# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update:

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**Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/968 "2008-01-08T10:09:32Z")

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> [@My Xbox 360 is over heating!!!??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-xbox-360-is-over-heating/34244/9):
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> if your going to say that then sure sounds nice… I meen as long as its a decent gym then its worth paying for… with most people the same thing happens all the time beginign of the year they pay all this money for a gym membership go one month and then decide its too much effort.
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> I myself I am too skinny. I lost entirely too much weight I am trying to focus more and more on weight lifting, not more weight less reps but More reps less weight I am trying to lean out.
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> I used to just do cardio everyday… I would try to run a avg of 25miles per week doing this one year I got down to what I weight now at 170lbs which is just too low of a weight for my body frame. and this is at 1500-1700 calories per day. I am going to try to split that in half with cardio/weights. And see where it gets me here. Also eating more will help me create more muscle mass here as I want to burn some more fat off my body as well as turn whatever I am eating into muscle.

Think about it this way: For cardio I bet you run at a somewhat slow pace and pound out a few miles at a time. This is a decent way to lose weight, but you will end up burning away muscle too. It is somewhat counterproductive. What you want to do is run sprints…full out sprints for about 20 seconds and them walk/jog till you catch your breath. Repeat this 10 times. This will focus on burning fat only and help you keep and build more muscle. This is a little extreem but it will help get the point across. Look at a marathon runner’s build …not too impressive…lean but not too impressive…then look at a sprinter’s body typically lean and a lot of muscle.

As for the light weight gets you toned…not really. Sure different rep ranges are better for hyopothy…but high reps with light weights doesnt mean it will give you a toned look. Diet and losing fat will. You want to build as much muscle as possible…and there are many ways do do it…including different rep ranges.

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