Treadmill: Overestimated calories burnt by 13 percent. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/exercise-calorie-counters-work/story?id=9966500
Run of the mill workout. One hour on treadmill, 450 calories burned. No lifting as per schedule of leaving one day in between lifting. My pecs are sore as hell. It is interesting to see what part of your body most responds to lifting - it probably means this is the area of most neglect over the years.
I agree and I was aware of this problem, but it only really hurt if I started running. At fast walking speeds, it was only uncomfortable to mild pain.
If you have not already done so, you should consider doing it on an incline. More calories burned, easier on the joints. I burn about as many calories in 30 minutes walking fast on maximum incline (15 degrees). Give it a try and tell me what you think. As an aside, what is your average heart rate during cardio?
Another decent workout, this time without the groin pain. I did my usual routine on the treadmill, where I routinely change the incline, run, walk, fast walk, sprint, etc. After all is said and done, an hours worth of effort burned about 425 calories today. The lifting was less intense. I used less weight, but did more exercises to see how that would go. I don't even feel sore today so I think this lifting style is probably wrong [for me]. I almost always feel sore after a workout, so we will see how I feel tonight/tomorrow. While it is really easy to lose weight, I am beginning to realize just how hard it is to sculpt a body with muscle. Truly hard. That is fine, I like a challenge.
Yep, yep, every since you recommended that I use the incline it has become my favorite tool. My experience is exactly as you describe, burns tons of calories without the pounding. Even the running seems easier on the joints... Well, this is difficult to answer, since I don't pay attention to the average (I haven't noticed if the machine does it for you). During mild running, it is like 130. During the walking, it is like 70. During extreme sprints where I go almost all out, I have gotten it 175-180.
Uninspired workout. I didn't feel like working out today, I don't know why (well maybe I do). My mind was trying any excuse to convince me to take it easy. Too hungry, fine, get a powerbar, too tired, fine we start slow, cable not working in gym, tough shit. Anyway, my legs were heavy from the start, but I refused to give in to a lite workout. My goal is never to have a sub 400 calorie burn treadmill workout at this point. That would be awful. Thankfully, I have a routine that I have down pat, and I just followed it. At about minute 22 into the hour, I got my legs back, and I was able to have a relatively decent workout. In fact, if I didn't feel so down, I would have probably broke my own hour-treadmill record. I did cramp, but I worked through it. No lifting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Still at 182, but I feel like I have lost weight because I also feel thicker from the lifting. While the weight is no longer what drives me, I still like to know what it is, just because.
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That guy probably looks good/fit for a living. I would have to work too hard to look like that. As I said, the way that Christian Bale looks in BBs is ok for me, since that just looks like a guy that is fit and isn't posing with his shirt off. People with ripped abdomens probably spend too much time in the gym, imo.