Feeling a little Juggalo – Day 26
I slept in today until about 8am getting over 8 hours of sleep for a change and did it feel good. That all meant I didn’t get to the gym and working out until about 11ish. I started with high intensity elliptical for about 3 1/2 miles in 25 minutes then after sufficiently warming up, for a change, i moved over to the treadmill where I thought I would see how my knee is really doing. I ran some intervals for the first mile which took me about 10 minutes, not bad and with good music. Was feeling very juggalo while running. Didn’t want to overdo it so after the first mile i just jacked up the elevation and dropped the speed down to 3.2mph and walked the last 20 minutes. After all that the readout’s on the machines said I burned 800+ calories. How accurate are they? Anybody know? After that a decent stretch which I never seem to do enough of and that could explain some of my aches and pains.
The plan only calls for 20-25 minutes of intervals during your cardio day and 8-10 minutes on your other workout days. I couldn’t disagree more. This is one part of the plan where I think it lacks. Cardio is something I don’t think you can get enough of. I try to get at least 60-90 minutes a day of medium and high intensity cardio 3-4 days a week and about 45 minutes of medium intensity on the other days. Cardio is key to weight loss and endurance building and when in any martial arts program good endurance is key to success. When put together with good nutrition and strength training you really have a plan for weight loss success. Many trainers place their emphasis on nutrition and strength and lack cardio. I put my emphasis on nutrition and equal emphasis on cardio then strength, say a ration of 38, 38, and 24%. This is where I toot my horn because that’s how I lost the weight so I know it works. I’m not knocking this program but if you are truly serious about it you need to add to it.
So what did I learn today, I still can run but don’t overdo it, this week. I really enjoy cardio, it’s my favorite part of the workout, though I do enjoy the pump you get from a good lift. i alos learned a good nights sleep really brings a person a huge boost in energy, that and GNC Thermo Burst. I need to go catch up in my meals, sleeping in does mess up the schedule.
I think I am also coming down with a cold so I need to go slam some more Airborne.
Jay is OUT
thanks Jay. I think MG is expecting that a lot of the weight lifting moves he gives in the programs will provide a lot of cardio too (and yes, you CAN get cardio while lifting if you are doing supersets with minimal rest and lifting HEAVY). I agree that cardio IS important if you are looking to lose fat. As for diet, I also agree that you cannot out-train a bad diet so good for you for staying the course with your nutrition.
As for the cold, I don’t know much about Arbonne but instead of slamming a bunch of chemically processed stuff, why not try some oil of oregano and/or echinacea? stuff works wonders for me and all natural goodness!
great post today!! thanks tons.
http://www.airborneeffervescenthealthformula.com/pages/what-s-in-airborne
Love this stuff and have had great success with it. I completely agree with your comment on todays post but I still think you can’t do enough cardio especially when you are trying to build endurance.
AH! obviously I’m mixing up airborne with Arbonne (which is what I thought you meant)…
oh, and also, sorry to be the bearer of bad news Jay but those machines are SELDOM right when it comes to ‘how many calories burned’… sure, you can punch in your height, weight and age but they don’t take into your consideration or your current fitness level… and based on your posts the past few weeks regardless of your current BMI I’d guess your cardiovascular health to be in pretty good shape!
Something that machine would have no way of knowing.
Hell, maybe you burned MORE than it says!! haha!