Comments on: Minimize Muscle Wasting and Burn More Fat http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/ Because you've tried everything else Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Doug http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37625 Doug Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:46:54 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37625 Replacing some of my cardio workouts with HIIT workouts on the bike helped me to add/preserve muscle while dieting. But, I still do cardio to keep the heart healthy Replacing some of my cardio workouts with HIIT workouts on the bike helped me to add/preserve muscle while dieting.

But, I still do cardio to keep the heart healthy

]]> By: Howard http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37505 Howard Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:26:40 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37505 I usually warm up on the treadmill or elliptical for 10-15 min before weight lifting. I never realized cardio could burn muscles. I would think I am fine only doing that short amount of time though. I usually warm up on the treadmill or elliptical for 10-15 min before weight lifting. I never realized cardio could burn muscles. I would think I am fine only doing that short amount of time though.

]]> By: Chris Maxcer http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37226 Chris Maxcer Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:29:43 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37226 The toughest thing for me is getting enough time to do the weight lifting -- I get my aerobic via basketball, and if you don't show up at the right time, you don't get to play. So it's easy to carve out that time. The weights . . . much easier to keep putting it off. I believe I burn too many calories playing ball, which makes it hard to keep the muscle on. Tough balance, definitely. The toughest thing for me is getting enough time to do the weight lifting — I get my aerobic via basketball, and if you don’t show up at the right time, you don’t get to play. So it’s easy to carve out that time. The weights . . . much easier to keep putting it off. I believe I burn too many calories playing ball, which makes it hard to keep the muscle on. Tough balance, definitely.

]]> By: Studio Element Personal Training http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37225 Studio Element Personal Training Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:46:29 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37225 While it is true that having more muscle and being a leaner person increases your metabolism, the increase is so minimal that it doesn't make much difference. There are so many other reasons to do both aerobic and anaerobic exercise and they do both complement each other. A good personal trainer can design a program that is the appropriate level of each while staying specific to your goal. While it is true that having more muscle and being a leaner person increases your metabolism, the increase is so minimal that it doesn’t make much difference. There are so many other reasons to do both aerobic and anaerobic exercise and they do both complement each other. A good personal trainer can design a program that is the appropriate level of each while staying specific to your goal.

]]> By: deb http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37219 deb Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:32:41 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37219 Yeah- I hear that advice and don't follow it. I do a combo of cardio and resistance training 5-6 days a week. I often warm up on the elliptical or treadmill for 10-20 minutes, then do a metabolic lifting session with short rest periods. My heart rate is elevated the entire time. No chance of muscle wasting and I don't have to spend endless time on a cardio machine bored outta my mind. I do watch the time and make sure my total workout time averages 60 minutes and never exceeds 75. Yeah- I hear that advice and don’t follow it. I do a combo of cardio and resistance training 5-6 days a week. I often warm up on the elliptical or treadmill for 10-20 minutes, then do a metabolic lifting session with short rest periods. My heart rate is elevated the entire time. No chance of muscle wasting and I don’t have to spend endless time on a cardio machine bored outta my mind.

I do watch the time and make sure my total workout time averages 60 minutes and never exceeds 75.

]]> By: Rahim http://www.tryingfitness.com/minimize-muscle-wasting-and-burn-more-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-37214 Rahim Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:17:07 +0000 http://www.tryingfitness.com/?p=922#comment-37214 Great tip! I'm of a slim build by nature so what I like to do is hop on the elyptical machine at level 10 for about 5 minutes, jumprope for another 10 and that's it. Everything else is calistenics. Great tip! I’m of a slim build by nature so what I like to do is hop on the elyptical machine at level 10 for about 5 minutes, jumprope for another 10 and that’s it.
Everything else is calistenics.

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