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What cardio machine is best to use at the gym?

klbsa

klbsa

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Jan 5, 2011
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The treadmill, there is nothing like a fast paced run to get the blood pumping. Beating a heavy bag would be even better if it could be sustained for more than 5 mins.
 
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Wolf

MuscleHead
Dec 25, 2010
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Of course it burns fat.

Impact of exercise intensity on body fatness and s... [Metabolism. 1994] - PubMed result

The impact of two different modes of training on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism was investigated in young adults who were subjected to either a 20-week endurance-training (ET) program (eight men and nine women) or a 15-week high-intensity intermittent-training (HIIT) program (five men and five women). The mean estimated total energy cost of the ET program was 120.4 MJ, whereas the corresponding value for the HIIT program was 57.9 MJ. Despite its lower energy cost, the HIIT program induced a more pronounced reduction in subcutaneous adiposity compared with the ET program. When corrected for the energy cost of training, the decrease in the sum of six subcutaneous skinfolds induced by the HIIT program was ninefold greater than by the ET program. Muscle biopsies obtained in the vastus lateralis before and after training showed that both training programs increased similarly the level of the citric acid cycle enzymatic marker. On the other hand, the activity of muscle glycolytic enzymes was increased by the HIIT program, whereas a decrease was observed following the ET program. The enhancing effect of training on muscle 3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (HADH) enzyme activity, a marker of the activity of beta-oxidation, was significantly greater after the HIIT program. In conclusion, these results reinforce the notion that for a given level of energy expenditure, vigorous exercise favors negative energy and lipid balance to a greater extent than exercise of low to moderate intensity. Moreover, the metabolic adaptations taking place in the skeletal muscle in response to the HIIT program appear to favor the process of lipid oxidation.

YouTube - Marathon Challenge

This is a documentary on untrained people training for 40 weeks for a marathon that runs 26 miles, close to the end of the documentary the doctors note that all the subjects aside from 1 had barely any change in their body fat content, the one that did had gained 70 pounds after surgery.

And sure, untrained people who don't have a specific goal and don't know how to train properly won't succeed much with any routine that they come up with. But if they do the proper routine, HIIT will still be superior to low intensity cardio in all terms, fat burning and performance.
 
Youngstunna

Youngstunna

Trenja Turtle
Oct 21, 2010
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jump rope machine is the best in my opinion
 
Mindlesswork

Mindlesswork

Crusty Poo Butt
Sep 21, 2010
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I use the stairmaster or the elliptical..but the ol' jump rope's best
 
flex

flex

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I have had the best results from jumping rope. Step mill is great and so is the treadmill set at 9.0 incline and 3.0 speed for 30-35 minutes. Jumping rope has helped with shaping my calves and making them more dense. Be adviced, it is a lot harder to do for 5 minutes non stop than it is to run an 8 minute mile.
 
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