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We have all had troubles with stubborn stomach fat.
My stomach has always been my problem area. My arms are
leaning out, and my legs are becoming well-defined. I want to continue to lean-out
my whole body, especially my stomach.
A lot of people think endless hours of cardio will get rid
of unwanted belly fat. This is not true. High-intensity cardio for a long
duration of time would maximize fat
loss. Well, the only problem with that is, nobody can maintain high-intensity cardio for a long
duration. So then, how do we maximize fat burn?
The answer is High Intensity Interval Training. This is known
as “HIIT” in the fitness world. HIIT training is where you alternate between
intervals of high-intensity cardio and low-intensity cardio.
Nobody can sprint for 10 minutes without stopping, but when you
mix high-intensity and low-intensity cardio, you can still maximize fat burn
without becoming fatigued.
Workout of the week:
A routine cardio session for me is 10-15 minutes of HIIT
followed by 10-15 minutes of low-intensity cardio.
I start on the Stairmaster for 5-10 minutes. This gets my heart rate up and a good sweat going. I follow this by interval sprints
on the treadmill. I do a one minute on, one minute off routine. I sprint for
one minute at speed eight and incline two. I then walk for one minute at speed
four and incline two. I repeat this sequence for 10 minutes.
Following my HIIT session, I walk at speed four and incline 15
for 10 minutes. This makes my total cardio routine about 30 minutes long. After
cardio, I spend about 10 minutes working on abs.
This week’s goal:
This week’s goal is fat loss and leaning out. By the end of
the week I would like to be able to step up my HIIT training. I want to be
doing sprints at an incline of seven and speed of 8.5. I would alternate my
sprints with walking at a speed of four and incline of seven.
Another important part of leaning out is diet! Eating clean IS the difference between
success and failure. I will talk more about diet in next week’s blog. For now,
here is this week’s grocery list:
- Chicken breast
- Turkey breast
- Egg whites (lots of egg whites!)
- Spinach
- Baby tomatoes
- Feta cheese
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Quinoa
- Organic pesto sauce
Nice post - no replacement for consistent hard working lifting and cardio along with eating clean : )
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