Comments on: How Much Cardio is Too Much Cardio? http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/ Your home for accurate, unbiased information on fat loss, building muscle, nutrition, weight training, and more Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 Michelle Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:05:25 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/?p=1896#comment-2351 I am wondering if I have the right balance of diet and exercise that I need right now. I am a female, 26 years old, 5'5, and weigh 250lbs. I teach during the school year and have the summer off so I feel like I have a window of opportunity to get a good start on some intense weight loss. My goal is to lose 50 lbs in three months. I know this is a lot, but I am dedicating the entire summer to this goal. I have no higher priority than this. For the past two weeks, I have been eating between 1200 and 1600 calories a day, and have been working out for 2-4 hours a day. I usually swim laps for two hours, and then use the elliptical for an hour. Sometimes I throw in weight training as well. I am wondering if an average of 3 hours at the gym (5 days/wk) is too much. I feel good, and my thought is that if I'm doing too much, my body would know it. I want the best possible scenario for maximum weight loss in this three months. I realize 1-2 lbs is considered safest, but again, I have all summer to focus on nothing but weight loss (plus my husband and I starting a family is dependent on me getting this weight off so I want to push hard) If I don't hit 50, that's fine, I will keep going, and I know it will take a while, but why not work out 3 hours a day if I have the time and I feel ok doing it? For me, it's not so much about hitting my 50 pounds goal, as it is doing as much as I can this summer. I love exercising. I used to be very athletic and played many sports in high school and college just a few years ago. I was a physical education minor in college, and coached high school bball and vball until two years ago. I'm not new to exercise in the least, and I truly love it. Does that change your opinion? I wish I could afford a trainer, but I can't, so I am trying to be careful, but I feel like I know my limitations and am not passing them with 3 hours of cardio a day. I am wondering if I have the right balance of diet and exercise that I need right now. I am a female, 26 years old, 5’5, and weigh 250lbs. I teach during the school year and have the summer off so I feel like I have a window of opportunity to get a good start on some intense weight loss. My goal is to lose 50 lbs in three months. I know this is a lot, but I am dedicating the entire summer to this goal. I have no higher priority than this.

For the past two weeks, I have been eating between 1200 and 1600 calories a day, and have been working out for 2-4 hours a day. I usually swim laps for two hours, and then use the elliptical for an hour. Sometimes I throw in weight training as well.

I am wondering if an average of 3 hours at the gym (5 days/wk) is too much. I feel good, and my thought is that if I’m doing too much, my body would know it. I want the best possible scenario for maximum weight loss in this three months. I realize 1-2 lbs is considered safest, but again, I have all summer to focus on nothing but weight loss (plus my husband and I starting a family is dependent on me getting this weight off so I want to push hard)

If I don’t hit 50, that’s fine, I will keep going, and I know it will take a while, but why not work out 3 hours a day if I have the time and I feel ok doing it? For me, it’s not so much about hitting my 50 pounds goal, as it is doing as much as I can this summer. I love exercising. I used to be very athletic and played many sports in high school and college just a few years ago. I was a physical education minor in college, and coached high school bball and vball until two years ago. I’m not new to exercise in the least, and I truly love it. Does that change your opinion? I wish I could afford a trainer, but I can’t, so I am trying to be careful, but I feel like I know my limitations and am not passing them with 3 hours of cardio a day.

]]> By: DrClay http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 DrClay Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:42:25 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/?p=1896#comment-2257 Good point. People also don't realize that resistance training burns major calories, boosts metabolism for days after (EPOC), and is - hands down - superior to cardio when it comes to physique enhancement (if you're going to do either/or). Good point. People also don’t realize that resistance training burns major calories, boosts metabolism for days after (EPOC), and is – hands down – superior to cardio when it comes to physique enhancement (if you’re going to do either/or).

]]> By: bsuede http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 bsuede Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:35:34 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/?p=1896#comment-2255 A lot of people think cardio is going to help tone as well as lose weight. Which is one of the biggest misconceptions. A lot of people think cardio is going to help tone as well as lose weight. Which is one of the biggest misconceptions.

]]> By: robert http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 robert Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:59:27 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/?p=1896#comment-2076 Ok I've done a lot of extensive tranning, and feel cardio Is Great but can and will hurt you without the proper diet and intake....looking slim is good but over doing cardio with a bad diet,not only will cause loss of muscle mass but bone as well.... if your already big cardio is great.but if you have a metabolism like mine u need proper nutrition with healthy nutrition...I did cardio with proper nutrition and loss 20lbs ..base your opinon on each person not yourself Ok I’ve done a lot of extensive tranning, and feel cardio Is Great but can and will hurt you without the proper diet and intake….looking slim is good but over doing cardio with a bad diet,not only will cause loss of muscle mass but bone as well…. if your already big cardio is great.but if you have a metabolism like mine u need proper nutrition with healthy nutrition…I did cardio with proper nutrition and loss 20lbs ..base your opinon on each person not yourself

]]> By: Dr Sean http://www.drclay.com/2010/01/how-much-cardio-is-too-much-cardio/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Dr Sean Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:59:04 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/?p=1896#comment-1148 Dr. Clay, As a fellow chiropractor and as a personal trainer. I can relate to everything you wrote in your article. I've heard patients and clients tell me they don't want to exercise too much because they will go into starvation mode. The worst maybe though is the opposite, when people gain 4-5 pounds over the holidays and assume they put muscle on. Anyway, I truly enjoy your website and refer to it regularly for both recipes, and guidance as to ow I can approach my patients and my clients. Having just graduated Chiropractic School in December, I have a lot to learn, and you are setting a great example. Dr. Clay,

As a fellow chiropractor and as a personal trainer. I can relate to everything you wrote in your article. I’ve heard patients and clients tell me they don’t want to exercise too much because they will go into starvation mode. The worst maybe though is the opposite, when people gain 4-5 pounds over the holidays and assume they put muscle on. Anyway, I truly enjoy your website and refer to it regularly for both recipes, and guidance as to ow I can approach my patients and my clients. Having just graduated Chiropractic School in December, I have a lot to learn, and you are setting a great example.

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