Comments on: What Burns More Calories: Cardio, Intervals, or Weight Training?

By: Make Optimus Prime Proud - Learn How to Transform Your Life | Nerd Fitness

Make Optimus Prime Proud - Learn How to Transform Your Life | Nerd Fitness — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:43:47 +0000

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By: How to Build Your Own Workout Routine | Nerd Fitness

How to Build Your Own Workout Routine | Nerd Fitness — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:03:42 +0000

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By: FitDeck Mobile

FitDeck Mobile — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:37:34 +0000

I personally prefer interval training. Although i still do cardios from time to time.

By: FitDeck Mobile

FitDeck Mobile — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:37:34 +0000

I personally prefer interval training. Although i still do cardios from time to time.

By: NerdFitness

NerdFitness — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:53:01 +0000

Good call Todd, I'm thinking of doing an article on burpees as those just totally destroy your whole body!

-Steve

By: toddhelmkamp

toddhelmkamp — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:41:55 +0000

Burpees are a killer. I think combining them with weight training would be great stuff you could do at home.

By: NerdFitness

NerdFitness — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:13 +0000

Hey Badgear!

Great call, and one I should have explained further. You really can't spot
remove fat, it comes off (and goes back on) your body based on your
genetics. For guys, it tends to accumulate in the stomach, where as for
females, fat tends to accumulate in the thighs and butt.

As you burn calories and build up a calorie deficit, the fat will come off
your body based on that genetic blueprint. For the women in that interval
group, the fat came off mostly from the legs and buttocks, which makes sense
when you think that the fat accumulates there the quickest, so it would tend
to come off there the quickest as well.

Hopefully that explains it. I'll email you as well.

-NF Steve

By: badgear

badgear — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:49:48 +0000

Hi, you might do a interesting piece on this two quotes that I found on your blog;
"It is 100% impossible for you to spot remove fat." & "An interesting note: the interval group’s loss in body fat came mostly from the legs and buttocks area"

Some people would think that if the fatloss is mostly from the buttocks and legs area, then it is more than close to the impossible.

All the best.

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By: David

David — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:49:02 +0000

Great post! I've been wondering about the cardio v weights v HIIT values! I go to the gym daily and still figuring out how I should mix things up.