Group: Experienced Exercise

Experienced Exercise
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 50, Messages: 19484

For intermediate and advanced individuals. Share and learn how to take your fitness to the next level!

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cardio

ideofm
ideofm
Posts: 5
Joined: 2003/04/02
United States
2003/04/03, 03:01 PM
in order to lose weight i was told to jog,then sprint,walk, then jog,then sprint,then walk for 20 minutes. intervals of 7min,2min,1min,7min,2min,1min. i this a really good way to lose weight or am i just burning myself out? also should i do cardio before working out or after? i seem to be out of energy by the time im finished with one
rpacheco
rpacheco
Posts: 3,770
Joined: 2001/12/13
United States
2003/04/03, 04:32 PM
That is called HIIT cardio...and does work. Always do your cardio after weight training or on your rest days. Otherwise, you would have depleted your glycogen stores during cardio before you even hit the weights.

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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
2003/04/04, 09:54 AM
Im gonna try that ideofm and Robert. Let you know in six weeks what it did :)
ideofm
ideofm
Posts: 5
Joined: 2003/04/02
United States
2003/04/04, 11:26 AM
thanks robert. i guess i will keep trying to the same exercise...