from reddit: I got a stupid as shit problem that's bugging me. Bro, shit problems are my WHEELHOUSE. How do you measure progress on cardio machines? The reason why I ask is that my main priority is weight loss, and second is building muscle. I've been consistently doing HIIT type workouts for 1.5 years now. The more weight I lose, the less my hard work reflects on the machine. I understand I have less mass. I am also well aware to not get hung up on calories burned. But it's disheartening as shit to feel like I'm doing worse every week because I burn less. I measure my heart rate and go by the recommended zones but other than that it doesn't feel like I'm really progressing. Is there a better way to measure this? I push myself to the brink of my capabilities which is ultimately the goal but it just sucks not seeing the reflection of that.
The Dark Art of Gauging Cardio Progress
The Dark Art of Gauging Cardio Progress
The Dark Art of Gauging Cardio Progress
from reddit: I got a stupid as shit problem that's bugging me. Bro, shit problems are my WHEELHOUSE. How do you measure progress on cardio machines? The reason why I ask is that my main priority is weight loss, and second is building muscle. I've been consistently doing HIIT type workouts for 1.5 years now. The more weight I lose, the less my hard work reflects on the machine. I understand I have less mass. I am also well aware to not get hung up on calories burned. But it's disheartening as shit to feel like I'm doing worse every week because I burn less. I measure my heart rate and go by the recommended zones but other than that it doesn't feel like I'm really progressing. Is there a better way to measure this? I push myself to the brink of my capabilities which is ultimately the goal but it just sucks not seeing the reflection of that.