 am...walking on the Incline Trainer and the Stairmaster. Never running! Why you ask...well, Running gets the heart rate too high for what I am trying to accomplish. When you run, the main source of energy is mostly carbs I actually dont want to buy my carbs I need them to lift but I want to burn fat, so I go at a slower more moderate pace. Usually about 3.0 mph with a 15-20% incline. Still gets the heart rate into the low 140's right where I want to be.
The same should be done by everyone...Duration when doing cardio is actually more important than intensity if you are looking to burn fat. Now if you are training for a marathon or something by all means go ahead and pound the pavement(or treadmill) as much as you want, but dont complain in 10 years when you have bad hips and knees.
Today was a leg day...focusing on the quads (front of the legs). A rather light day compared to our usual quad workout, made up for it with the freakiest reps.
Hmm...I am wondering if any of you out there would be interested in sample posts for the workouts we(myself and workout buddy) perform every morning. I might start
Monday, August 13, 2007
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I feel you on the cardio dawg...I started using the bike, just set that joint to "interval" for 16 min...heart rate ranges b/w 130-145...I'm through with running all long...waste of time...
Yeah...try out alternating between the stepper and the elliptical machine it a good low impact workout and the legs really start to burn after a few minutes. So when are you planning on starting your 12 weeks?
on the real, I'm gonna start it when school gets back in session...it starts monday so my schedule has been all messed up with all these grad student orientations and what not, once my schedule gets consistent (should be like in a week), I'm gonna get on that joint for real...having a grad student schedule to work around is nooo fun, but I'll make it happen anyway...
I'm slowly but surely getting more and more specific about what I'm eating...the last couple months, I've only been counting my fat and protein intake, but I'm gonna add in the carbs and caloric b/c I'm pretty sure I don't get enough...
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