Using a bike for cardio

[jdmscene]

I want to use a bike as my cardio but at what settings should I ride it on for cardio? Hard to peddle or real real easy? Most the time I will have it set up as stationary on an indoor bike support.

[SexySweetheart]

I mountain bike often even on the raods....woods are def going to be more of a chall for ya, but as long as your moving and having fun...who cares lol
*try weighted anckle bands or a back pack weighted down for up hill runs
ski resorrts often have trails up mountain for mountain bikers...hella challange!

[Times Roman]

stationaries are better. that little cup holder holds my beer perfectily!

j/k

depends on what your goals are while doing the cardio.
Fat loss = low to mod intensity for long periods, must be greater than 20 minutes, I prefer 45 min to an hour, every other day
exercise the heart = mod to high intensity for 15 minutes or so

in either scenerio, instead of maintaining the same rpm and tension, it is better to vary the rpm and tension a few times during the exercise

[Nofinshline]

Interval training like 1 min on 1 min off x 10 times is good for fatloss and aerobic condition... goood to combat boredom in longer sesions..

[jdmscene]

yea im going for fatloss 210 for to long got to get it down on clen t3 and hcg

[SlimmerMe]

IMO for BF loss? go fast and faster.......lots of continual fast cycles with even faster pumps instead of uphill

this is what has worked for me.....

[crazy_rocks]

I mountain bike often even on the raods....woods are def going to be more of a chall for ya, but as long as your moving and having fun...who cares lol
*try weighted anckle bands or a back pack weighted down for up hill runs
ski resorrts often have trails up mountain for mountain bikers...hella challange!

weighted ankle bands are a good way to mess your joints up

[crazy_rocks]

there are some good sprint interval things to do. ive been doing something called the tabata protocol

http://www.bodyfatblog.com/category/...oss-exercises/

i warm up for a few minutes. bike sprint for 20 seconds then slow for 10 sec. do this 8 times back to back. use the heart rate monitor because your goal is to peak your heart rate every time you sprint except for the first sprint.

tip for sprinting on stationary bike. its hard to pedal your feet fast if your concentrating on the circular motion. instead just concentrate on your feet pushing down as hard and fast as you can. your already working one leg at a time, one immediately after the other if you think about it. this will allow you to put the intensity into it where you need at tat the exact time it is needed. you will have a better time getting the intensity you need.