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Cardio Question????

Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 11:10 AM When you are trying to burn fat, should you be aiming to burn a certain amount of calories?
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/11, 11:14 AM Yes...more than you consume! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 11:15 AM does that go for the whole day or what??
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/11, 11:33 AM Absolutely. If your daily diet plan has you eating 2,500 calories, then you will need to burn more than this daily in order for your body to burn its stored fat. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 11:35 AM That seems really crazy high amount of cardio. My diet plan has me eating over 3000 calories.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/11, 11:45 AM Actually, not really. Your body burns calories even while you're resting. Your metabolism should increase when you consistently weight train. Supplement this with cardio (at least 3x per week) for 30-60 minutes and you'll be a fat-burning machine! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 11:47 AM Thanks dude!!
Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 12:02 PM ACtually, I got one more to add. Now most of the CV equipment at my gym you can set for specific calories you would like to target. How accurate do you think they are and should I do it this way to target and make sure I burn off at least like for example 500 calories???
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/11, 12:07 PM Not sure about their accuracy. Just make sure that you target around 80-85% of your max. heart rate for a sustained period. If you feel this may not be enough, you can use your search button for HIIT (high intensity interval training). Good luck! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
qualters Posts: 343 Joined: 2002/04/21	2002/06/11, 12:21 PM Also if you really want to tap into that fat to burn, do your cardio in the AM when you wake up. Do a search here at ft to read more about cardio training. Good Luck! Or if you choose do to cardio on days you lift perform it after your weight training sessions. -------------- BQ AMERICAN MADE
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/06/11, 06:39 PM I also read that men get more of a fat burning benefit from cardio than women; totally unfair to me, but very cool for you.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/06/12, 10:08 AM No, it's not true lumina, but women just got more total fat than the men AND men have a natural higher metabolism....... We can do something about that thou by putting on more lean muscle mass and boosting up our metabolism by HIIT and the diet. Luckily everything got a solution! (-; -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/06/12, 06:38 PM But that was kind of my point, men can work at a lower intensity, w/o breaking out the big guns, and get the same results. Or am I missing the point?