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Agreed. The annoying fact is that there is no single method that works for everyone. --Eat less, move more is as close as you can get, but it's still not righ

Agreed. The annoying fact is that there is no single method that works for everyone. --Eat less, move more is as close as you can get, but it's still not right. In my case, no matter how much or little I eat, or how healthy or unhealthy it is, I've not been able to lose (or gain, luckily) weight in several months. And I work out on average 6 times a week, which includes at least 1 hour on the treadmill around 11-12 km/h, and includes strength training some days. Granted, I'm probably still losing some fat as I build muscle, but I'd prefer to lose the fat faster. And on the bright side, I can run laps around lots of people who are at a "healthy" weight.

freshfey 17y ago
But then you're on a more advanced level than most other people and should adjust your workout a little. If you want to lose fat faster you should look into High Intensity Interval Training. The reason why I wouldn't recommend this to every person is simple: Most of the people would think it's too hard and would give up faster than people who are more experienced in terms of sports and fitness.
- xiaoma 17y ago
  I don't really think HIIT is that good of an idea for people who just want to get into better shape. I got much leaner after switching from sprints to distance swimming in high school and had the fastest weight loss of my entire life when getting into distance running after a few years of sedentary computer work. I dropped 50 pounds in 3 months. I know HITT is a fad amongst body-building circles at the moment but even for them, how many are as lean as Arnold was when he was regularly doing hour-long runs? And how potent are the drugs and supplements they are taking compared to what 70's body-builders had access to? The way I see it, if you want to be fast in short bursts, train in short, fast bursts; if you want the endurance to handle a huge volume of work, then do a huge volume of work in training. You are what you do.

freshfey 17y ago

But then you're on a more advanced level than most other people and should adjust your workout a little. If you want to lose fat faster you should look into High Intensity Interval Training. The reason why I wouldn't recommend this to every person is simple: Most of the people would think it's too hard and would give up faster than people who are more experienced in terms of sports and fitness.

xiaoma 17y ago
I don't really think HIIT is that good of an idea for people who just want to get into better shape. I got much leaner after switching from sprints to distance swimming in high school and had the fastest weight loss of my entire life when getting into distance running after a few years of sedentary computer work. I dropped 50 pounds in 3 months. I know HITT is a fad amongst body-building circles at the moment but even for them, how many are as lean as Arnold was when he was regularly doing hour-long runs? And how potent are the drugs and supplements they are taking compared to what 70's body-builders had access to? The way I see it, if you want to be fast in short bursts, train in short, fast bursts; if you want the endurance to handle a huge volume of work, then do a huge volume of work in training. You are what you do.