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11-10-2014, 12:47 PM
I was a while without working out, and I accumulated a bit of belly fat. I'm trying to burn that belly.
The treadmill at my local gym has a "fat burner" program, which is set as follow:
0 min - 1 min = 2 km/h
1 min - 2 min = 4 km/h
2 min - 3 min = 6 km/h
3 min - 4 min = 8 km/h
4 min - 5 min = 7 km/h
5 min - 6 min = 8 km/h
6 min - 7 min = 6 km/h
7 min - 8 min = 3 km/h
8 min - 9 min = 5 km/h
9 min - 10 min = 2 km/h
(repeat the above 3 times)
I've trying to keep a low-fat diet, avoid processed foods, and eat healthy. In Thailand it's really easy to eat healthy food and it's cheap too, that's a great incentive. What are your thoughts about this treadmill exercise?
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11-10-2014, 02:14 PM
You are gonna burn more belly fat and get overall better results as a man if you lift heavy weights....
You may as well sign up for a zumba class if all you are gonna do is use a treadmill.
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11-10-2014, 02:25 PM
I lift weights too; dumbells + benching + leg workout 4 times a week.
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11-10-2014, 03:48 PM
Those speeds look very slow- are you sure you'll burn fat? I think you posted the highest speed you ran at was 9km/h. You want to be doing a maximum of 3/4 different speeds as HIIT (interval training) with a walking speed, jogging, running and sprinting.
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11-14-2014, 07:06 AM
Fact1: treadmills were invented as running subsititutes
Fact2: most people who use treadmills are too lazy to seek out opportunities to run for real.
Are you serving on a submarine? Living on the north side of the arctic circle? Are you imprisoned? If not then why do you don't you change a boring gym hamster spin for a functional outdoor exercise? Finally you will know what how fast you actually run in real life.
I hate exercising with machines. It's like playing video games. Your stats increase but what can you do with them in real life? When I exercise I want to know how much I can actually lift and how fast I can actually run/swim/cycle.
Also agree that free heavy weights and sprinting is much better.
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11-14-2014, 01:12 PM
I do a variation of that routine, every 3 minutes I increase the speed until I am gassed.
Walk for 4 minutes at 2.5
run for 3 minutes starting at 5.0 and increasing until I get to 7.5, which by that time I am done.
Weights alone will not help you burn belly fat.
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11-14-2014, 06:24 PM
The best treadmill exercise i was ever shown is a 'treadmill push.'
Don't turn on the treadmill, brace your arms forward against the handles and 'run' the treadmill so the running belt rotates on the rollers/motor. So essentially you are powering the treadmill.
Slow long strides are almost like lunges, and fast sprints are like power sprinting. They take much more effort than running on a moving treadmill.