Yep, Oly Bench, Squat Rack + Oly weights ftw. Got those in my garage and I’ll never go back to a public gym. Next up: Bumper plates, power tower and climbing rope.
thats exactly what i have. bench with the leg extentions, squat rack with a lat pull attatchment, oly weights and a few sets of DB’s.
I might be posting this in the wrong thread, but how long should I be Jogging in order for my body to start burning off the fat?
General consensus is about 30 minutes.
Once you pass around 20 minutes I believe, your stored glycogen is used up so that isn’t used as fuel anymore.
Ok I’ll have to start running for 30 minutes instead of 20, which is what I’ve been doing. Thanks.
How effective is HIIT in burning body fat?
well HIIT is probably the best for continuing increase in performance. each time you exercise you’re going to be performing better than the last, making it easier to burn more fat calories each time you exercise. more muscle/faster cardio each and every time making you more caloric efficient. its probably your best choice…
google it. it works better than low-intensity cardio.
Well my basement’s not great. Low ceiling so can’t even do a push press. My small gym set-up is a bench with squat area in the back, but doesn’t have safeties. Also my basement’s cluttered so I have to make the most of my space.
The gym has a power rack, dip tower, lat-pull down machine, dip belt, and pull up bar. Also the extra dumbbells are nice.
I was considering lifting in my backyard, but whenever it rains I’d be screwed.
HIT is better for fat burning than LSD. While LSD may burn more during the excercise itself, the metabolic boost from HIT far out-paces LSD in total calories burned. After doing HIT, your metabolism is raised for about two days. One burns far more calories during the rest of the day just living than one burns in a 30-60 minute excercise session, going after the big # with HIT is the way to go.
HIIT is amazing for burning fat and preserving muscle.
Doesn’t low intensity cardio preserve the most muscle? IIRC, HIIT burns fat quickest.
If your technique is right you don’t even have to necessarily use a weight. One thing I do is to visualize my navel meeting my spine to activate my core. Doing this while performing any ab exercise increases its efficacy as you are zoning in on the muscle group — aka, mind/muscle connection. Having this is much more important than trying to go heavier or trying to bang out more reps but not really work the target.
One exercise that Alwyn Cosgrove (http://www.alwyncosgrove.com/) recommends is a simple stick crunch. You can use a light barbell or as the name mentions, a stick and hold that above you (as if you just bench pressed) as your are lying on the floor. Raise your legs and have your knees at a 90 degree angle. The goal is to slowly crunch until the stick you are holding goes past your knees. Done correctly, this produces quite the burn and will leave your midsection nice and tight.
If you really want a challenge, hanging leg raises is the ab exercise for you. And no, don’t do it on a Roman chair or anything that will keep you supported. Just grab onto a pull-up bar and raise your legs. It sounds simple, but it’s tougher than it looks/sounds, again, when proper technique is involved. Some guys appear to have no problems doing this because they swing. If you do not swing, it’ll strengthen your core like few other exercises out there.
Lowering your calories works, definitely. You still want to eat often, but like your post infers, you’d have to choose carefully what you eat and how much of it you eat. When cutting calories it is important that you do not reduce them all at once as this will cause your body to plateau earlier than it would otherwise. This principle can be applied to pretty much anything you do. You have to ease into a program and not be all gung-ho.
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Ya’ll think its ok to try a T-booster? im 21…and has any one tried 17-HD?
I have a few questions:
- I know some people aren’t fans of Muscle Milk Light, but I’ve been using it for a few months now and I’m seeing great results.
The question I have is should I drink this even on days when I don’t work out? I usually drink a shake after a workout, none of this two or three times a day bullshit. So on days when I just do cardio or just on off days should I have a shake anyway, you know, just to get that extra protein?
- What do you guys do about the marks on your shoulders when you use machines such as the calf raise and V-squat? Any time I use these machines I get these terrible red marks on my shoulders from all the weight I’m lifting.
Any tips on how to avoid this? These are two exercises I really like, but avoid because I don’t want those marks.
- What are your thoughts on fish oil caps? I don’t have any diseases or anything, but this shit sounds really healthy. Should I take them (I can afford them, I heard they’re really cheap)?
Definately take fish caps if you can afford them… can’t really help you on your other questions…
yes.
Protein shakes are a good in-between meal source of protein. I usually have one 2-3 hours after breakfast (or roughly 2 hours) before lunch. If that doesn’t work for you (depending on when you train, I guess), you can have one after lunch and before dinner. For these instances I prefer to use a multi-protein matrix (BSN Syntha-6 is my choice but MHP also has Probolic-SR and Optimum Nutrition now has Nitro Core 24 - http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/nitrocore-24-p-261.html). I wouldn’t use any ready-to-drink shakes (RTDs) since they’re usually loaded with sugars and hydrogenated junk.
Fish oil is an excellent source of good dietary fats (Omega 3, 6 and 9). It’s definitely recommended as these good fats are essential for maintaining health and a good metabolic rate. If you don’t eat enough fatty fish like salmon, then caps are the way to go.
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This might sound like a silly question but I ask just in case there is something special about doing cardio that I don’t already know:
In order to start burning fat, do you still have to run 30 min total if you run after lifting weights? I usually do my running the days I lift weights at the end of my workout, if I don’t work on legs that day. When I get on the treadmill my heart rate is usually between 120 and 110 and I usually do 15 min of cardio. Since my heart rate is up from lifting, will I burn fat sooner or should I still run 30 min?
Only has omega-3’s I believe.