I gotta lose this belly!

[PiNkMaGGiT]

Running

 

[drixsa]

Originally posted by Boricua_33015
this might be a stupid question but.... what is cross-training?

cross training is not just running its a mix of aerobic and anaerobic activity such as running and lfiting

 

[PiNkMaGGiT]

my bad.

 

[Boricua_33015]

do you guys really mean I shoudl RUN or jog? Ive been JOGGING for the past couple of days in the morning for 15 minutes non-stop. After the 15 minutes is over and I stop, about 15 seconds later I feel like I can do more...... please clear this up for me.

 

[drixsa]

Originally posted by Boricua_33015
do you guys really mean I shoudl RUN or jog? Ive been JOGGING for the past couple of days in the morning for 15 minutes non-stop. After the 15 minutes is over and I stop, about 15 seconds later I feel like I can do more...... please clear this up for me.

it depends on what you are trying to accomplish

running for 15 minutes will get your heart going as well as your metabolism but it isnt going to make you lose weight or acheive a 6-pack

you should run for about 40minutes. that way you are cutting calories and you are nt cuttinginto your muscle supply

the best thing to do to lose fat? HEALTHY DIET

the lbs. just fall off, slowly, but surely. AND lifting weights

 

[Microphone Fiend]

just find a time that works best 4 u and stick to it. For me, I do 2 sets of 50 crunches right before I get my shower to go to sleep every night. I started out at like 25 a night but after a while your muscles adapt and it isn't as much as a workout.
Things to rememeber when doing sit-ups are:
Use your stomach to lift, NOT your neck-This is how most people mess up. When I do crunches, the key is to try and raise my whole upper body at once, not just in sections, you just have to foucs on using you stomach muscles and conciously tell your mind to use them.

If you think you might be using your neck too much: do crunches with your hands on the back of your neck. If you can feel the muscle in your neck bulge a lot then you know you are doing it wrong. Just focus on your stomach more when doing them. At the end of a set or two you should feel the burn in your stomach, not your neck or arms

 

[drixsa]

Originally posted by Microphone Fiend
just find a time that works best 4 u and stick to it. For me, I do 2 sets of 50 crunches right before I get my shower to go to sleep every night. I started out at like 25 a night but after a while your muscles adapt and it isn't as much as a workout.
Things to rememeber when doing sit-ups are:
Use your stomach to lift, NOT your neck-This is how most people mess up. When I do crunches, the key is to try and raise my whole upper body at once, not just in sections, you just have to foucs on using you stomach muscles and conciously tell your mind to use them.

If you think you might be using your neck too much: do crunches with your hands on the back of your neck. If you can feel the muscle in your neck bulge a lot then you know you are doing it wrong. Just focus on your stomach more when doing them. At the end of a set or two you should feel the burn in your stomach, not your neck or arms

though wht he is talking about is true regarding form, doing crunchies, situps, and othe abs excercises will not give you a 6-pack

losing the body will

once you have lost the body fat then you should be doing a ton of ab excercises, not tht you shouldnt be doing them but you will not see posotive results

 

[Boricua_33015]

fvck! so your saying those 15 minutes jogs did nothing for me!?

Ok, so you say I should run for 40 minutes. Do you mean NON STOP? Or run as much as you can with the least amount of rest you can acheive in that 40 minute period?

Seriously when I finish my 15 minute jog I feel like passing out. I dont even know if I can do anymore. Ill probably die if I go more than 20 minutes.

Is the 9 minute HIIT workout better than the 40 minute running/jogging session? Which one is better for losing weight?

 

[DJ Girevik]

HIIT is good if it doesn't make you sore all week, but that's the effect it had on me. Stick with the 15 minute jogs 5 times a week, maybe get it up to 20 minutes.

 

[Boricua_33015]

Ill push it up to 20 minutes, 7 times a week. I want to lose weight as fast as possible so when the new school year starts I will be a new person. I also want to see if I can do as much as I can before summer school starts which starts on July the 7th. The most i can lose is probably 20 to 25, am I right?

 

[drixsa]

try to build up yur endurance .

i do not know too muh about the hitt program

if you continue running, start eating really healthy, and start ifting weights you could prlly lose 15 lbs of fat and put on some muscle.

the more lean muscle you tend to put on the better you look. and the better you fit into clothes