Workout Gurus: How long should I break?

[ueyedgr8tness]

I am def going to say ur working out way to much,also you are doing 1 hr of cardio which is well over what you should be doing.I will give u my workout and u should try it and see how it works for you.


3 day burn i lost 25lbs in 2 months eating junk food something you should not take from me at all. Yes i ate like a pig and still lost,But the results to a flat stomach and abs will come with eating right.

sunday night
* 5 min bike ride before back and biceps followed up with a 12 min back ride and 75 crunches
tue night
* 5 min bike ride before shoulders and legs followed up with 12min bike ride
thur night
*5min bike ride before chest and triceps then follwed up with 12 min bike ride 75 crunches

If you wanted to work 2 more day's of gym in,Use those day's for abs and no more than 25min cardio.I must say for best results stay off these 4 things:sugar,fried food,high carb foods,high sodium foods. And try to drink no less than a gallon of water a day



P.S remember anything over 25min of cardio u just burning muscle and you dont want to do that because muscle helps burn fat

[WickedIXMR]

I am def going to say ur working out way to much,also you are doing 1 hr of cardio which is well over what you should be doing.I will give u my workout and u should try it and see how it works for you.


3 day burn i lost 25lbs in 2 months eating junk food something you should not take from me at all. Yes i ate like a pig and still lost,But the results to a flat stomach and abs will come with eating right.

sunday night
* 5 min bike ride before back and biceps followed up with a 12 min back ride and 75 crunches
tue night
* 5 min bike ride before shoulders and legs followed up with 12min bike ride
thur night
*5min bike ride before chest and triceps then follwed up with 12 min bike ride 75 crunches

If you wanted to work 2 more day's of gym in,Use those day's for abs and no more than 25min cardio.I must say for best results stay off these 4 things:sugar,fried food,high carb foods,high sodium foods. And try to drink no less than a gallon of water a day



P.S remember anything over 25min of cardio u just burning muscle and you dont want to do that because muscle helps burn fat

Dude, where do you work out at? I need a trainer lol.

[KevinT707]

I will contribute to this thread tomorrow.

P.S remember anything over 25min of cardio u just burning muscle and you dont want to do that because muscle helps burn fat

Actually muscle does not "burn" fat nor does it ever. On top of that it's almost physically impossible to turn fat into muscle.

[drpepper14]

On top of that it's almost physically impossible to turn fat into muscle.

Correct sir. Most people think this is what is happening, when in fact you are either losing fat while adding on lean muscle, or you are sedentary, gaining fat and subsequently your muscles suffer from atrophy.

[drpepper14]

I am def going to say ur working out way to much,also you are doing 1 hr of cardio which is well over what you should be doing.I will give u my workout and u should try it and see how it works for you.


3 day burn i lost 25lbs in 2 months eating junk food something you should not take from me at all. Yes i ate like a pig and still lost,But the results to a flat stomach and abs will come with eating right.

sunday night
* 5 min bike ride before back and biceps followed up with a 12 min back ride and 75 crunches
tue night
* 5 min bike ride before shoulders and legs followed up with 12min bike ride
thur night
*5min bike ride before chest and triceps then follwed up with 12 min bike ride 75 crunches

If you wanted to work 2 more day's of gym in,Use those day's for abs and no more than 25min cardio.I must say for best results stay off these 4 things:sugar,fried food,high carb foods,high sodium foods. And try to drink no less than a gallon of water a day



P.S remember anything over 25min of cardio u just burning muscle and you dont want to do that because muscle helps burn fat

EL OH EL

Coming from an ACSM certified exercise physiologist (ME), and someone with a M.S. in Exercise Physiology (ME):
You are so off the mark, I don't even want to take the time to fully respond.

You aren't burning muscle, nor are you breaking it down by doing cardio. You are using a combination of glycogen (carbohydrate) and lipids (fat) when doing cardio. Muscle mass does not directly "burn fat", but in an indirect manner of speaking: you are correct. Lean muscle tissue needs more calories for maintenance, therefore it increases the number of calories your body needs for maintenance at rest.

and on your focus on the abs, they are the product of a few things, and a few things only: GENETICS (which it appears you have a good set if you are doing that amount of cardio and have seen the results you have...or you are on something), DIET, and CARDIO.

Many professional bodybuilders, natural and enhanced, don't spend a minute working out their abs. They get their core workout during lifts such as the squat, deadlift, bent over rows, etc (most heavy lifting exercises). The abdominal muscles are just that: muscles. If you work them out (with weight especially) they will get bigger, but if you don't have a proper diet and don't do cardio, you won't ever see them.


The main argument that trumps your idea of lower cardio, is this:
1lb of fat is 3500 calories. Fat loss comes from a total negative caloric expenditure (Caloric Intake - Caloric Expenditure). Every liter of oxygen your body uses = 5 calories burned. Best way to increase oxygen consumption = cardiovascular exercise.

End of Discussion.


(To the OP, you need rest. You seem to be suffering from overtraining. Take an extra day off in the middle of the week, and maybe take 3 or 4 days off every month or so.)