Cardio and THE BIKE

**Columbus** · 12-14-2006, 07:47 AM

Does anyone use the bike on their off days to do cardio? Just wondering how effective it is...I walk on an incline most morning, but thinking about a good 30 minute pm session.......curious if people use the recumberant or upright and what works for them? Moderate? Slow? HIIT?

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 08:18 AM

i vary my cardio equipment to keep me sane

one day i might do the stair master, stationary bike, recumbant bike,elpitcal or treadmill...

Low intensity cardio for 65-70% of my max heart rate..

***Narkissos*** · 12-14-2006, 08:36 AM

i do the bike and the treadmill.

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 08:36 AM

Thats all they have in barbados thats why

~milkman!

**Columbus** · 12-14-2006, 08:53 AM

30 on off days ok?

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Columbus

30 on off days ok?

i dunno depends on you..

right now im doing 0 cardio.. but i was doing 45 on off day however my cals were training day cals

**Columbus** · 12-14-2006, 09:49 AM

so how did you chnge cals from training to cardio? if i did pm cardi 2+ hrs after my last pro/fat meal say 5pm, did you nix the pw meal of whey and oats?

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 11:22 AM

no my entire meals are adjusted and pro/carb/fat ratio are the same but the cals are adjusted for maintence cals

**Columbus** · 12-14-2006, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

no my entire meals are adjusted and pro/carb/fat ratio are the same but the cals are adjusted for maintence cals

my too...I swap my third meal of a yam with a huge garden salad...then it's all pro/fats......

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 11:25 AM

i dont do the whole pro/fat thing meals 1-7 are all reduced in kcals not midway through the day.. thats just silly

**Columbus** · 12-14-2006, 11:31 AM

edit

**JohnboyF** · 12-14-2006, 11:42 AM

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***Narkissos*** · 12-14-2006, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

Thats all they have in barbados thats why

~milkman!

lol.. i wish.

I'd have a 'Barbados tea party' and dump all the eclipticals and stairmasters into the ocean.

Truthfully the above two pieces of equipment are all i believe one needs.

When i use the stair master i lose leg sweep.

***t-gunz*** · 12-15-2006, 01:56 AM

i use the bike...cause i'm a cyclist

**Columbus** · 12-15-2006, 08:14 AM

Im no cyclist although I am a spinning instrructor (reitred)...however, I've always thought of the bik as a poor lazy mans cardio....

**JohnboyF** · 12-15-2006, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Columbus

Im no cyclist although I am a spinning instrructor (reitred)...however, I've always thought of the bik as a poor lazy mans cardio....

Why? it's less taxing on the joints.. but i mean if ur in the fat-burning zone whats the diffrence?

curious...

**Columbus** · 12-15-2006, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

Why? it's less taxing on the joints.. but i mean if ur in the fat-burning zone whats the diffrence?

curious...

guess its just hard to get my hr up....

**JohnboyF** · 12-15-2006, 08:39 AM

ahh... crank up the resistance...

***t-gunz*** · 12-15-2006, 06:36 PM

drop it down some more gear or resistance, and spin quicker then your heart rate will go up

***Narkissos*** · 12-16-2006, 09:40 AM

^^ Shouldn't a retired spin instructor know this?

**Columbus** · 12-16-2006, 11:28 AM

comparing a spinning and recumburant bike is like apples and walnuts.........

I know to increase the resistance, but it just donest do it for me on thos cheeap bikes......come to my class Nark.....you want an intense cardio session........thats why I was thinking of the recumburant as an "in-betweener"

***Narkissos*** · 12-16-2006, 02:13 PM

^^ i don't use a recumbant... I have, but not as a mainstay.

I've posted that i think it's garbage: the easy-boy recliner of exercise machines.

I do my cardio on the spin bike; my road bike... or the incline treadmill.

**Columbus** · 12-17-2006, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Narkissos

^^ i don't use a recumbant... I have, but not as a mainstay.

I've posted that i think it's garbage: the easy-boy recliner of exercise machines.

I do my cardio on the spin bike; my road bike... or the incline treadmill.

YES! So do I....treadmil incline walk daily....I'll stick with it........too damn cold out now to break out the schwinn..........I got the key to the spin room, but it would be uttlerly boring sittn on that thing in the dark (ok blacklights),,,,I've done it before, and maybe again when I go hardcore cardio...for now it' sjust to get my metabolism up, and prepped for 10 long ass hours of sitting in an office crunching numbers...hey, thats cardio right? lol