Dante, need to ask you something. Your seem to do allot of cardio and like to run so maybe you can help me out. When I am on the bike or elliptical I burn around 500 calories in a half hour. When I run I only burn about 250 in the same amount of time. Which is going to help me burn off fat faster?
DennyCrane said:
actually Denny ...I think you might have those numbers backwards.... RUNNING burns the MOST calories as it is high impact
elliptical and biking are good but they are LOW impact and you do not burn NEarly the amount of calories
RUNNING is what burns the most
check this link out Running for 1 hr you burn 700+ its at the bottom of the list and the highest calories you can burn to bikings 450
http://www.annecollins.com/weight_loss_tips/calories.htm running is even more of a cardio then Aerobics
Assuming all things equal aside from a run the previous day, the only thing I can come up with is over-training.
Experimenting with different patterns or diet might be a place to start. If your schedule allows, you might try running early day 1 and late day 2. You could also try doing 2 miles day 1 and see if you have more energy day 2.
As for diet, you need to find something that will give you an extra boost day 2. Again, this might call for testing different items be it simple coffee, an energy drink or a certain mixture of carbs and protein an hour or two before your workout.
Experimenting with different patterns or diet might be a place to start. If your schedule allows, you might try running early day 1 and late day 2. You could also try doing 2 miles day 1 and see if you have more energy day 2.
As for diet, you need to find something that will give you an extra boost day 2. Again, this might call for testing different items be it simple coffee, an energy drink or a certain mixture of carbs and protein an hour or two before your workout.
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Dante, are you experiencing fatigue (shortness of breath) or soreness on the second day? Perhaps your body is talking to you.
There are people whose bodies adapt to running very easily and others that don't. I have a friend that started jogging last year....40 years old, 30 lbs overweight, smoker. Within weeks he was running 5 miles 6 times a week with no problem. He has already run two half-marathons and is training for next year's R&R marathon in San Diego. He's a natural.
I wanted to believe I was a natural. I used to run 4 to 5 days a week, usualy 4 to 5 miles, one 7 to 10 mile day. I ALWAYS had trouble two consecutive days, but I forced myself through it, along with the sore hip, knees, shins, ankles. What became clear to me after about 10 years is I am not a natural runner. So now instead of back-to-back days I ride a bike or simply walk. It has made a huge difference on the wear and tear.
BTW, walking at a brisk pace is a great fat-burning exercise.
There are people whose bodies adapt to running very easily and others that don't. I have a friend that started jogging last year....40 years old, 30 lbs overweight, smoker. Within weeks he was running 5 miles 6 times a week with no problem. He has already run two half-marathons and is training for next year's R&R marathon in San Diego. He's a natural.
I wanted to believe I was a natural. I used to run 4 to 5 days a week, usualy 4 to 5 miles, one 7 to 10 mile day. I ALWAYS had trouble two consecutive days, but I forced myself through it, along with the sore hip, knees, shins, ankles. What became clear to me after about 10 years is I am not a natural runner. So now instead of back-to-back days I ride a bike or simply walk. It has made a huge difference on the wear and tear.
BTW, walking at a brisk pace is a great fat-burning exercise.
Few questions, do you take Vitamins like Centrum? I would say take these two vitamins that give you your daily vegetable and fruit intake for the day. They are great. But Centrum works, and it wakes you up. Also run on the grass or a soft rubber track. If your lower back starts to hurt, which is usually the first pain some experiences when they haven't run in a while, you don't have proper posture when you are running and you are most likely bending over slightly from fatigue. This will get you.
Also I would not run on a treadmill if it could be avoided. When I was training to actually try and play D-1 baseball I trained with a professional at Gottlieb by where I live. I trained with my buddy who now plays at FSU, and his number one thing was to not run on a treadmill. He said it would eat up your knees. The two best work outs for losing weight and gaining back body shape are, running in a pool and sprint walks. I doubt you can run in a pool so sprint walks would work best. Meaning you sprint for 10, 20, or 30 seconds how ever many you prefer and then you walk for double that time. SO 30 seconds is usually what we did, but many like 20 seconds. YOu are on for 20 seconds and off for 40. You do this for roughly a half hour or slightly less and you will feel liek you just got a great work out in.
Hope this helps.
Also I would not run on a treadmill if it could be avoided. When I was training to actually try and play D-1 baseball I trained with a professional at Gottlieb by where I live. I trained with my buddy who now plays at FSU, and his number one thing was to not run on a treadmill. He said it would eat up your knees. The two best work outs for losing weight and gaining back body shape are, running in a pool and sprint walks. I doubt you can run in a pool so sprint walks would work best. Meaning you sprint for 10, 20, or 30 seconds how ever many you prefer and then you walk for double that time. SO 30 seconds is usually what we did, but many like 20 seconds. YOu are on for 20 seconds and off for 40. You do this for roughly a half hour or slightly less and you will feel liek you just got a great work out in.
Hope this helps.
i can say this i workout 6-7 days a week. cardio one day weights the next. On nights before if i eat decently like more than my usual 1800 calories i have tons of energy at the gym. So it could be what your eating the night before. Other than that you have to give your body more rest. Try doing 3 days a week just longer distances. i have heard you want to try to do 12-15 miles a week or jogging
first of all running is the best exercising for burning calories. By far.
If you're still running Dante, how are your shoes? Do you have good running shoes that are fit for the type of foot you have? Meaning everyone strikes the ground different and places pressure on different areas on the bottom of their feet. Great running shoes would help.
Do you eat before you run? Make sure you eat something. Though some people will run on an empty stomach first thing in the morning but if you're try to do the distance make sure you eat something about an hour before you run. Nothing heavy of course.
How about afterwards? A really good and simple recovery drink for post workout is chocolate milk. It has glucose needed to replenish the supplies in your muscle and it has protein to help the muscles that need to be repaired. I read an article about how well it helps people recovery from running/biking etc.
I could add more suggestions if you're still having trouble.
If you're still running Dante, how are your shoes? Do you have good running shoes that are fit for the type of foot you have? Meaning everyone strikes the ground different and places pressure on different areas on the bottom of their feet. Great running shoes would help.
Do you eat before you run? Make sure you eat something. Though some people will run on an empty stomach first thing in the morning but if you're try to do the distance make sure you eat something about an hour before you run. Nothing heavy of course.
How about afterwards? A really good and simple recovery drink for post workout is chocolate milk. It has glucose needed to replenish the supplies in your muscle and it has protein to help the muscles that need to be repaired. I read an article about how well it helps people recovery from running/biking etc.
I could add more suggestions if you're still having trouble.
Not really cut quads. I mean if you do it enough yeah you begin to be very toned but you lose a lot of excess weight in your legs that you didn't know existed. It didn't work as well for me as it did for my buddy. He was a stocky guy and got in with this guy and now he plays Center Field for FSU and lost a lot of weight from his lower body and added it to his upper. So he didn't lose much power but he gained speed.
Sprint Walks are very very very tiring and require a lot of discipline. I would almost say it would be tough for me to do it every day and not cheat. It was the best work out I ever did and then you go run in the pool and you feel like you just ran 10 marathons. But it is the best fat burning work out because you get your muscles going and your blood flowing and then you walk to relax your muscles and then you get them going again.
