Fri, Jun-11-10, 20:05
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Posts: 1,648
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Plan: generalized low carb
Stats: 205/180/185
BF:31%/14?%/12%
Progress: 125%
Location: Pacific Northwest
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Take all I say with a gram or more of salt, I am not an expert, and the experts are far from unanimous on all of this. I get bored doing standards 'cardio', and can't imagine enjoying a marathon. But I love sprinting, and when I am feeling well (like before my statin poisoning - thanks doc) I was going fast enough to maybe be competitive in my age group (over 65, now I am over 70).
Neither distance running nor sprinting burns all that many calories. The plan is that you end up raising your metabolism both by the exercise, and by having to rebuild muscles damaged in the exercise. Sprinting allegedly does more of this for you, and in less time. My preference is to do a mile of sprints (100 meters at a time, then walk back to starting point) and about once a week. I find it fun. When I don't have a sprain, fatigue, or plantar fasciitis. I would recommend that you try a LITTLE sprinting, even 25 yards and walk a hundred and see what happens. Don't start out big. We are too old for that. The other benefit is that sprinting is good for you IF your body can take it. We are evolved for that extreme exertion for short periods. It builds muscles, endurance, cardiac fitness and all that. But start out easy and see if you and your body like it.
Situps will not get rid of body fat, nor crunches, nor whatever. Only dropping body fat - I have decided that a bit of belly fat is likely permanent, currently I have more than I should, maybe 10-15 pounds. I work at keeping BGs in goal. Exercise does help a lot.
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