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Thought Experiment - Which twin will lose more weight ? ? ? ?

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    « Reply #15 on: January 21, 2012, 07:15:27 AM »
    Quote from: tmanran123 on January 21, 2012, 07:00:16 AM
    because on that calculator, the result is not reflective of a theory which may dictate that time in the "zone" would burn more.

    e.g.

    10 mins + 10 mins + 10 mins

    will give you the same calorie calculation as if you type in

    30 mins

    So i guess if i go straight by that calculator, then the answer to the thought experiment is they will both burn equal cals?

    That may be the case. And with less fatigue related problems.  However, we need something more concrete information before we can generalize on that conclusion.
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    « Reply #16 on: January 22, 2012, 12:15:34 PM »
    So it looks like we have 4 votes that Adam and Bill will lose the same amount of bodyfat...

    More thoughts welcome
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    « Reply #17 on: January 22, 2012, 02:24:23 PM »
    Equal to me. What's important is running > not running and which one will you actually stick to?
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    « Reply #18 on: January 23, 2012, 04:33:23 AM »
    Definitely the interval method is easier on me

    This is what i've been doing since September

    But i felt like i was cheating by cutting the time up so much...

    But if you guys really think its the same -- then this is good news alright
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    « Reply #19 on: January 23, 2012, 05:19:59 AM »
    I am not sure, but I would tend to say Adam.

    Think about it this way: if you run for 50 minutes continuously, it would take more of an effort to keep the same speed throughout (so more energy).

    If you break it up, you have had time to rest and can reach and maintain the same speed for a much shorter time more easily.

    Don't know if it's a good analogy, but I'm pretty sure it would not be the same if you did 1 rep of some weight exercise 5 different times throughout the day than if you did 5 reps consecutively.
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    « Reply #20 on: January 23, 2012, 06:54:01 AM »
    Quote from: minimalist on January 23, 2012, 05:19:59 AM
    I am not sure, but I would tend to say Adam.

    Think about it this way: if you run for 50 minutes continuously, it would take more of an effort to keep the same speed throughout (so more energy).

    If you break it up, you have had time to rest and can reach and maintain the same speed for a much shorter time more easily.

    Don't know if it's a good analogy, but I'm pretty sure it would not be the same if you did 1 rep of some weight exercise 5 different times throughout the day than if you did 5 reps consecutively.

    More effort doesn't mean more energy consumption though. If you ran the same distance in 20 minutes instead of 50, that would be another story because of factors such as increased EPOC due to more intense workout, but doing the same thing in divided fashion doesn't affect the total energy consumption. And muscle building is different from burning fat, so it is not good analogy.
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    « Reply #21 on: January 23, 2012, 10:38:22 AM »
    hmm...
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    « Reply #22 on: January 23, 2012, 10:47:17 AM »
    Well scooby says afterburn really kicks in after 30-35min so... I'd say it's better to do cardio in one session.
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    « Reply #23 on: January 23, 2012, 03:39:06 PM »
    It takes 35 minutes every day of the week in his example.
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