Cardio vs Strength Training
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Okay, so does anyone else hate cardio like me? Is there any way to burn as many calories by warming up with cardio and then going straight to machines? I would much rather do strength training. Most of my friends are the opposite!
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Do what floats your boat. Maybe, just maybe, you haven't found a cardio activity that you enjoy yet (I would rather chew on broken glass than spend hours on a treadmill or elliptical etc but I love running outside, snowshoeing, skiing, biking etc etc etc)0
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Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts0 -
You could do a small warm up with cardio. Then grab a barbell and weight plates and get to work. You will burn plenty of calories lifting heavy. Save the machines for last just for accessory work. Or, don't use them at all, that's up to you. Depends on your goals.0
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You may not burn as many calories in the short period of time they are on the machine but strength training means you'll burn calories all day long. However, you really need to do some cardio IMHO. I have found cardio type classes are the best work out for me. I change it up, going from boot camps, to body combat, etc.0
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Stair master is one cardio m/c that if set correctly gives more bang for less bucks. Try warming up with it but take it easy with the setting.
It's brutal.
Next in line to stairMaster, IMHO, is Elliptical.
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The best exercise is the one you enjoy doing....because you're more likely to keep doing it. If your friends prefer the dreadmill, let them at it. If you prefer something else, do that other thing. I like boot camps and boxing classes....they mix cardio with resistance exercises (and very little work on the dreadmills, unless we're doing dreadmill intervals in a particular boot camp). I burn a crap load of calories, jack up my heart rate to trigger EPOC, get stronger, and feel great afterwards!0
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BrianSharpe wrote: »Do what floats your boat. Maybe, just maybe, you haven't found a cardio activity that you enjoy yet
This.
For the most part I hate machines... elliptical, stationary bikes, rowers. But I can easily do 30-45 minutes walking on a treadmill using a random program, listening to IHeartRadio. The time flies by. When the weather is nice, I prefer to walk outdoors. Again, IHeartRadio and Map My Walk. MMW makes it a challenge.
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You don't have to burn extra calories. Just eat less and lift. And I'd recommend free weights and barbells over machines. Look into New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women, or Stronglifts 5x5.0
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Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts
I agree with doing HIIT, I hate the treadmill and the elliptical if I am on there for more than 10 minutes. If I am on them, I usually do intervals. Steady state cardio is not my thing.0 -
Your body stops burning calories as soon as you step off the treadmill.
With strength your body goes on burning afterward, for quite some time.
Of course, you can't measure the 'extra' residual burn, but you'll notice more and better changes in your body with lifting.
I like to do both, and I have a love-hate cycle with both. Right now I'm really into running, but ask me in a month and I'll be deadlifting again.
Do whatever feels good for you.0 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »You don't have to burn extra calories. Just eat less and lift. And I'd recommend free weights and barbells over machines. Look into New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women, or Stronglifts 5x5.
^This. Running and the like is a great tool for cardiovascular health, but if you are more interested in weight/strength training, you don't have to force yourself to do cardio just to burn calories. I look at cardio as allowing me to eat more and maintain cardiovascular health, and the gym primarily as a time to increase strength etc. Primary tool for less calories should be a lower caloric intake.
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BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »You don't have to burn extra calories. Just eat less and lift. And I'd recommend free weights and barbells over machines. Look into New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women, or Stronglifts 5x5.
Agree with this. You can absolutely get by without cardio. Is that the best idea? That's another topic. Definitely look into some type of structured plan such as New Rules of Lifting for Women or Stronglifts. I like http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/jason-blaha-ice-cream-fitness-5x5-novice-workout but there are tons out there. Whatever you do, I would try and get off the machines and onto free weights as soon as you can.0 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »You don't have to burn extra calories. Just eat less and lift. And I'd recommend free weights and barbells over machines. Look into New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women, or Stronglifts 5x5.
I agree with this^!
I started New Rules in December and I love it! I do it MWF, but in between I'll do some kind of cardio on the "rest" days in between.0 -
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Your body stops burning calories as soon as you step off the treadmill.
With strength your body goes on burning afterward, for quite some time.
Of course, you can't measure the 'extra' residual burn, but you'll notice more and better changes in your body with lifting.
I like to do both, and I have a love-hate cycle with both. Right now I'm really into running, but ask me in a month and I'll be deadlifting again.
Do whatever feels good for you.
Um, no, it doesn't...0 -
I usually don't start really like running until a month or two after I start (I have been on again, off again for some time). It seems like I have to become fit enough to run a mile or two without stopping before I begin to enjoy it. Perhaps it is similar with other cardio? Anyways, do what you are motivated to do and enjoy it!0
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Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts
You won't build any strength from HIIT, that's quite a popular myth.
Yes you can burn more cals in a shorter time, but if it's true HIIT you won't be able to do it very often which means over the space of a week you'll burn less calories than steady state cardio which you can do everyday without it impacting on other training sessions.
Even full time athletes don't do much true HIIT, so why regular trainees think they can do it regularly is beyond me.
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Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts
EPOC (aka afterburn) is normally greatly overestimated. Stimulating increased EPOC from HIIT requires going much harder than many here consider ... maximal and supermaximal VO2 efforts during cardio intervals (testing was 20 sprint intervals at supermaximal VO2 effort); 3 sets, 8 exercises, 3-8 reps at 80-90% 1RM when lifting ... all for about 50 cals of afterburn.0 -
brianpperkins wrote: »Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts
EPOC (aka afterburn) is normally greatly overestimated. Stimulating increased EPOC from HIIT requires going much harder than many here consider ... maximal and supermaximal VO2 efforts during cardio intervals (testing was 20 sprint intervals at supermaximal VO2 effort); 3 sets, 8 exercises, 3-8 reps at 80-90% 1RM when lifting ... all for about 50 cals of afterburn.
This!
So much misinformation about HIIT and EPOC.
The unfortunate truth is people are better off just doing the boring steady state cardio if calorie burn is the goal, it's really that simple.
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little_simon wrote: »brianpperkins wrote: »Every tried HIIT cardio?
The afterburn effect means you'll burn more in less time doing it.
It also builds strength due to explosive bursts
EPOC (aka afterburn) is normally greatly overestimated. Stimulating increased EPOC from HIIT requires going much harder than many here consider ... maximal and supermaximal VO2 efforts during cardio intervals (testing was 20 sprint intervals at supermaximal VO2 effort); 3 sets, 8 exercises, 3-8 reps at 80-90% 1RM when lifting ... all for about 50 cals of afterburn.
This!
So much misinformation about HIIT and EPOC.
The unfortunate truth is people are better off just doing the boring steady state cardio if calorie burn is the goal, it's really that simple.
Yes, This and That. The nice thing about HIIT is that it is time efficient. I also prefer doing my intervals on the stationary bike. There is no impact and I get an insane quad pump. But, yea, HIIT is not magic. I still follow it up with some incline walking.0
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