Weight loss with elliptical

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, spodosaurus wrote:

> Lee Michaels wrote:
>> "Martha S. Gallagher" wrote
>>
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>>> to
>>> get
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>>> this
>>> newsreader's
>>> requirement
>>> that
>>> you
>>> have
>>> more
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>> you
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>
> A
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No
argument
there.

I'm
using
pine
on
my
university
shell
account.

On
my
normal
shell
account
it
doesn't
have
the
requirement
about
new
text
being
more
than
quoted
material,
but
this
one
does.
Since,
I'll
only
have
this
account
for
a
few
more
weeks
it
hasn't
been
worth
it
to
set
up
something
better.

Since
I
use
a
proper
..sig
delimitor,
my
..sig
shouldn't
cause
problems
for
people
whose
newsreaders
are
set
up
properly.

Martha

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 >> Stay informed about: Weight loss with elliptical 

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, The Bill Rodgers wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:31:45 -0400, "Martha S. Gallagher"
> <martha.DeleteThis@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>
>> Yes, ellipticals are great for losing weight. One way to get a great
>> workout is to listen to an mp3 player (or any other music source that's
>> permissible in your gym), really get going for the fast/energetic songs
>> and then ease back down for the slower songs. Being able to adjust your
>> tempo that easily is one of the things I like about the elliptical -
>> unlike the treadmill where you'd have to guess: hmm, is this song 7mph or
>> 7.5?
>
> So, to qualify your statement. How much do you weigh? And try not to
> scare us.
>

Is the idea of varying the intensity during the course of a workout really
so out there? It seemed pretty much like the idea of fartlek that Mistress
Krista describes on her site, except that I use the lineup of songs on my
playlist to determine when I speed up or slow down rather than a stop
watch. I find it makes my workout more enjoyable than just setting the
treadmill for a steady pace for an hour and chugging along, but maybe
that's just me. I find I do the same thing when I'm swimming - one lap of
butterfly can really get my heart going and then I'll do a lazy
backstroke back.

147.5 this morning. I'm 5'6" and maintaining a 60 lb loss for over 2
years. I'd still like to lose another 20 lb of fat, but at the same time
I've recently started working w/ a trainer and my goals are to increase my
strength and LBM. Since I'm quite sure I still qualify as a newbie, I'm
hoping that I can do those things while still losing fat or at least
maintaining my status quo. My weight is almost exactly the same as it was
when I started strength training, but some of my measurements are down an
inch or so, so I think everything is trending in the right direction.

When I get to the point where I don't seem to be able to make any more
gains in strength while following my current diet/cardio program, then I'm
going to have to make a decision as to how to proceed, but so far I seem
to be making progress.

Martha

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Seth Breidbart wrote:
> In article <Pine.GSO.4.61.0508161224560.14389.RemoveThis@rac3.wam.umd.edu>,
> Martha S. Gallagher <martha.RemoveThis@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>
> >This
> >is
> >just
> >to
> >get
> >around
> >this
> >newsreader's
> >requirement
> >that
> >you
> >have
> >more
> >lines
> >of
> >new
> >text
> >than
> >quoted
> >material.
>
> Try changing your quoting character to something other than >, perhaps
> | or }. Then your newsreader (actually poster) won't realize you're
> quoting at all.

Good thinking. I was sitting here trying to think of an interesting
tag line if I needed to solve this problem, but Seth has it nailed I
believe.

- bc
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"Martha S. Gallagher" wrote
>
> This
> is
> just
> to
> get
> around
> this
> newsreader's
> requirement
> that
> you
> have
> more
> lines
> of
> new
> text than quoted material.
>
What
newsreader
are
you
using?
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:31:45 -0400, "Martha S. Gallagher"
<martha.DeleteThis@wam.umd.edu> wrote:

>One way to get a great
>workout is to listen to an mp3 player

Yes idiot, that'll help you lose weight SO MUCH BETTER.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:31:45 -0400, "Martha S. Gallagher"
<martha RemoveThis @wam.umd.edu> wrote:

>Yes, ellipticals are great for losing weight. One way to get a great
>workout is to listen to an mp3 player (or any other music source that's
>permissible in your gym), really get going for the fast/energetic songs
>and then ease back down for the slower songs. Being able to adjust your
>tempo that easily is one of the things I like about the elliptical -
>unlike the treadmill where you'd have to guess: hmm, is this song 7mph or
>7.5?

So, to qualify your statement. How much do you weigh? And try not to
scare us.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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On 2005-08-16, Misael <mezzmonn.DeleteThis@libero.it> wrote:
> First of all, sorry for my english, I'll try to explain what I need to
> know
>
> I have to lose weight and don't know if elliptical cross trainers are
> ok.

They're very good.

> I know that a low intensity program is ideal to lose weight

No. The more calories you burn, the better.

> (about 60-70% of max cardio rate
> for at least 30-40 minutes). With this type of

More like 80-90%. Only do less than that if you're tired from previous workouts.

> machine, can I remain within this range?

Yes (within 60-70 or 80-90)

> Is it recommended for weight lose?

Yes (the elliptical machine is), and no (not at 60-70% max heart rate)

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:00:11 +0000 (UTC), Donovan Rebbechi
<abuse DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:

>On 2005-08-16, Misael <mezzmonn DeleteThis @libero.it> wrote:
>> First of all, sorry for my english, I'll try to explain what I need to
>> know
>>
>> I have to lose weight and don't know if elliptical cross trainers are
>> ok.
>
>They're very good.
>
>> I know that a low intensity program is ideal to lose weight
>
>No. The more calories you burn, the better.
>

Correct, but you'll burn more over the course of the day if you do a
long, slow run of one hour.

>> (about 60-70% of max cardio rate
>> for at least 30-40 minutes). With this type of
>
>More like 80-90%. Only do less than that if you're tired from previous workouts.
>
>> machine, can I remain within this range?
>
>Yes (within 60-70 or 80-90)
>
>> Is it recommended for weight lose?
>
>Yes (the elliptical machine is), and yes (not at 60-70% max heart rate)
>
>
I corrected his ignorance above.


TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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In article <Pine.GSO.4.61.0508161224560.14389 RemoveThis @rac3.wam.umd.edu>,
Martha S. Gallagher <martha RemoveThis @wam.umd.edu> wrote:

>This
>is
>just
>to
>get
>around
>this
>newsreader's
>requirement
>that
>you
>have
>more
>lines
>of
>new
>text
>than
>quoted
>material.

Try changing your quoting character to something other than >, perhaps
| or }. Then your newsreader (actually poster) won't realize you're
quoting at all.

Seth
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Misael wrote:

> First of all, sorry for my english, I'll try to explain what I need to
> know
>
> I have to lose weight and don't know if elliptical cross trainers are
> ok.

They are ok.

> I know that a low intensity program is ideal to lose weight (about
> 60-70% of max cardio rate for at least 30-40 minutes).

Try 75%+ instead.
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Misael wrote:
> First of all, sorry for my english, I'll try to explain what I need to
> know
>
> I have to lose weight and don't know if elliptical cross trainers are
> ok. I know that a low intensity program is ideal to lose weight (about
> 60-70% of max cardio rate for at least 30-40 minutes). With this type of
> machine, can I remain within this range? Is it recommended for weight
> lose? Thanks a lot
> Nando, Italy

I'm an older woman and I found that long-slow cardio didn't help me lose
fat. Doing intensive cardio, like intervals or working at a very hard
pace helps, and so does weightlifting. There's nothing wrong wiht
elliptical machines but listen to Donovan: go hard and fast on it - at
least in spurts, i.e., intervals.

Dally
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Martha S. Gallagher wrote:
>
> 147.5 this morning. I'm 5'6" and maintaining a 60 lb loss for over 2
> years. I'd still like to lose another 20 lb of fat, but at the same time
> I've recently started working w/ a trainer and my goals are to increase
> my strength and LBM. Since I'm quite sure I still qualify as a newbie,
> I'm hoping that I can do those things while still losing fat or at least
> maintaining my status quo. My weight is almost exactly the same as it
> was when I started strength training, but some of my measurements are
> down an inch or so, so I think everything is trending in the right
> direction.

Welcome to the group, Martha, but immediately stop using your real name!
You will live to regret it someday. Anonymous is the way to go!

Dally
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