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ok, i was once a sporting young chap playing hockey and athletics for the school, club and county...

a year at university, involving a fair amount of alcohol, kebabs, lack of sport etc... i've gained a stone or so i'd guess. whilst i'm still nowhere near being 'fat' or anything, i've decided to join the gym over the summer and lose some weight. what sort of exercise will do this? is a good cardiovascular/aerobic workout going to be more beneficial than lifting weights for example? any recommendations for workout routines/apparatus to use?

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Reply 1

dh00001

cardio for fat loss. and run, cycle and swim

Reply 2

Caribou

cardio and weights. Combination all the way.

Reply 3

harry5069

Yeah, loads of cardio will burn your fat right off, but remember every extra pound of muscle you put on, you burn 500 extra calories a day just by sitting around, so don't neglect the weights.

Get on the rowing machine for serious fat loss and like i've said in previous threads interval training all the way!

Reply 4

Chi3f

its every pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day, not 500

Reply 5

harry5069

Sorry, typo, kind of important one too. Sorry to deceive but I wish it were true.

Reply 6

aced

Chi3f

its every pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day, not 500

BS. There are far too many external factors involved in the human body to make a statement like this true. There's no way that people can work out how many extra calories are burnt with extra muscle; it's too hard! The number will be different for different sexes, people of different ages, people with medical conditions, people of varying diet, etc. If you can prove it, i'd love to hear the explanation.

However, I do agree with the fundamental of extra muscle = higher rate of calorie burning. This is because more muscle increases the metabolism.

Reply 7

Chi3f

how if 1 pound of muscle in a man going to be different from 1 pound of muscle ni a woman?

Reply 8

Chi3f

quick google search, sounds like im about right

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=1+pound+of+muscle+burns+calories&btnG=Search&meta=

Reply 9

aced

I never said that one pound of muscle is different from 1 pound of muscle. What i said was that if you take a male and a female, and they both add 1 pound of muscle, the rate at which they both burn calories will not be one standard figure; it will vary. My point wasn't to say that men and women are different, although they are; it was to say that you can't assume that 1 pound of muscle burns an extra whatever amount of calories.

You don't understand my point; you seem to think that if you add on 1.000000000 pounds of lean muscle, you'll burn an extra 50.000000000000000 calories. All i'm saying is that there is a degree of give and take.

You're right in that more muscle means more calories burnt, but wrong in that you think there can be an exact figure to work out just how many calories are burnt.

"Originally Posted by bigluce
abs are made in the kitchen not in the gym

(Chief's reply :smile:

so your saying you cook loads of food and you get a 6 pack?"

Hmm, interesting knowledge on fitness and use of the english language!

Reply 10

Chi3f

well i think google begs to differ

Reply 11

Caribou

I am in agreement with chi3f. Mainly because I like him more. (and the small fact of what google seems to say)

anyway

:fight:

Reply 12

Barny

Also the figure is closer to 10 calories per lb of muscle, not 50.

Reply 13

Lush Law

Does anyone else find going to the gym thoroughly traumatic? I can't bear it.

Reply 14

Chi3f

aced

Hmm, interesting knowledge on fitness and use of the english language!

thanks i do have a very interesting knowledge on fitness

Reply 15

aced

Hager; you should not judge something based on how much you like someone; it should be facts and your views that count. But i don't mind you agreeing with whoever you like; it's a free world.

Chief; Well, if google begs to differ, it must be right! I assume that whatever newspapers print is also true? No, didn't think so. just because something's widely said doesn't make it right. My point is dead simple, and quite frankly, isn't opinion; it's common sense and fact.

narb; that's my point; how can someone actually know the figure? that's the whole point; there isn't one figure; it varies for different people.

Good luck!

Reply 16

Chi3f

infact, why are you even arguing with me? its not like i actually said it was 50, i was actually correcting someone elses typo. Argue with them, and google is right seeing it actually gives a range of values not just 50

Reply 17

aced

That's my point; there's a range of values.

You are right; this arguement is completely pointless! Not at all relevant to the original question, so i'm all out!

You take care Chief; no offence or anything intended. we may have differing opinions, but I'm extremely happy with the kind of shape i'm in, and my fitness, so we'll agree to go our separate ways! :wink: