Big Burns

RandomMiranda

I am always looking for new ideas for exercise to keep it interesting, but I also want to focus on cardio with a high calorie burn for a while until I get a little closer to my goal and start doing more weights. I use a HRM, so I have a good idea of what I burn on elliptical, running, walking incline, and recumbent bike. What cardio gives you the most burning bang for your buck? If I have 45 minutes for a maximum burn, what do you recommend? I have a gym membership, so I have access to a decent range of options.

joannathechef

rowing on a concept 2

arc918

running if you're fast

good call on rowing - but make sure you learn proper technique, I see lots of people get on there and just randomly yank away

MyOwnSunshine

Running. Increase your speed to increase your HR and calorie burn.

_JR_

Running mountains kicks my burns through the roof!

mustgetmuscles1

You may be very disappointed in your body composition if you wait to start lifting weights. IMO resistance training is the best bang for the buck. It maintains lean body mass, maintains or increases resting metabolic rate (lets you burn more cals all day long).

You can read this to learn why I say this. Read the article and the attached study but do not lower your calories that low.
http://fitnessblackbook.com/dieting_for_fat_loss/maintain-muscle-mass-on-800-calories-per-day/

If you have your mind made up on using cardio for your weight loss here is a pretty good list of exercises and their average burn per hour.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00109

I am not saying not to do cardio BTW. Just that cardio alone might not be what you want to do.

meshashesha2012

You may be very disappointed in your body composition if you wait to start lifting weights. IMO resistance training is the best bang for the buck. It maintains lean body mass, maintains or increases resting metabolic rate (lets you burn more cals all day long).

You can read this to learn why I say this. Read the article and the attached study but do not lower your calories that low.
http://fitnessblackbook.com/dieting_for_fat_loss/maintain-muscle-mass-on-800-calories-per-day/

If you have your mind made up on using cardio for your weight loss here is a pretty good list of exercises and their average burn per hour.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00109

I am not saying not to do cardio BTW. Just that cardio alone might not be what you want to do.

agreed.

OP you're essentially going to have to do double the work if you do it the way you're planning. just incorporate strength and weight training now as well as cardio. it makes absolutely no sense to have a plan where you lose muscle mass only then to go back and try and regain it, especially since there's always some amount of fat gain with muscle mass gain since you have to eat over your TDEE. why not just lose AND keep the muscle mass at the same time?

here's what i do :
Sun- Rest or Yoga or Light swim depending on how I feel
M/W/F : Crossfit in AM before work, stronglifts 5*5 afterwork
T - Running
H- Rowing and Jump Rope
Sat - Run

BrianSharpe

Running will give you the highest burns but I also agree that you shouldn't wait to start working on strength.