I Hate to Workout But I Make Myself Do It Five Times a Week

My friend said that working out a hour a day is not enough when your trying to get to your goal. Wich is true i feel like i have to burn like 2500 calories a day but am so proud, today so far i burn about 1500 calories and im so happy. I crushed it really fast but i told myself it doesnt matter how long it takes even if your there all day it could still get to your goal.

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Tatsumi · 31-35, M

Not true. Length means nothing. Intensity means everything. If you're putting in 100%, you won't be able to go longer than an hour. And if you do, then you're risking overtraining, breaking the muscles down, but never building them back up.

It's a marathon, not a sprint. Only reason you should be training more than an hour is if you're a pro-athlete who has already exceeded normal gains.

I don't know what your goal is, but if it's just toning up or fat loss, you can do that in 10-15 minutes with HIIT training. It's all about intensity.

But, good job! It's great you're taking working out so seriously. Just remember it is a marathon, not a sprint.

Moosepantspatty · 31-35, M

Honest question. If your burning 1500, and want to burn 2500, how much are you currently intaking?

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Tatsumi · 31-35, M

@Moosepantspatty Ahh, really good point. I totally missed that. You only want a 15%-25% caloric deficit, max. Which means 15%-25% of your [BMR x activity equation]

@Sweetspice

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Whereas, your caloric deficit is like 150%-200%. That's far, far, far too much, and your body will not be able to keep that up. It'll start eating muscle and eventually organs to make the energy, if you keep that up. Even if you're morbidly obese, that's far too much.

If you're not morbidly obese, then you want to aim for 2 pounds lost per week, at maximum. If you are, then aiming a bit higher would outweigh the risks.

Though. I wonder if you're really burning 1,500. I lift hella heavy weights for an hour, and I only burn 400.

Sweetspice · 26-30, F

Your right but I'm trying to lose weight fast. Its easy im.not starving myself just eating healthy and workoing out longer

Moosepantspatty · 31-35, M

@Sweetspice your also doing it in a very dangerous way. Not meeting your BMR means you are not only lacking the nutrition your body needs to simply operate (aka, just sleeping for 24hrs), you are putting your body into a nutritional deficit by working off everything you intake in a day. Yes, youll see pounds fall off in days, but you are effectively starving yourself, and that will result in ketosis, and muscle deterioration, particularly of the heart.

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