Comments on: Week 58: Weigh-in Results

By: ty

ty — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:17:06 +0000

completely agree with this. I switched to intervals and felt the burn like I hadn’t in weeks. Builds up the muscles and gets the heart pumping in a way that a longer steady jog simply does not. Plenty of articles out there on it too. It’s amazing and I’ve seen big results in my weight loss as well.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:25:25 +0000

I completely agree with you. Intervals are amazing. They really jump start your body again and make treadmill workouts go so fast.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:01 +0000

Tyler, if you are serious about your fat loss–notice I did not say weight, there is a huge difference–then I suggest a change. According to your comment above, your routine consists of 30 minutes of cardiovascular activity at a low to moderate pace.

The reason this is not working (or is not working as well as before) is because the more cardiovascular activity you do at a low to moderate pace, the more efficient your body becomes at burning calories, so you the more you do it, the less weight you lose. My suggestion is to move to interval training.

Do this:
5 minute warm up (walk)
2 minute jog
1 minute sprint
2 minute jog
1 minute sprint
2 minute jog
1 minute sprint
5 minute cool down (walk)

Try that three times a week (on days you do NOT lift weights) for a few weeks. I bet you’ll see great results.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:41:05 +0000

I’m spending about 30 minutes on the treadmill either running or walking briskly on a steep incline (5-10). Or, I’ll get on the elliptical for 30. I spend about 45 minutes to an hour at the gym 4 days a week.

I lift weights Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

By: Dana (www.eatsleepgetfit.com)

Dana (www.eatsleepgetfit.com) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:38:48 +0000

Just came across your blog! Super inspiring! Keep it up, can’t wait to read more!