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Originally Posted by UnderAve  Ok then, to go back to this question, I agree that the science and recommendations from the professionals leaves very much to be desired. Here in the US< this goes not only for youth fitness, and adult fitness, but also for the recommended dietary intake and food "pyramid" (which was changed but still is not great).
Maybe I can describe a scenario. If an adult male came to me for fitness training, had no goals nor any hobbies requiring fitness here is what I would do. I would formulate my own thoughts on where we could get his physical stature to be.
Barring any assessment red flags, I would start him on a weight training program, needs to be progressable, just like PE-ing. Increased muscle mass will lead to increased metabolism, though I feel that amount can be negligable. Assuming no previous fitness state, for the first two weeks he would do steady state cardio for 30 minutes, increasing tension and speed each workout.
From there, the cardio times would decrease as we would add intervals and HITT training to elicit an EPOC response and this actually increases not only speed but also endurance ability. |
Thank you for your reply.
If a client comes to you with no,or undefined goals, perhaps you should consider helping him or her, define what is possible and then what is wanted.
Of course imposing goals externally is possibly a way to go, but you run risks.
Personally I am happy with my muscle mass and metabolism.
My desires re cardio are modest and now well defined, I expect no problem formulating a training plan-or in carrying it out. I realise more is possible than what I want to achieve, but that was just the point. What should I be expecting of myself, as someone who just wants a little cardio, to work in with the rest of my life.
Stroker is still the only person who answered directly to the question and he came up with a similar answer to mine. The man belongs in mensa.
