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[peplow]

yeah havent done too much, almost there with the fat loss though!

[Riddy]

thanks great advice. lost a stone since posting this topic

quality! just by dieting?

[peplow]

Dieting, just cutting out all the crap i eat and choosing sensible times to eat it! and an active lifestyle.

[Riddy]

good effort pal

[peplow]

cheers, last few bits are bloody stubborn! Anyone know any great ways of getting rid of those last few pounds! Doing my nut in!

[scuudz]

Switch it up!  Do a new exercise activity.  If your body is used to running for example, then try swimming or something different.  Something your muscles arent used to will push you through your plateau.

[jamferg]

need to lose another 5% fat, probably about half a stone, then will get on the weights!!!

Its the weights that help lose the fat quickly.You will continue to burn fat when resting if you do the right stuff

[scuudz]

I disagree.  Doing weights will mean you burn more calories since it takes more calories to sustain muscles than it does fat, but if you dont supplement it with the right diet, it wont lead to fat-burning.  Fat-burning is best achieved through cardio.

[jamferg]

Well the diet is already well on the way but fat burning via cardio stops the minute you stop the cardio... weight train and you continue to lose weight and get stronger for cricket

[Tumo]

you're both right. weight training is best to be done before workouts, as it continues to burn calories for up to 36 hours afterwards. hwoever, cardio is also a far more efficient way of burning fat.

[scuudz]

Perhaps.  However, I do remember reading that you continue to burn calories (due to a higher resting metabolic rate) after a good long session of cardio too (such as a 10k run).

[Cakes]

i always thought that HIIT provided more of an 'afterburn' effect just as weight training does. however long, slow sessions do also give this effect but no where near as much

iv found as long as you have a healthy lifestyle you will generally lose fat until a point, when you get there then you need to start killing the calories.

personally iv found this works:
10-15 mins of HIIT on the treadmill
30-45 mins of weight training, using compound movements to target as many muscles as possible
20 mins of a low intensitycardio exercise such as a cycle, slow jog/fast walk.

the ideas behind this is that the HIIT uses your stored glycogen, the weights build muscle and tone nd the slow cardio burns the fat. if you didnt do the HIIT your body would use gylcogen and not fat when doing the low intensity cardio.