Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Holy cow... what a butt kicker! I thought I'd give it a shot since I didn't have much time, there is allot I have to get done tonight. I don't think I'm going to get any housework done tonight, I'm exhausted! My arms feel the most tired though, haven't figured that out yet. How exciting to get such a good work out in such a short period of time, on a stationary bike yet! I'm pumped!!! I got my body fat tested today as well. 30% Ick... Scary thing though, the last time I got it tested in March I was at 33.5% but I was also over 20 pounds heavier. My lean body mass went from 126 to 116, and my body fat weight went from 63 to 50 pounds, so according to that I lost 10 pounds of muscle too. I wasn't weight training much at all over those months, just a little here and there. I'm not only doubting the accuracy of the scale, but also the body fat reader. ARGH! Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up obsessing over both. But then what will I have to make me insane?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 > Holy cow... what a butt kicker! I thought I'd give it a shot since I > didn't have much time, there is allot I have to get done tonight. I > don't think I'm going to get any housework done tonight, I'm > exhausted! My arms feel the most tired though, haven't figured that > out yet. How exciting to get such a good work out in such a short > period of time, on a stationary bike yet! I'm pumped!!! > > I got my body fat tested today as well. 30% Ick... Scary thing > though, the last time I got it tested in March I was at 33.5% but I > was also over 20 pounds heavier. My lean body mass went from 126 to > 116, and my body fat weight went from 63 to 50 pounds, so according > to that I lost 10 pounds of muscle too. I wasn't weight training > much at all over those months, just a little here and there. I'm not > only doubting the accuracy of the scale, but also the body fat > reader. ARGH! Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up obsessing over > both. But then what will I have to make me insane?? > > , Great job with the HIIT! If you do it right, that's exactly how you should feel after a workout! Tired, muscles feel like jell-o, etc. But, if you keep up with it on a regular basis, your muscles start getting used to that kind of training, and you'll have a lot more energy and endurance to get through everyday things. Don't let yourself get down about the body fat reading. There's a LOT of room for error in every reading that's done, so like everything else, a body fat measurement is a tool that helps us reach our goals. You're working hard and sticking to your meal plan, so don't let yourself get discouraged or slip off course. You can do it! -M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Hey, my question would be, are your doing that 90 min all at once? To spare muscle it would be better to split it up into two 45 min sessions. If you are currently doing 90 min a day and then drop to 20 min a day, what do you think will happen to your weight loss? If you decide to do less, you may want to do it gradually, and yes, watch the scale why you do it. CAli Re: HIIT > Holy cow... what a butt kicker! I thought I'd give it a shot since I > didn't have much time, there is allot I have to get done tonight. I > don't think I'm going to get any housework done tonight, I'm > exhausted! My arms feel the most tired though, haven't figured that > out yet. How exciting to get such a good work out in such a short > period of time, on a stationary bike yet! I'm pumped!!! > > I got my body fat tested today as well. 30% Ick... Scary thing > though, the last time I got it tested in March I was at 33.5% but I > was also over 20 pounds heavier. My lean body mass went from 126 to > 116, and my body fat weight went from 63 to 50 pounds, so according > to that I lost 10 pounds of muscle too. I wasn't weight training > much at all over those months, just a little here and there. I'm not > only doubting the accuracy of the scale, but also the body fat > reader. ARGH! Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up obsessing over > both. But then what will I have to make me insane?? > > , Great job with the HIIT! If you do it right, that's exactly how you should feel after a workout! Tired, muscles feel like jell-o, etc. But, if you keep up with it on a regular basis, your muscles start getting used to that kind of training, and you'll have a lot more energy and endurance to get through everyday things. Don't let yourself get down about the body fat reading. There's a LOT of room for error in every reading that's done, so like everything else, a body fat measurement is a tool that helps us reach our goals. You're working hard and sticking to your meal plan, so don't let yourself get discouraged or slip off course. You can do it! -M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 , what method are you using to test your BF??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 I'm not sure what it's called, some electrode thing at the gym. They tape something to my hands and feet. > , what method are you using to test your BF??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 wrote: so according to that I lost 10 pounds of muscle too. Probably not, although if you were not weight training, maybe some. Don't forget that " lean weight " includes skin, bones, blood, tendons, cartilage, basically anything that isn't fat. If you lost weight and don't have a ton of sagging skin, you can bet that some of that was skin. Body composition can also be affected by how hydrated you are. Muscle holds more water that fat, which is one of the things electrical impedance tests depend on, so if you were dehydrated at all, or even less hydrated than the first time you were tested, that can cause some variance. The overall number went in the right direction! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Thanks Beth! I don't have any saggy skin, so I like that explanation. You are right though, the number went down, that's all that matters. > Probably not, although if you were not weight training, maybe some. Don't forget that " lean weight " includes skin, bones, blood, tendons, cartilage, basically anything that isn't fat. If you lost weight and don't have a ton of sagging skin, you can bet that some of that was skin. Body composition can also be affected by how hydrated you are. Muscle holds more water that fat, which is one of the things electrical impedance tests depend on, so if you were dehydrated at all, or even less hydrated than the first time you were tested, that can cause some variance. > > The overall number went in the right direction! Good job! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 I do a version of HIIT with my videos at home and I love it. It's 1 minute " spring " and then 2 minutes of level 5 or so. Great workout! Colleen > Holy cow... what a butt kicker! I thought I'd give it a shot since I > didn't have much time, there is allot I have to get done tonight. I > don't think I'm going to get any housework done tonight, I'm > exhausted! My arms feel the most tired though, haven't figured that > out yet. How exciting to get such a good work out in such a short > period of time, on a stationary bike yet! I'm pumped!!! > > I got my body fat tested today as well. 30% Ick... Scary thing > though, the last time I got it tested in March I was at 33.5% but I > was also over 20 pounds heavier. My lean body mass went from 126 to > 116, and my body fat weight went from 63 to 50 pounds, so according > to that I lost 10 pounds of muscle too. I wasn't weight training > much at all over those months, just a little here and there. I'm not > only doubting the accuracy of the scale, but also the body fat > reader. ARGH! Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up obsessing over > both. But then what will I have to make me insane?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 > > does anyone do this for their cardio??? I am interested to know how > > it is. > > jen Petra, do you do the HIIT for only 4 mins every 3 days like says to? or do you do the 20 min with some of the HIIT? Did you get my email??? Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 I don't think that either the 20 min sol or HIIT is better, they are just a little different. If you are doing your first BFL challenge, I am a firm believer in going by the book and only by the book, because the program works just as it is written. But after that, your body adapts to whatever you give it, and to keep it guessing, you should constantly be changing your workouts. I currently do 3 cardio sessions a week, one is based on the 20 min solution, one is HIIT and one is just straight high moderate. As for the calories burned during cardio, keep in mind that the purpose of doing interval cardio is that it keeps your metabolims burning higher all day after doing it. So the number on the machine may be lower than it would be after 20 minutes of cardio at a steady high pace, but you keep burning more after you are done. The HIIT intervals get increasingly harder as each minute goes by!! It is really easy to do an all-out sprint when you are fresh, but when you have done 10 minutes of these intervals, you will find that your sprint is much slower and you are working much harder. Believe me, you hit a 10!! When I do HIIT I do 5 minutes moderate warm up, do 10-15 minutes of intervals, then finish up with about 10 minutes moderate again. Then I get off the machine, curse 's name and swear to never do cardio again. HTH, Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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