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interval training to shift couple pounds

  • 24-03-2015 10:14am
    #1
    willdill
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭


    Would maybe just like to drop 6-7 pounds just to try get my fitness tops.im not over weight just feel few more pounds off would help.what would I eat before interval sprints for energy.surly wolfing down lots of cars before it would defeat the purpose for burning fat no.maybe I'm wrong not really to much up on the diet part of things


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  • #2
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    very little. if you do them right you'll want to puke.


  • #3
    markusz
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭markusz


    a good way to burn fat is to do a session before breakfast... doing a 45 minute turbo session shouldn't require any food beforehand in the morning.

    Anything up to 2 hours on the road shouldn't require food intake during the spin unless you are doing serious intervals. just eat normally besides.


  • #4
    willdill
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭willdill


    markusz wrote: »
    a good way to burn fat is to do a session before breakfast... doing a 45 minute turbo session shouldn't require any food beforehand in the morning.

    Anything up to 2 hours on the road shouldn't require food intake during the spin unless you are doing serious intervals. just eat normally besides.
    Cheers Mate


  • #5
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Specifically for sprint intervals: I'd do them in the evening as you can feel really destroyed after them and possibly not in the mood to do any work. And depending on your personal recovery capabilities your legs could hurt or feel dead for days after. So you may only be able to do very light sessions in the following days.

    If it's a weekday and you work; have a decent lunch and eat something very light at around 4:30 and do the intervals after work. Do a good long warm up as you could pull something in the all out efforts.


  • #6
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    Intervals are usually good for building strength, if its weight loss you want just get out on the bike and ride steady for an hour or so before breakfast.

    Refuel with a good breakfast afterwards and you won't feel hungry til lunchtime.


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  • #7
    ford2600
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    Your diet will probably be more important than training, although according to this lad in the long term hard to win the battle with Leptin!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMdSHNnRbEs


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