# 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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### Author: ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/976 "2008-01-09T10:40:04Z")

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> [@Local Evo Crash](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-evo-crash/34226/86):
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> 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.
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> 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.

Honestly, I think running a few miles at a moderate pace is nearly useless for the average person to lose weight. They end up trotting so slow I could pass them walking, and 15 minutes after the “workout” they feel perfectly fine. If you bust your ass, it should be hours before you feel normal again. There is a direct correlation between the calories you’re burning and the amount of time you feel disoriented/tired/sore/winded. The harder you go, the longer that lasts. If you want to go walk around the mall for a few hours, check out the scenery and you’ll know soon enough that method won’t cut it.

Obviously conditioned athletes can go really hard and recover much faster. We’re talking about average chubsters dropping pounds, which is a bit different. Even with conditioned athletes though, put them through a rigorous workout to which their bodies are not accustomed, and they’ll be feeling it.

That sprint workout is a good idea. A lot of people need to watch for injuries though, particularly if it’s the first thing you try after a long break from working out.

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