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Exercise for fat loss?
lmccarty94
Posts: 19 Member
Is it counterproductive to do HIIT cardio (Gold's Cycle - 45 minutes) and lift weights on the same day if my overall goal is fat loss?
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The only thing that matters for fat loss is a calorie deficit. Personally I'd do them on separate days though.2
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Fat loss happens primarily in the kitchen, not in the gym.
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The only thing that matters for fat loss is a calorie deficit. Personally I'd do them on separate days though.
Parrot....
What if she was eating at maintenance and the HIIT/resistance training was her deficit?
Then yes.
Also the slew of physiological effects lifting and HIIT have on shuttling nutriets to muscle.
HIIT rocks and so does lifting!
Keep it up OP!3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Fat loss happens primarily in the kitchen, not in the gym.
That makes for a good sound bite until you consider that the people who stay out of the kitchen lose more weight.12 -
If you are really doing HIIT for 45 minutes, how in the world do you have any energy to lift. Maybe with plain intervals, but when I do HIIT I don't have energy for anything else, much less lifting effectively. I personally would suggest doing them on different days, and I would also suggest that you do no more than 3 HIIT sessions a week, 2 would be better. HIIT if done correctly, is very draining on your bodies resources, and it is largely anaerobic, just as lifting weights is. Putting to two together is going to be counter productive long term, and possibly short term if you lose concentration and injure yourself.1
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Hello_its_Dan wrote: »The only thing that matters for fat loss is a calorie deficit. Personally I'd do them on separate days though.
Parrot....
What if she was eating at maintenance and the HIIT/resistance training was her deficit?
Then yes.
Also the slew of physiological effects lifting and HIIT have on shuttling nutriets to muscle.
HIIT rocks and so does lifting!
Keep it up OP!
While I agree with their benefits, doing them on the same day is not something I would suggest. I think it is far more likely to cause injury than to aid in the OP's goals.3 -
Hello_its_Dan wrote: »
That's still eating in a calorie deficit.5 -
rileysowner wrote: »Hello_its_Dan wrote: »The only thing that matters for fat loss is a calorie deficit. Personally I'd do them on separate days though.
Parrot....
What if she was eating at maintenance and the HIIT/resistance training was her deficit?
Then yes.
Also the slew of physiological effects lifting and HIIT have on shuttling nutriets to muscle.
HIIT rocks and so does lifting!
Keep it up OP!
While I agree with their benefits, doing them on the same day is not something I would suggest. I think it is far more likely to cause injury than to aid in the OP's goals.
I'd never program them on the same day. Just making the calories point.0 -
Hello_its_Dan wrote: »rileysowner wrote: »Hello_its_Dan wrote: »The only thing that matters for fat loss is a calorie deficit. Personally I'd do them on separate days though.
Parrot....
What if she was eating at maintenance and the HIIT/resistance training was her deficit?
Then yes.
Also the slew of physiological effects lifting and HIIT have on shuttling nutriets to muscle.
HIIT rocks and so does lifting!
Keep it up OP!
While I agree with their benefits, doing them on the same day is not something I would suggest. I think it is far more likely to cause injury than to aid in the OP's goals.
I'd never program them on the same day. Just making the calories point.
Just wanted to be clear on that.2 -
Hello_its_Dan wrote: »
That's still eating in a calorie deficit.
I completely agree you'd think that.
Using activity to create a deficit is different from eating at a deficit.
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Hello_its_Dan wrote: »Hello_its_Dan wrote: »
That's still eating in a calorie deficit.
I completely agree you'd think that.
Using activity to create a deficit is different from eating at a deficit.
Burning more than you use means CI is lower than CO. Eating at a deficit. Not using diet to create the deficit, but still eating at one.2 -
Cardio can be done every day. Weights should be done 2-4 times per week. At least that's what I've heard from fitness trainers. Also, it's hard to exercise enough to outdo an unhealthy diet.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Fat loss happens primarily in the kitchen, not in the gym.
That makes for a good sound bite until you consider that the people who stay out of the kitchen lose more weight.
Only if you have an unhealthy relationship with food to begin with. I have no problem being in my kitchen *and* managing my weight. 0
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