Tall Guy
Fri, Mar-02-07, 06:18
So after about a solid year of a highly sedentary lifestyle
and a steady diet of take out food. I've gotten my sorry butt
into a gym in a desperate effort to get fit and hopefully stay
that way. I'm averaging 5 days a week in the gym alternating
between cardio and strength training and after my first month
I'm seeing great results in both strength gains and improved
cardio endurance.
I've taken to wearing a telemetry strap during cardio training
to transmit heart rate data to the Life Fitness Elliptical
Cross-Training machines. I've been consistently training with
a steady state target heart rate of 160 bpm using the
machine's "cardio" program. This is around the maximum target
for someone of my age (33). I have been able to gradually
increase my time on the machine to the max it allows (60-66
minutes). As I've progressed, I'm finding the machine has
increased its resistance to about 3 out of 7 lights and I'm
usually generating over 200 watts. Here is what is kinda
blowing my mind. By the time I'm done it says I've used over
1200 calories! Is this for real? I'm inclined to believe it is
a miscalculation. If it is how much of an adjustment should I
be making to the output. FYI I'm 6'9" (yes I really am that
tall) and weigh around 270 lbs.
and a steady diet of take out food. I've gotten my sorry butt
into a gym in a desperate effort to get fit and hopefully stay
that way. I'm averaging 5 days a week in the gym alternating
between cardio and strength training and after my first month
I'm seeing great results in both strength gains and improved
cardio endurance.
I've taken to wearing a telemetry strap during cardio training
to transmit heart rate data to the Life Fitness Elliptical
Cross-Training machines. I've been consistently training with
a steady state target heart rate of 160 bpm using the
machine's "cardio" program. This is around the maximum target
for someone of my age (33). I have been able to gradually
increase my time on the machine to the max it allows (60-66
minutes). As I've progressed, I'm finding the machine has
increased its resistance to about 3 out of 7 lights and I'm
usually generating over 200 watts. Here is what is kinda
blowing my mind. By the time I'm done it says I've used over
1200 calories! Is this for real? I'm inclined to believe it is
a miscalculation. If it is how much of an adjustment should I
be making to the output. FYI I'm 6'9" (yes I really am that
tall) and weigh around 270 lbs.