how to get body fat down?
04-01-07, 11:40 PM
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04-03-07, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by SSP
Yeah, if you've got hours and hours of spare time. 
The "Fat Burning Zone" is a myth that has been thoroughly debunked.
While it's true that low intensity exercise burns a higher proportion of fat per unit of time, it burns a lot less total calories. And for weight loss, it's the daily calorie deficit (Calories In vs. Calories Out) that matters.
So, a brisk walk would burn 250 or so calories per hour, with most of that being due to fat metabolism.
But, a brisk bike ride would burn 500+ calories per hour, and a brisk run would burn 600+ calories.
Bottom line...for weight loss, if you can't go long, go hard.
The "Fat Burning Zone" is a myth that has been thoroughly debunked.
While it's true that low intensity exercise burns a higher proportion of fat per unit of time, it burns a lot less total calories. And for weight loss, it's the daily calorie deficit (Calories In vs. Calories Out) that matters.
So, a brisk walk would burn 250 or so calories per hour, with most of that being due to fat metabolism.
But, a brisk bike ride would burn 500+ calories per hour, and a brisk run would burn 600+ calories.
Bottom line...for weight loss, if you can't go long, go hard.
yeah it's true about the calorie loss being less with lower intensity but the OP asked about body fat loss.
04-03-07, 11:44 AM
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I agree with other posters here. Rarely can anyone tell whether a person needs to lose weight simply from height and weight measurements but I just don't see how you could need to lose weight. I had a buddy who was skin and bones and who thought he needed to lose weight. Pretty soon his hair was falling out and his heart did not have the strength to efficiently pump blood around his body. His ankles would become swollen with fluid after exercise on account of his weak heart. I rode with him regularly and had first hand experience of his decrease in speed and power on a bike as he lost weight. SOme of his close friends finally had a sort of intervention with him and got him to snap out of his illusions. He got some counseling and medical treatment and it may have saved his life.
So what is the point? The point is that it is easy for a serious cyclist to become obsessed with weight and exercise and become deluded about what is a healthy weight. Every once in a while you need to step back and try to be objective about your weight and your goals. Sometimes what you really need is more food and weight in the form of muscle rather than more aerobic exercise and less weight. I suggest you ask your trusted cycling friends to give you their objective, honest opinion about whether you should lose weight and LISTEN to them.
So what is the point? The point is that it is easy for a serious cyclist to become obsessed with weight and exercise and become deluded about what is a healthy weight. Every once in a while you need to step back and try to be objective about your weight and your goals. Sometimes what you really need is more food and weight in the form of muscle rather than more aerobic exercise and less weight. I suggest you ask your trusted cycling friends to give you their objective, honest opinion about whether you should lose weight and LISTEN to them.
04-03-07, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cbaronzzi
I agree with other posters here. Rarely can anyone tell whether a person needs to lose weight simply from height and weight measurements but I just don't see how you could need to lose weight. I had a buddy who was skin and bones and who thought he needed to lose weight. Pretty soon his hair was falling out and his heart did not have the strength to efficiently pump blood around his body. His ankles would become swollen with fluid after exercise on account of his weak heart. I rode with him regularly and had first hand experience of his decrease in speed and power on a bike as he lost weight. SOme of his close friends finally had a sort of intervention with him and got him to snap out of his illusions. He got some counseling and medical treatment and it may have saved his life.
So what is the point? The point is that it is easy for a serious cyclist to become obsessed with weight and exercise and become deluded about what is a healthy weight. Every once in a while you need to step back and try to be objective about your weight and your goals. Sometimes what you really need is more food and weight in the form of muscle rather than more aerobic exercise and less weight. I suggest you ask your trusted cycling friends to give you their objective, honest opinion about whether you should lose weight and LISTEN to them.
So what is the point? The point is that it is easy for a serious cyclist to become obsessed with weight and exercise and become deluded about what is a healthy weight. Every once in a while you need to step back and try to be objective about your weight and your goals. Sometimes what you really need is more food and weight in the form of muscle rather than more aerobic exercise and less weight. I suggest you ask your trusted cycling friends to give you their objective, honest opinion about whether you should lose weight and LISTEN to them.
