Hello Guys,
Is 30 minutes of cardio everyday for 5 days a week good enough to lose weight fast?
I'm 6'3" tall and a month ago when I started in the GYM I was in 235 pounds... now I'm at 225.
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Hello Guys,
Is 30 minutes of cardio everyday for 5 days a week good enough to lose weight fast?
I'm 6'3" tall and a month ago when I started in the GYM I was in 235 pounds... now I'm at 225.
[QUOTE=sdahe;428394251]Hello Guys,
Is 30 minutes of cardio everyday for 5 days a week good enough to lose weight fast?
I'm 6'3" tall and a month ago when I started in the GYM I was in 235 pounds... now I'm at 235.[/QUOTE]
What does your diet consist of?
[QUOTE=sdahe;428394251].......when I started in the GYM I was in 235 pounds... now I'm at 235.[/QUOTE]
So obviously the gym time isn't working.....
DIET determines how much weight you lose. Tells us about that.... everything else is much less important.
OK, I try to keep my calories intake in 1,900 calories or less.
Breakfast - around 300 calories (oatmeal, whey shake and water)
Snack - 90 calories (yogurt)
Lunch - around 600 calries (usually a chicken breast with vegetables)
Snack - 90 calories (yogurt)
Dinner - around 300 to 450 (small meal like a sandwish)
I get 4 scoops of the whey proteins shake durin the day. One scoop before workout, two scoops after workout and one scoop with dinner. There are like 480 calories
[QUOTE=sdahe;428400581]OK, I try to keep my calories intake in 1,900 calories or less.
Breakfast - around 350 to 400 calories (oatmeal, whey shake and water)
Snack - 90 calories (yogurt)
Lunch - around 650 calries (usually a chicken breast with vegetables)
Snack - 90 calories (yogurt)
Dinner - around 400 to 500 (small meal like a sandwish)[/QUOTE]
So.... You're telling us that you've been honest on this diet for the past month and have lost ZERO pounds? At 6;3" and 235????
[QUOTE=ejthomp;428401081]So.... You're telling us that you've been honest on this diet for the past month and have lost ZERO pounds? At 6;3" and 235????[/QUOTE]
I said I was 235 a month ago when I started in the gym and now I'm 225 (lost 10 pounds). I'm just asking if the cardio that I'm doing is good... or I'm I doing too much or not?... oh, and I'm doing weights too during the week.
[QUOTE=ejthomp;428401081]So.... You're telling us that you've been honest on this diet for the past month and have lost ZERO pounds? At 6;3" and 235????[/QUOTE]
i eat 8times a day .......
ermmm
break down the portions???
also you do weight training as well right?
[QUOTE=ahn.tae;428402911]i eat 8times a day .......
ermmm
break down the portions???
also you do weight training as well right?[/QUOTE]
Yes... I do weights 4 days a week (monday, tuesday, thursday and friday)
[QUOTE=sdahe;428402431]I said I was 235 a month ago when I started in the gym and now I'm 225 (lost 10 pounds). I'm just asking if the cardio that I'm doing is good... or I'm I doing too much or not?... oh, and I'm doing weights too during the week.[/QUOTE]
You had better edit your first post as it shows 235.... no weight loss.
You've lost 10 pounds in a month. That is plenty...no need to speed up the weight loss.
The bottom line with cardio is that it is one way to burn calories. Very roughly 30 minutes of strenuous cardio is worth 500 calories per day or about an extra pound of weight loss per week IF you maintain your current diet. Whether that is enough for you is your decision. More cardio, more weight loss.... Again, IF the diet remains constant.... Drink a gatorade after cardio and your extra weight loss is gone.....
Many people decide cardio isn't worth the time and effort in regards to weight loss as controlling what you put in your mouth is much easier.
Looks like you are on a good path though!
[QUOTE=ejthomp;428409911]You had better edit your first post as it shows 235.... no weight loss.
You've lost 10 pounds in a month. That is plenty...no need to speed up the weight loss.
The bottom line with cardio is that it is one way to burn calories. Very roughly 30 minutes of strenuous cardio is worth 500 calories per day or about an extra pound of weight loss per week IF you maintain your current diet. Whether that is enough for you is your decision. More cardio, more weight loss.... Again, IF the diet remains constant.... Drink a gatorade after cardio and your extra weight loss is gone.....
Many people decide cardio isn't worth the time and effort in regards to weight loss as controlling what you put in your mouth is much easier.
Looks like you are on a good path though![/QUOTE]
Thank you very much... I edited the first post, sorry!...
I didn't understand what you said about drinking a gatorade after cardio...
[QUOTE=sdahe;428413961]I didn't understand what you said about drinking a gatorade after cardio...[/QUOTE]
I think what he meant is that 30 minutes of cardio burns about as much calories as a Gatorade, so drinking one after cardio would negate the effort.
[QUOTE=sdahe;428413961]......
I didn't understand what you said about drinking a gatorade after cardio...[/QUOTE]
Most people have no clue as to how few of calories they burn doing cardio and most people have no idea how many calories a regular gatorade has.
You see it in the gym all the time.... Someone putting in a half-assed cardio workout (barely breaking a sweat) and burning maybe 200 calories.... then feeling good about themselves they drink a gatorade that has over 200 calories in it. Net gain... ZERO!!! Then they can't understand why they aren't losing weight!
If you are going to do 30 minutes of cardio... make sure you leave with a sweat drenched shirt...then make sure you don't give up the calories burned by drinking a bunch of calories afterwards!
[QUOTE=sdahe;428413961]Thank you very much... I edited the first post, sorry!...
I didn't understand what you said about drinking a gatorade after cardio...[/QUOTE]
I think he is just advising you to not drink a gatorade immediately after your cardio. Don't have any sugars immediately after. It will cause an insulin spike and your body will stop the fat burning process.
[QUOTE=ahn.tae;428402911]i eat 8times a day .......
ermmm
break down the portions???
also you do weight training as well right?[/QUOTE]
You don't need to eat that many times....Whatever works.
And to the people complaining about a gatorade, it doesn't matter, overall calories is what matters. Drinking the calories at workout time is not what is going to make or break it. In fact I would get most of my calories before workout for energy and then a good bit for muscle repair after your workout.
Thanks for the advise but I only drink water after my cardio... just water so I think I'm good there. The only thing I drink after the cardio and weights workout is a whey protein shake (two scoops)
Not sure why you are asking this. You have a solid diet, your running 5 times a week, and lifting 4 days a week. You lost 10 lbs last month... and during the holidays i'm assuming. Thats a good month. Just keep up what your doing cause its working.
[QUOTE=MP4AU;428583041]Not sure why you are asking this. You have a solid diet, your running 5 times a week, and lifting 4 days a week. You lost 10 lbs last month... and during the holidays i'm assuming. Thats a good month. Just keep up what your doing cause its working.[/QUOTE]
Thanks... I really wanted to know if I was doing OK... thanks!
[QUOTE=jhbrotherton1;428420041]I think he is just advising you to not drink a gatorade immediately after your cardio. Don't have any sugars immediately after. It will cause an insulin spike and your body will stop the fat burning process.[/QUOTE]
SO if he lifted weights and then hit his cardio you're saying he shouldnt put the glucose back into his body? What am I missing here arent we supposed to put the sugar back into us after a workout...?
D i e t
try doing 45mins of cardio 7 days a week.
You need to do at least 2-3 hours of cardio 7 days a week to see results.
1 hour needs to be on an empty stomach in the morning, 1 hour needs to be pre workout, 1 hour needs to be post workout.
If you want to add in some extra cardio, you can do 1 hour before bed.
This will have you ripped faster than dat dere CellTech.
yea your doing great. Thats about 2 lbs a week which is about the maximum amount you want to lose in a week. Your diet looks pretty good. Keep up the weight lifting and running with that diet and you should continue to lose weight fast.
Looks and sounds like you are getting good results! 10 pounds a month is plenty. Keep it up!
So we are talking about cardio on an empty stomach? I can't work up the enegry unless I eat first. I feel sick unless I get something into me.
Im 175lbs, 6'0. I want to tone down about 7lbs for feb ending. Nice little going away stomach.
Im doing 20min cardio, (stairs) with a sweat. Im on shifts so diet changes but....
I eat lots of
Chicken,
Eggs,
Quaker oats (instant :()
yogart,
protein (post)
Tends to be my normal diet for the last week or two. Chicken gets booring so i'm going to swap in some fish
[QUOTE=Tanulean;428635581]You need to do at least 2-3 hours of cardio 7 days a week to see results.
1 hour needs to be on an empty stomach in the morning, 1 hour needs to be pre workout, 1 hour needs to be post workout.
If you want to add in some extra cardio, you can do 1 hour before bed.
This will have you ripped faster than dat dere CellTech.[/QUOTE]
Bro science at its best
[QUOTE=Tanulean;428635581]You need to do at least 2-3 hours of cardio 7 days a week to see results.
1 hour needs to be on an empty stomach in the morning, 1 hour needs to be pre workout, 1 hour needs to be post workout.
If you want to add in some extra cardio, you can do 1 hour before bed.
[B]This will have you ripped faster than dat dere CellTech.[/B][/QUOTE]
Was tempted to neg and flame the **** outta you until I read the bolded part. Gj.
For the slower minds: he's not serious about this.
@OP: 10 lbs in a month; keep doing what you're doing!
[QUOTE=hankst;428735911]Was tempted to neg and flame the **** outta you until I read the bolded part. Gj.
For the slower minds: he's not serious about this.
[/QUOTE]
Actually, he brings up a good point in a round-a-bout way, regarding an increase in activity throughout the day.
30 minutes of cardio every day - not particularly effective in terms of having a large impact on fat loss. It'll make you feel good, and is a great way to reduce stress, but will do almost zip as far as losing fat goes.
People get so focused on their workouts that they completely overlook the *other* 15 waking hours of the day, which they spend either sitting at a desk at school/work or on a couch at home or in a car while commuting.
10-15 hours of general non-exercise activity every day will trump 30 minutes or 3 hours of cardio.
Of course, diet trumps it all. The less you move, the less you get to eat.
I'm afraid you are eating too few calories to continue this for long
[QUOTE=Tanulean;428635581]You need to do at least 2-3 hours of cardio 7 days a week to see results.
1 hour needs to be on an empty stomach in the morning, 1 hour needs to be pre workout, 1 hour needs to be post workout.
If you want to add in some extra cardio, you can do 1 hour before bed.
This will have you ripped faster than dat dere CellTech.[/QUOTE]
You're kidding right?
honestly..if you have 20-30 min and thats it..I'd do a lot of HIIT cardio.
IF you don't care about muscle loss go ahead and do hours of cardio. But if you want to maintain strength and as much muscle as possible, lift heavy at least 3 days a week and then do cardio after and on days you don't lift. Give yourself 2 days rest. If you do it right you can lose a lot of fat and keep some lean muscle.
In some cases like mine, I've never had a lot of fat, so I've gained weight while decreasing waste size and looking better in the mirror. clothes and a mirror are usually your best gauge for success of a program and diet. not the scale.