Guest guest Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Hey, I was wondering what you BFLers think of my adding MORE cardio to my routine than just the 3 times a week for 20 minutes. I am getting frusterated cause I just tried my winter clothes on & they DON'T fit! I'm so sick of buying new " fat " clothes every season cause I keep getting bigger. Thanks, n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 If you do, I wouldn't add 20MAS or HIIT but add other types of cardio. The biggest downfall I see with adding cardio is burnout. It can be effective, but for me personally it tends to burn me out if I overdo it. You might want to post some menus and see if you can tighten up/or change your eating plan to see if that helps. Colleen > Hey, I was wondering what you BFLers think of my adding MORE cardio > to my routine than just the 3 times a week for 20 minutes. I am > getting frusterated cause I just tried my winter clothes on & they > DON'T fit! I'm so sick of buying new " fat " clothes every season > cause I keep getting bigger. > > Thanks, n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 I think it is a good idea, especially if you don't hit the high points in the cardio 3 days a week. I am adding more too. > Hey, I was wondering what you BFLers think of my adding MORE cardio > to my routine than just the 3 times a week for 20 minutes. I am > getting frusterated cause I just tried my winter clothes on & they > DON'T fit! I'm so sick of buying new " fat " clothes every season > cause I keep getting bigger. > > Thanks, n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 I am definitely going to add more cardio in C2. I really love to do cardio, and I really *don't* love doing HIIT. I would much rather do 45 min to an hour of moderate cardio 3-5 times per week than 20 minutes of HIIT 3 times per week. Beth ----- Original Message ----- Hey, I was wondering what you BFLers think of my adding MORE cardio to my routine than just the 3 times a week for 20 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 > I need to re read the section in the book for motivation, but I let a friend borrow my book (she better give it back!). I feel like I am finally hitting my 10s every time. I am using the elliptical trainer at the gym and I have it set to weight loss or interval training. It works at a level 1 for 4 minutes, and then level 8 for 4 minutes-interval is similar but at 3 minute intervals. I cannot always keep it at level 8 so for 2 of the minutes, I lower it to level 6-is this still ok? I feel like I " m going to pass out a lot of the times that I do it, although I'm starting to handle it better as time goes on. Any suggestions from anyone? Does anyone else use the elliptical? I'm not sure if I'm right but but I believe to do HIIT properly, your interval needs to be short, this is what helps with the 'high intensity' bit. If you feeling like you're going to pass out, you are likely pushing your heartrate too far. Based on my readings, your heartrate should not go above 92-93 of your max heart rate. To help me target the right intensity, I use a heart monitor from polar and found it works really well for me. Even doing a HIIT something like 2 minutes of warmup, then 1 minute of high intensity (level 9) followed by a minute of moderate(level 6-7) and repeated is considered HIIT. This isn't like BFL but it is still HIIT and works just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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