Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Stationary Bike Work
smarauder68 wrote:
been riding for 30 to 35 minutes after jogging to continue the cardio...what will have the best fat-burning effect?
I've found that riding at Level 10 to 12 around 85 to 90rpm gets my heart going about 150 to 155...is that a safe zone to train in for 30 min?
Yes it's perfectly safe, unless you have a cardiac condition. It's probably fine for fat-burning, too. At lower intensities you'd get a higher percentage of your fuel direct from fat stores, but you'd burn fewer calories overall. Here's a link that explains it. (A good website fot lots of training hints, by the way).http://www.brianmac.co.uk/fatburn.htm _________________ “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.” — H.G. Wells
Tex - My understanding is that riding at about 70% of max HR will be best for fat burning.
Also perfectly safe - subject to heart problems. I regularly train 165-170 bpm for over an hour.
I think you are about the same age as me so I'm guessing your max HR wil be in the order of 175 - 180bpm. So at 155bpm you are perhaps a tad too high for max fat burning.
The best fat burning effect is interval training. Weightlifting (anaerobic) will burn more fat than cardio, unless your cardio is interval training where you go anaerobic (i.e., out of breath). _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
Tex - My understanding is that riding at about 70% of max HR will be best for fat burning.
Also perfectly safe - subject to heart problems. I regularly train 165-170 bpm for over an hour.
I think you are about the same age as me so I'm guessing your max HR wil be in the order of 175 - 180bpm. So at 155bpm you are perhaps a tad too high for max fat burning.
Sometimes when I push the level up to 12 to 14, I get my heart rate up and over 160...but I'm aware that higher heart rates dont neccessarily burn the most calories and fat.....I just want something that improves my cardio endurance while also burning calories and fat...I only have about 35 minutes for the bike work and usually start slow for the first 10 minutes and build up to a more frenetic pace over the last 15 min....does this sound like a smart way to attack it?
Sometimes when I push the level up to 12 to 14, I get my heart rate up and over 160...but I'm aware that higher heart rates dont neccessarily burn the most calories and fat.....I just want something that improves my cardio endurance while also burning calories and fat...I only have about 35 minutes for the bike work and usually start slow for the first 10 minutes and build up to a more frenetic pace over the last 15 min....does this sound like a smart way to attack it?
imo
if you are doing this very day all that jogging will improve your cardio plenty enough..
true.. the higher your heart rate the faster you burn calories..
but those calories will not be coming from fat stores first..
at higher cardio rates you'll burn from sugar stores first..
once depleted your body will start to burn protein too..
as an energy source by breaking down muscle also ..
you see your fat stores break down at a slower rate..
losing fat is a slower process and takes more time..
as bartali says.. take 220 less your age times 70%.. keep your heart rate around there.. it may take longer to lose that weight but it will be moreso fat rather than muscle.. be patient.. as a bonus.. you'll find that when you workout at the lower HR you won't feel as ravenous after..
Tex - My understanding is that riding at about 70% of max HR will be best for fat burning.
Also perfectly safe - subject to heart problems. I regularly train 165-170 bpm for over an hour.
I think you are about the same age as me so I'm guessing your max HR wil be in the order of 175 - 180bpm. So at 155bpm you are perhaps a tad too high for max fat burning.
Sometimes when I push the level up to 12 to 14, I get my heart rate up and over 160...but I'm aware that higher heart rates dont neccessarily burn the most calories and fat.....I just want something that improves my cardio endurance while also burning calories and fat...I only have about 35 minutes for the bike work and usually start slow for the first 10 minutes and build up to a more frenetic pace over the last 15 min....does this sound like a smart way to attack it?
No, not smart at all. Your peak energy expenditure should be in the middle of the workout, not at either end!
And wrong! A higher heart rate always burns more calories!
Try this:
Go hard for 30 seconds then rest or very easy 15 seconds, then repeat for 20-30 minutes. You'll burn more calories than if you just go easy for 30 minutes. Warm-up and cool down for 5 minutes each.
This is a proven and well-researched method for fat-burning. Going slow will teach your body how to conserve fat, not burn it. _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
...true.. the higher your heart rate the faster you burn calories..
but those calories will not be coming from fat stores first..
at higher cardio rates you'll burn from sugar stores first..
once depleted your body will start to burn protein too..
as an energy source by breaking down muscle also ..
you see your fat stores break down at a slower rate..
losing fat is a slower process and takes more time...
Much of what you're saying is myth and nonsense. Yes, if you go anaerobic you'll burn calories from glycogen stores and circulating sugars, however, during the period of oxygen debt you will burn more calories overall and burn more fat. Further, when you go aerobic again after catching your breath, you'll be burning more calories aerobically than with an easier ride/jog because the HR will usually be higher. smarauder won't be working out hard enough or long enough to ever worry about burning muscle tissues, so that point is absolutely irrelevant. You're talking about exercise duration of two hours or more to burn muscle tissue, as in ultra-endurance events such as the marathon. You'd have to go through ALL of your fat and glycogen stores to start worrying about burning muscle tissues. Ain't gonna happen in 35 minutes NO WAY. Losing fat does not have to be a slow process whatsoever; but to be healthy, a person should lose no more than 1-2 lbs. per week. _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
Tex - My understanding is that riding at about 70% of max HR will be best for fat burning.
Also perfectly safe - subject to heart problems. I regularly train 165-170 bpm for over an hour.
I think you are about the same age as me so I'm guessing your max HR wil be in the order of 175 - 180bpm. So at 155bpm you are perhaps a tad too high for max fat burning.
All wrong. Fat burning is best with interval training. Going anaerobic and recovering aerobically will simply burn more calories, and thus more fat in the end. What you wrote is a common myth and the truth is poorly understood. Going anaerobic will also build more muscle mass and that, in turn, will also make the body more efficient at burning fat.
Intervals are best for fat-burning, period. If you had 35 minutes to burn fat, then the best way to do it would be weightlifting (which is interval training) or other interval training. We're not talking cardiovascular health here, we're talking fat-burning, and they are two very different things.
The 220 minus age and other formuale are all completely unsatisfactory for figuring out HRmax. Further, HRmax is different for different sports within the SAME person! smarauder should use a HR monitor, usually built in to a stationary bike at a health club. Do 20 minutes at max tempo you can hold steady for 20 minutes after a 10-minutes warm-up and that's roughly anaerobic threshold. Spin as fast as you can and go as hard as you can for 60 seconds, and you'll find HRmax. Easy. _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
Much of what you're saying is myth and nonsense. Yes, if you go anaerobic you'll burn calories from glycogen stores and circulating sugars, however, during the period of oxygen debt you will burn more calories overall and burn more fat. Further, when you go aerobic again after catching your breath, you'll be burning more calories aerobically than with an easier ride/jog because the HR will usually be higher. smarauder won't be working out hard enough or long enough to ever worry about burning muscle tissues, so that point is absolutely irrelevant. You're talking about exercise duration of two hours or more to burn muscle tissue, as in ultra-endurance events such as the marathon. You'd have to go through ALL of your fat and glycogen stores to start worrying about burning muscle tissues. Ain't gonna happen in 35 minutes NO WAY. Losing fat does not have to be a slow process whatsoever; but to be healthy, a person should lose no more than 1-2 lbs. per week.
can't dispute much of your analysis.. the length of the workout is a big factor but
when you say burn "ALL" your fat first didn't you mean the fat that is readily found
in the bloodstream and liver and not "ALL" the fat that is stored in the bodies fat cells..
so you'll agree after the bodies "readily available fat" reserves are depleted then the
body begins metabolizing protein also.. not once "ALL" the bodies fat is depleted
let's remember we don't now how long SM is "jogging" for
from what SM has told us so far.. we don't have that info
the total workout time could be much longer than 35 minutes
but you're quite right to "assume" it would be under 2 hours
Much of what you're saying is myth and nonsense. Yes, if you go anaerobic you'll burn calories from glycogen stores and circulating sugars, however, during the period of oxygen debt you will burn more calories overall and burn more fat. Further, when you go aerobic again after catching your breath, you'll be burning more calories aerobically than with an easier ride/jog because the HR will usually be higher. smarauder won't be working out hard enough or long enough to ever worry about burning muscle tissues, so that point is absolutely irrelevant. You're talking about exercise duration of two hours or more to burn muscle tissue, as in ultra-endurance events such as the marathon. You'd have to go through ALL of your fat and glycogen stores to start worrying about burning muscle tissues. Ain't gonna happen in 35 minutes NO WAY. Losing fat does not have to be a slow process whatsoever; but to be healthy, a person should lose no more than 1-2 lbs. per week.
can't dispute much of your analysis.. the length of the workout is a big factor but
when you say burn "ALL" your fat first didn't you mean the fat that is readily found
in the bloodstream and liver and not "ALL" the fat that is stored in the bodies fat cells..
so you'll agree after the bodies "readily available fat" reserves are depleted then the
body begins metabolizing protein also.. not once "ALL" the bodies fat is depleted
let's remember we don't now how long SM is "jogging" for
from what SM has told us so far.. we don't have that info
the total workout time could be much longer than 35 minutes
but you're quite right to "assume" it would be under 2 hours
I generally jog about 25 to 30 minutes on a treadmill and then switch to the bike to continue the workout....I used to just jog for 45 minutes but I'm taking it easier on my knees. I only have about ah hour or hour 15 for my time in the gym.
Much of what you're saying is myth and nonsense. Yes, if you go anaerobic you'll burn calories from glycogen stores and circulating sugars, however, during the period of oxygen debt you will burn more calories overall and burn more fat. Further, when you go aerobic again after catching your breath, you'll be burning more calories aerobically than with an easier ride/jog because the HR will usually be higher. smarauder won't be working out hard enough or long enough to ever worry about burning muscle tissues, so that point is absolutely irrelevant. You're talking about exercise duration of two hours or more to burn muscle tissue, as in ultra-endurance events such as the marathon. You'd have to go through ALL of your fat and glycogen stores to start worrying about burning muscle tissues. Ain't gonna happen in 35 minutes NO WAY. Losing fat does not have to be a slow process whatsoever; but to be healthy, a person should lose no more than 1-2 lbs. per week.
can't dispute much of your analysis.. the length of the workout is a big factor but
when you say burn "ALL" your fat first didn't you mean the fat that is readily found
in the bloodstream and liver and not "ALL" the fat that is stored in the bodies fat cells..
so you'll agree after the bodies "readily available fat" reserves are depleted then the
body begins metabolizing protein also.. not once "ALL" the bodies fat is depleted
let's remember we don't now how long SM is "jogging" for
from what SM has told us so far.. we don't have that info
the total workout time could be much longer than 35 minutes
but you're quite right to "assume" it would be under 2 hours
Yes available fat. sm has no worries at 35 minutes was my point. Thought he said he has 35 minutes. Still, anything under 2 hours and he isn't going to bonk or "hit the wall" (burn muscle for fuel). And if he simply supplies the blood with sugar during his workout (e.g., by sipping Gatorade or similar every 10 minutes), there's no way he'll be using muscle as a fuel substrate. _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
Much of what you're saying is myth and nonsense. Yes, if you go anaerobic you'll burn calories from glycogen stores and circulating sugars, however, during the period of oxygen debt you will burn more calories overall and burn more fat. Further, when you go aerobic again after catching your breath, you'll be burning more calories aerobically than with an easier ride/jog because the HR will usually be higher. smarauder won't be working out hard enough or long enough to ever worry about burning muscle tissues, so that point is absolutely irrelevant. You're talking about exercise duration of two hours or more to burn muscle tissue, as in ultra-endurance events such as the marathon. You'd have to go through ALL of your fat and glycogen stores to start worrying about burning muscle tissues. Ain't gonna happen in 35 minutes NO WAY. Losing fat does not have to be a slow process whatsoever; but to be healthy, a person should lose no more than 1-2 lbs. per week.
can't dispute much of your analysis.. the length of the workout is a big factor but
when you say burn "ALL" your fat first didn't you mean the fat that is readily found
in the bloodstream and liver and not "ALL" the fat that is stored in the bodies fat cells..
so you'll agree after the bodies "readily available fat" reserves are depleted then the
body begins metabolizing protein also.. not once "ALL" the bodies fat is depleted
let's remember we don't now how long SM is "jogging" for
from what SM has told us so far.. we don't have that info
the total workout time could be much longer than 35 minutes
but you're quite right to "assume" it would be under 2 hours
I generally jog about 25 to 30 minutes on a treadmill and then switch to the bike to continue the workout....I used to just jog for 45 minutes but I'm taking it easier on my knees. I only have about ah hour or hour 15 for my time in the gym.
Start doing lateral band walks for your knees. _________________ END THE MADNESS
I dduw bo'r diolch
"This bike is so pimp it hit your mother and all she could say was 'Thank you, sir!'".
Location: Fort Collins... for now, but don't blink
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:
CapeRoadie wrote:
Spin as fast as you can and go as hard as you can for 60 seconds, and you'll find HRmax. Easy.
60 seconds or until the whole world starts to turn pink, your peripheral vision is reduced to the size of a dime, and the heart beat in your ears sounds like a Chinook helicopter is landing right behind you. _________________ - RIAA declares that Deja Vu violates fair use laws -
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