wieght loss plateu-experts wanted

ArnoldsProtege · 08-17-2005, 12:01 PM

ok, ive heard alot of mixed responses to this question :can you over train when doing aerobic exercises? i have been trying to go at least 5-6 times to the gym for cardio and 3-4 times a week for weights. whenever i do cardio, i like to get my moneys worth so i am on it for about an hour and i really like to do the eliptical machine(in a 60 minute workout with 5 minute cool off i burn around 1100 calories!) so technicly im burning 5500+ calories a week from just exercise(i also eat less/healthy) is this too much? can i slow down my weight loss by training 5-6 times a week on the eliptical machine for an hour each day? can it be bad to only use that machine? thanks all.

LAM · 08-17-2005, 12:09 PM

need more info. weight and bf% ? how many cals a day are you eating ?

ArnoldsProtege · 08-17-2005, 02:22 PM

im about 220 right now and like, 25 % bf. im also eating around 1500-2000 cals a day i thiiink. i dunno, i hate counting cals :P

Akkers · 08-17-2005, 07:37 PM

Counting cals is a must. Otherwise, you lose track, eat too little and you metabolism grinds to a halt. As for exercise, you are overtraining. With three days weight training a week, plus only 1500kcals a day, combined with 5 days of one-hour cardio sessions.

Squaggleboggin · 08-17-2005, 08:50 PM

So you're eating about 1,500 calories a day, but you're burning 1,100 of those calories? How are you still alive?

ArnoldsProtege · 08-17-2005, 10:40 PM

ok i must definitely be eating alot more than i would imagine. are there calorie counter websites where u just put in what you eat and it does it for you? and also, would doing the same machine for my cardio all the time be bad?

Akkers · 08-17-2005, 10:45 PM

Doing the same machine is not bad. I've been using the treadmill for years and I can still lose fat. Your body does not adapt to exercise like it does to weight training.

www.fitday.com is a site. Never used it, but I see it come up here a lot.

08-17-2005, 12:01 PM	#1
ArnoldsProtege VandelayIndustries Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 296 Photos: 1	wieght loss plateu-experts wanted ok, ive heard alot of mixed responses to this question :can you over train when doing aerobic exercises? i have been trying to go at least 5-6 times to the gym for cardio and 3-4 times a week for weights. whenever i do cardio, i like to get my moneys worth so i am on it for about an hour and i really like to do the eliptical machine(in a 60 minute workout with 5 minute cool off i burn around 1100 calories!) so technicly im burning 5500+ calories a week from just exercise(i also eat less/healthy) is this too much? can i slow down my weight loss by training 5-6 times a week on the eliptical machine for an hour each day? can it be bad to only use that machine? thanks all.
	Age:19 Height: 5'11 Weight: 190 lbs

08-17-2005, 12:09 PM	#2
LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	need more info. weight and bf% ? how many cals a day are you eating ?
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08-17-2005, 02:22 PM	#3
ArnoldsProtege VandelayIndustries Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 296 Photos: 1	im about 220 right now and like, 25 % bf. im also eating around 1500-2000 cals a day i thiiink. i dunno, i hate counting cals :P
	Age:19 Height: 5'11 Weight: 190 lbs

08-17-2005, 08:50 PM	#5
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,540 Photos: 3	So you're eating about 1,500 calories a day, but you're burning 1,100 of those calories? How are you still alive?
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08-17-2005, 10:40 PM	#6
ArnoldsProtege VandelayIndustries Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 296 Photos: 1	ok i must definitely be eating alot more than i would imagine. are there calorie counter websites where u just put in what you eat and it does it for you? and also, would doing the same machine for my cardio all the time be bad?
	Age:19 Height: 5'11 Weight: 190 lbs

08-17-2005, 07:37 PM	#4
Akkers The Gazelle or The Lion? Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 266	Counting cals is a must. Otherwise, you lose track, eat too little and you metabolism grinds to a halt. As for exercise, you are overtraining. With three days weight training a week, plus only 1500kcals a day, combined with 5 days of one-hour cardio sessions.

08-17-2005, 10:45 PM	#7
Akkers The Gazelle or The Lion? Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 266	Doing the same machine is not bad. I've been using the treadmill for years and I can still lose fat. Your body does not adapt to exercise like it does to weight training. www.fitday.com is a site. Never used it, but I see it come up here a lot.

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