re: Most efficient cardio machine to buy for house - suggestions?

Posted by JJ27

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Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:58 pm to LSUvegasbombed

Arc trainer

Posted by Harry Caray

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Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:01 pm to TigerLunatik

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I run on my treadmill with wrist weights while watching ESPN on iPad. Just make sure you change the incline every few minutes. If you don't, it can cause a little pot belly. Read that in a Men's Health article.

See if you replace "wrist weights" with "two double cheeseburgers" your sentence would actually make more sense.

You don't get a potbelly from cardio you idiot

Posted by athenslife101

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Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:19 pm to LSUvegasbombed

Get a Stairmaster. Great for lower body and core.

Posted by mouton

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 6:02 am to athenslife101

By stair master do you mean a stair mill? The big escalator type thing? Those are brutal.

Posted by LSUfan20005

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 6:41 am to LSUvegasbombed

Assault Bike for the win.

Also consider versa climber.

Posted by jdavid1

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:42 am to LSUvegasbombed

You can do it!

Posted by white_mj

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 8:19 am to LSUvegasbombed

Running shoes.....and go outside.

Posted by floyd of pink

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 8:24 am to LSUvegasbombed

Go run outside you tool

Posted by jakedel12

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:04 am to floyd of pink

Rowing machine!!

FYI, most of the info in Mens Health is garbage!!

What's the point of running with wrist weights?

Posted by VetteGuy

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:05 am to Harry Caray

I think, what is being implied, is that if you run and only run, you get very developed in your lower body (as expected).

After a long period (years) and as you age, even with running, you can still accumulate belly fat.

To combat this, you need to add other exercises, or increase distance.

But yes, you're right,-running does not cause a pot belly.

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Posted by Statestreet

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:12 am to LSUvegasbombed

These are relentless. You have to keep up.

But I prefer:

You have to push yourself on this though

Posted by BMoney

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:15 am to LSUvegasbombed

Running shoes. Get your arse out the door and go for a run.

Posted by mouton

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:15 am to VetteGuy

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I think, what is being implied, is that if you run and only run, you get very developed in your lower body (as expected).

Running only is not going to develop significant muscle mass in your legs unless you are genetically disposed to having muscular legs. You arent going to build up your abdominals from running.

Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:17 am to LSUvegasbombed

rowing machine

Posted by DingLeeBerry

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:17 am to LSUvegasbombed

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Most efficient cardio machine to buy for house - suggestions?

Either take the belt off the self-propelled mower and push it around for 30-45 minutes a day or a stairmaster.

Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:22 am to LSUvegasbombed

We're noodling between a Bowflex Max trainer and a Concept 2 rower. They have Concept 2s at my local Anytime Fitness, so that may put off the decision for a while.

Posted by ragacamps

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:34 am to LSUvegasbombed

Have a waterower
Love it

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Posted by Mottleduk

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Posted on 5/5/16 at 10:22 am to LSUvegasbombed

The concept c2 rower is a good one, but a good airdyne bike is a pretty damn good cardio workout. Don't get a cheap one, but a good quality airdyne is by far one of the hardest cardio machines to beat.