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[@ladychelseatheundead]

"You know if you're fit." I thought I was fit, until coach Greg put himself in the fit category instead of super fit. I'm going to go ahead and bow out and shamefully return back to moderately fit now.

[@AngryOscillator]

Its actually 'moderately active' - I was thinking the same thing but I'm fairly sure i'm more than moderately active I think moderately fit is a nice half way point between the two, nailed it

[@blitheringrando1410]

He said he was moderately active before he started biking. So when he was an active bodybuilder he considers himself moderately active. This means that I am a couch potato with abs 😂

[@ady110fv]

I suppose I am in super fit with what I do but when I race against my mates I don't lol

[@tafitness2135]

if you only lift weights and no cardio especially if you're at a desk job--then yea it's couch potato or moderately active. He was moderately active because he was doing weights AND still getting 150 mins of cardio in a week.

[@ladychelseatheundead]

@@tafitness2135 I do weights and 151 min of cardio in a day and have a desk job and am a couch potato. What am I?!

[@kolbiefreeman5070]

I work 10 hours a day lifting lumber, I lift weights for a hour 5 days a week and do 30 minutes of cardio everyday. My wife asks how do you eat so much without getting fat

[@gabb5]

lol wait til she hears about CICO.. who woulda thunk

[@shmo8958]

Why not move lumber a little bit faster for 30 mins a day so that whey you can save your 30 min a day spending time with you family .

[@jamesofallthings3684]

@@shmo8958 Or you know, bring the family for a brisk walk.

[@Btone1018]

I literally do the same thing. Only add 30 minutes to the weight lifting

[@MARKNORMANDSINNERTHOUGHTS]

😂😂😂

[@stevenwilson8718]

I would love to see a video just like this for people with different jobs rather than exercise levels. Specifically manual labor jobs.

[@blitheringrando1410]

I know one thing, doing janitor work was a lot of effing work. I moved a lot, but I ate like crap and my body showed it. My back was screwed up rather than strong. Manual labor will make you stronger to a point, but repetitive movement back injuries have plagued me at any job that was somewhat physical.

[@Redditor6079]

Yeah manual labor is another beast in itself. Did work as a FedEx jumper in AZ summer, 8-9 hour days easily another 1,000 calories just to stay in maintenance with working our.

[@Dennisgoyette]

Before now, one of the most "fit" times of my life was when I worked in a grocery warehouse. Smoked cigarettes, drank, ate like shit, still had a 6 pack and some muscles from lifting 20-100# all day, and walking miles.

[@Redditor6079]

@@Dennisgoyette that's a damn good way to stay in shape

[@mbvglider]

For manual labor, those movements are not really optimized for health and lead to repetitive injury, so as you get more efficient at them, you're not necessarily seeking to do twice as much work because it's not like you get paid twice as much if you hammer twice as many nails, so you'll definitely top out at a point where you're not seeking to do more work per hour, but you're really good at it so you can do it with less effort. You're trying to do the same task in less time so you can rest more, not so you can be assigned more to do in the same amount of time. To burn more calories, you have to do more work, which means moving weight across distances. That's why exercise is different, because a faster runner is probably going to run more, too, whereas a slower runner will generally run shorter distances.

[@deputydynamo]

During lockdown I definitely fell into the unfit category, but moderately active now. Thanks coach Greg for the videos, they helped me get out of that funk.

[@kanekilife4885]

Before covid I got abs now 1pack of fat

[@iananthony2578]

Take vitamin d. Stay active. Get your weight down. Covid is a lie everyone is falling for. 99% survival rate. More common sense then last time

[@kanekilife4885]

@@iananthony2578 4.4 million died cause of covid.

[@Nnothingg-]

@@iananthony2578 1% on a world wide scale and u think thats small and guess what theres also 1-2% that survive but have some form of damage after and guess some more theres also people that survive but will for the rest of their life be more susceptible to any type of disease that affects lungs but anyways obviously all lies

[@luiscanamarvega]

Always underestimate how many calories you burn and overestimate how many calories you eat.

[@Amanda.c91]

Golden advice! I always think this haha

[@sebasgarcia3366]

I did this and resulted in being in a slight deficit for months without me being aware of it

[@_________________________1514]

@@sebasgarcia3366 they meant by no more than 100-250 or else you’ll probably put yourself in a. deficit accidentally

[@thejourneyman8890]

Not if you're trying to gain weight. Not everyone needs to lose weight.

[@Jhosey74]

1000% agree

[@marcmcphee]

Nailed it! When I was out of shape at almost 270 pounds…only burnt about 2000 calories per day. Now 195 pounds and doing cardio daily and lifting weights 4-5 times per week…maintenance calories are about 3200-3300. What a difference! Also feel 100 times better!!!!

[@awemanyfit]

Yes,you can eat more lol without getting fat😂,I usually love that feeling

[@marcmcphee]

@@awemanyfit yes, definitely!!!

[@manmoth4]

You mean exercise burns calories? Seriously?

[@FernandesRafael1]

@@manmoth4 shhh its a secret.

[@esmee6308]

I burn nearly double of what I used to (went from bedbound, not even able to sit up to moderately active, can't do intense cardio but walk/cycle everywhere and lift 6x a week). But I'm also twice as hungry. :'')

[@gregdoucette]

Calculator Should Work now!

[@awesome369]

Oooo... I was wondering

[@apetogetherstrong4243]

There's no way Greg Doucette and Editor steve can fall under the fit category. Yeah...greg is more of a sprinter on the bike and steve is more of a slow place long duration biker but I see the way you guys ride. If an average unfit or moderately active or even a fit guy my self who coincidently is 160lbs even tries to ride a bike as hard as you guys do...we would die. Greg...you don't need to be equal to lance armstrong to call yourself a super fit just like any upcoming bodybuilder like Ian Valliare or Nick Walker don't need to win an olympia sandow to be called an international elite bodybuilder, they already are elite. You underestimate yourself too much and I gotta call that out. I'm a fit guy...6 ft tall 160lbs a little under weight and just like you I lift weights and ride bike. For particularly cardio on my bike at home I sometimes have entire sessions of high intensity with 2-3 extreme sprints in between in a session of 25-30 mins and sometimes I ride at moderate pace for 45 mins with my heart rate at close to 150 in the intense sessions. Not boasting but I consider myself a fit guy at least on the bike when comparing cardio. I have a terrible physique in terms of musculature like steve and I'm working on it but I've always been a fit guy my entire life playing all sorts of endurance sports and most of the people I know that play sports and work out don't even come close to me on the bike. And you're literally my standard of how hard I can go. Just like you I'm out of breath...full of sweat like half dead no energy whatsoever at the end of my sessions. I can't even stand for 3 mins when my session is done and I'm not even remotely closed to Editor steve who's rides like a demon zombie with no expressions on his face while everyone is exerting. You guys would smoke me any day and it won't be even close and I'm way better than an average moderately active guy. Your graph is absolutely correct....I almost burn as much calories the fit section is supposed to but no way you fall in the same category with me. People don't understand how elite you guys already are coz you don't say it

[@Lashana-123]

What if you work a laborious job 8 hours a day 5-6 days a week doing 40 mins of cardio 4x a week and training harder then last time? These videos are never around

[@scubasteve5659]

we got a calculator down, we got a calculator down

[@gregdoucette]

@@apetogetherstrong4243 But yet people who are super fit could embarrass me on a bicycle or doing cardio. Literally ride way faster than I can so if I’m super fit I would then have to have a category called super Duper fit

[@carrieblanco5326]

I know this is an older video but it came up for me today. I have been working on getting back in shape. I started with walking. I started struggling for a half of a mile. After about a month I can do 2 miles and just started incorporating jogging. I'm down 20 pounds since April and excited to keep going

[@jaysons8050]

Someone needs to photoshop Greg's thumbnail image into Wolverine. He's already got the pose down with the snarl and fist. Just need the claws and outfit

[@ashlindemeritte7593]

And he's already Canadian so it just fits.

[@jaysons8050]

@@ashlindemeritte7593 I forgot about that. You're right!

[@arshadhakim849]

And he’s short too! Its so perfect 😂

[@wolverine2124]

Man why you do that to my mate

[@wolverine2124]

I don’t have a squeaky voice bub

[@RajSinghTanwar_]

Legend has it greg is doing a cookbook giveaway

[@easav.a3594]

The fortnite banner😂

[@RajSinghTanwar_]

@@easav.a3594 bro its from like 4 years ago and now im too lazy i dont wana change it lmao 😂😂

[@easav.a3594]

@@RajSinghTanwar_ ya I remember the vibes and it’s nice seeing a fellow weeb

[@rilsheet1824]

i can give it to you its ass btw

[@itsglory2415]

I would buy the cook book but it’s $149 wtf I was expecting it to be like $20

[@ianonpiano]

03:52 as coach greg says "EASIER" his cat simultaneously leaps on the counter top! how cuteee

[@Grype]

I got a chuckle out of the other cat meowing loudly proceeded by what sounds like it breaking something in the background. I know what that's like...

[@mortarion9787]

Recently got into bike riding, went from couch potato taking breaks every 20 mins to 2 and a half hour bike rides with only short water stops. Feels amazing to slowly get into shape, take on challenges like riding up hills and whatnot. Thanks for being such a good influence coach Greg!

[@1man1year150]

in the past 2 years, I went from couch pudaydough to SUPERFIT.... no seriously. I do 2 + hours of cardio a day. Running and walking combined 10+ at the LEAST. Becoming a competitive runner. Crazy because 2 years ago just turned 40 and over 300 pounds to doing this now :)

[@johnmeadowsghost1393]

Cringe

[@marcmcphee]

That’s awesome! Congratulations 🥳

[@ilsindacodilignano7314]

@@johnmeadowsghost1393 why

[@atozbodyfitness6311]

@@johnmeadowsghost1393 i think you just harbour a bit of jealousy

[@atozbodyfitness6311]

nice man good for you

[@imyoursubconsciousmind4024]

I really appreciate you coach Greg... These videos are changing life's , well my life for sure

[@TheLongHaulCoach]

Seems a rather accurate chart to me! I’m a distance runner on the lighter side and the calorie per hour is pretty bang on what I burn. Of course I also cross train a bit but don’t really worry about those “calories” burned. Keep up the awesome videos Coach Greg!

[@meyganmarino]

Love this math and chart breakdown, thank you for posting!

[@CorvoFG]

I’m doing 20 cardio hours a week working in a car parts warehouse. Walking up to 20km a day carrying anything from side mirrors to moving engine blocks.

[@LD_Toffik]

Almost super fit xD

[@notjustforme]

Tell me about it. Working in a supermarket, walking fast for about 25 Minutes to get there, stocking shelves and such, doing steps, squats and whatnot for hours on end. I'm trying to gain weight. I simply can't eat that much *g* Even with protein shakes and fatteners, I can barely gain 100g a week, and one day of not eating as much, and I'm half a kilo down :) :) Move around people. It really helps a LOT.

[@jameshunt3504]

Love this video. I'm 48 now. I was able to reach my dream body in my 20s through serious cardio and WEIGHT training. When I say serious I'm more serious than last time. I'm talking 60 minutes on a stairmaster at top speeds and major intervals. I needed a mop when done for the floor. More mopping than last time. 🤣🤣🤣😎💪🏽🙋‍♂️🤷‍♂️🍻

[@berkaltun3642]

So "I'm sitting on the couch all the time and some1 is going to ask me for a bike ride and i'm going to accept their offer?" LMAO, sure

[@cheliospanama9786]

🤯 no matter how many times I watch coach Greg I keep learning. Less moron than last time. THANKS COACH! 👏👏👏

[@pala_sh_arma]

Sometimes... you just gotta like your own comment.

[@Dorya9]

Great advice on the signing up for competition, coach. As a competitor in an amateur sport, I can tell you that although I always stay active, once a competition is coming I take my training and diet to the next level. However, I wonder how many people won’t sign up for a competition simply because they’re worried they won’t perform well. Coach Greg is suggesting competition as a form of improving yourself.

[@dogbreedsareamyth9409]

I was legit questioning this 2 days ago

[@mbvglider]

Translating this into some other measures, it seems like Coach Greg is saying that at moderate effort (so you can have a conversation), unfit means that you can comfortably walk about 2.5 miles in an hour (relaxed walking pace), moderately active means you can comfortably jog about 4 miles in an hour (15:00 mile pace), fit means you can comfortably run about 6 miles in an hour (10:00 mile pace), and super fit means you can easily do 7.5 miles in an hour (8:00 mile pace). Currently, I'm right where I can comfortably get 5-5.5 miles in an hour, but 6 would be where I can't sustain a conversation, and I cannot sustain 8 min mile pace past 25 minutes, so it looks like I have a bit more to go before I can call myself fit. Good to know where I sit right now! Thanks, Coach Greg!

[@mexstalin7623]

When I first started the gym I got on the treadmill for 15 minutes and walked right out I kept doing that for a week then I moved up to 30mins then 45mins higher speed. I felt so good and energized my mood was so much better cardio is amazing

[@FitDoc]

Most bodybuilders shame cardio. I'm happy you enjoy it and agree to it's huge role in being super fit 💐 thanks Coach

[@nassssss]

I grocery shop @ Costco everyday 7 days a week therefore I categorize myself as super fit

[@12gt13]

😂😂😂

[@mbvglider]

You joke, but if we estimate that a typical Costco shopping trip starting from your parked car to getting back to your parked car might be 50 minutes, then at 60 steps per minute, that's 3000 steps. That's about 125 calories burned for a 150 pound person per shopping trip.

[@nassssss]

@@mbvglider Perfect 😎

[@averythe_cat]

I started off over 500lbs, swimming, biking, and running. Got to where I was doing atleast an hour a day. 5 years later now im down to 210ish and entering in an iron man! I always feel like i am not as good as the people around me. I head to my local pool and pratice trying to swim, I feel so sluggish compared to others, running I go out and i feel like people just give no effort and are amazing and then biking I feel great and I just kill it! But I never been one of those people one of the ones you would say is super fit or an athlete. I was knocked over the day when I went into my local wal mart and someone asked me what sports do I play. I was like what? They said you look very athletic, you must play football I am assuming. Have I done it long enough to be an athlete? I dont know but I just do what I like. Love you all thanks for all the support throughout my years. Greg has always been there for me and I really respect him.

[@OllieSticksman]

My brother in law is so fit he literally has a condition called athlete's heart. His resting heart rate is like 30-40 bpm. He just finished cycling around Scotland. Late last year he cycled from Lands end to North Somerset in a few days. Just does it for fun. Ridiculous lol

[@megusta9045]

I have that and when younger is great and you build muscle get great energy and explosiveness for sports. Problem is if you fall ill or suffer injuries at any point you gain weight much easier so must be conscious of that. Walking older seems to be the best to keep it all in check.

[@lilsabin]

She is a SUPERFIT , SUPERFIT… Rick James voice 🤣😜👌🏾

[@anthonypeltier4039]

She’s superfitted (Rick James voice)

[@kingogames1572]

Coach Greg's charts are danker than last time.

[@whocares4464]

💯

[@GRPABT1]

This scale is very accurate. As a 200lb person who's in the fit category who tracks their workouts with a heart rate monitor this correlates perfectly.

[@paradygmshift7826]

"Last category is Super Fit they are" "Constantly cleaning up pet hair" Perfect ad placement Greg.

[@notatheist]

Went from 235lbs to 205lbs over the last few months. Keto has a few significant benefits for me. It makes it really easy to lose weight and stick to it. First, I never feel like I’m starving and I _rarely_ experience cravings, if at all. When I eat, I don’t have the urge to overeat because I feel satiated easily. No binge cycles. My joint pain and other inflammation-related issues are gone. Stomach issues are gone. I had chronic kidney stones, mild IBS, and my acid reflux was _so_ bad that I had to sleep sitting up or else stomach acid would come up into my throat and I’d wake up frantically trying to breath as I coughed from breathing it in. Basically, drowning on my own stomach acid. Not a single instance of any issues with my urinary tract or digestive system. At all. I hope I can speak with Coach Greg eventually about why I love keto so much.

[@merkamark]

Keto Sucks

[@merkamark]

Good work though

[@Wesker1984]

274lb, Moderately Active, walk to do the shopping (downhill, around the shop and climb back up hill loaded). So glad I grew up in Sheffield, UK, the Rome Of The North, built on 7 hills. Makes this hill in Scotland fairly easy.

[@Kevinc2828]

274 lbs though dude probably not as active as u think but 99% of us make that mistake and taking in to many calories

[@Wesker1984]

@@Kevinc2828 I'm 6'1 and training for strongman lol.

[@oliviashaw2498]

Hey, I have also lived in Sheffield all my life (17 yrs now) and the hills definitely keep me fit especially Shore Lane 😅.

[@lalitmohangaur456]

Hi Greg, your videos are really good and very knowledgeable. We all love your KZbin content. Keep doing the awesome job. Lots of love and hugh respect to you and Ally from Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳. May God bless you both!!

[@danielzaytsev]

That's why guys like Michael Phelps could eat supraphisiological amounts of calories in a day! Thanks for great explanation Gregg!

[@theultimatedangalangman836]

Phelps does deploy a COPIUS amount of calories !

[@tarunkurkal326]

Thats also why he cant now, because he retired so he went from super fit to fit. He can't eat 6,000 calories a day anymore! lol

[@notatheist]

@@tarunkurkal326 _Or else he would experience deleterious effects of lethargy, weight gain, and hormones balances. BTW, git ur bloods done. Link to my clinic below…_

[@josephcox7181]

Well, his warmth was diffusing into the pool water and many, many calories were burnt just maintaining proper body temperature. People always bring up Phelps like he completed an Ironman six days a week. Jesus, the water was sapping his heat and he burned a few thousand swimming and the other few thousand avoiding hypothermia.

[@Wicaira]

Hi Greg! I love your channel and your honesty. I used to be a couch potato but pole dance saved my life and since I’ve started to watch your videos, thanks to your food and fitness advices, I’ve lost 20kg of fat and I’ll compete for the first time in 2 Pole dance competitions. I’m getting stronger mentally and physically! Thank you 🙏🏽

[@patrick8638]

I love watching coach greg while stuffing my face lol. In fact, im eating reese's puffs atm. (It fits in my diet atm.) Either way, thanks for the advice coach!

[@someguycalledcerberus9805]

"You're a couch potato, you don't exercise, you just sit there" Oh lawd he comin appears in the background to demonstrate.

[@Moose92411]

I'm 190lb at 6' tall, and I'm solidly in that fit category. It's been awesome watching those calories burned going gradually up over the last few years!

[@ramiroonn]

Thanks for this video Coach Greg!

[@connerhancock]

#1 Tip to burn more Calories Get More Muscle! Muscle eats up Calories 🤷‍♂️

[@Amanda.c91]

Cardio still wins lol

[@connerhancock]

@@Amanda.c91 Not sure about that, Muscle constantly burns calories just for existing, cardio burns calories when you decide to go and do it. 🤷‍♂️

[@Amanda.c91]

@@connerhancock I think we can both agree here that the best thing you could do is lift weights to build muscle to increase resting metabolism, but also burning 500 calories on the stairmaster in a sweaty ass 50 min interval session also is hella beneficial 😉🔥

[@connerhancock]

@@Amanda.c91 facts

[@ramsesdenis]

What a marketing genius, video gets him more traffic to his website and people on his mailing list. Well done 👏👏👏

[@yodigdogdogdigdog123]

What if on top of being moderately active (going to the gym 4-5 days a week, doing 10-15 minutes of cardio per session), you also work a labor intensive job? Do you still fall under moderately active, bump up to fit, or somewhere in between?

[@bobbyfishlips5689]

Working a labor intensive job is far more physical activity than 1 hour of cardio per day considering you’re there for 40 hours a week. It also depends on how labor intensive the job is.

[@AhmedIbrahim-hs7kk]

Could you also put kgs in brackets on the graphs so its easier for us who don't use pounds

[@MaciekRabizo]

I do 90-120 min cardio a day year round 7 days a week xD Good for mental health

[@everythingfootwear08]

What kind of cardio? Do you watch something while doing it to pass time?

[@MaciekRabizo]

@@everythingfootwear08 bike at home while playing games and listen to podcasts xD best combo

[@SaloSlime]

You the goat coach Greg

[@hoofstermon2982]

ive improved in my cardio so much. it used to take me 45-50 minutes to run 5km, now i smash it out in about 35

[@InformWill]

How long did that transition take?

[@hoofstermon2982]

@@InformWill give it a good 6 months or so

[@InformWill]

@@hoofstermon2982 awesome, well done on your progress man, I'm looking forward to signing up to some local 5k's some day soon. Can currently do around 2k before having to stop, breathing just becomes too hard lol

[@hoofstermon2982]

@@InformWill yeh man I was exactly the same, just gotta develop a breathing rythm and you can chug for hours

[@AgentRex42]

Same for me ! Last days I could reach 5 km in 31 min (after a surgery).

[@Amankaur-mc3fi]

This is true, before I started gym last year, my gym has 5 sets of stairs before the entrance and just that used to be hard but now I can run up them really fast and recover quickly, do my gym sessions, I started at resistance 5 on the cross trainer which I used to find hard, now I can do resistance 24!!! I eat more than before too and I've lost 35 pounds so far and have gained some muscles!!!

[@Dinesh-mc8jg]

Greg, we need a natty or not on Nathaniel Massiah. The dude is barely 19 and deadlifting almost 700 lbs and looks jacked af

[@bextone4002]

I think you’re answering your own question

[@georgehennon7781]

Repping the UK too

[@Thonck-]

Agreed. Personally I think he's natty and just has ridiculous genetics, but I'd like to see Greg cover him

[@antonfriberg881]

Judging from what you wrote, I don’t think we need a natty or not. I have never seen him but you know what we can probably assume… I mean I wouldn’t say no to an analysis with the laser eyes but…

[@Dinesh-mc8jg]

@@bextone4002 Well we thought Lexx little was a fake natty....

[@arshadhakim849]

Ive been needing something like this for a while. Thanks coach!

[@RebeccaEdger]

I’d be fitter and would do more cardio but I’ve had bad knees for a while, it’s in my genetics. My knees ache while doing squats and lunges, running and sometimes even simply walking up the stairs :( but I weight train 6 times a week and like to walk often; I’d rather walk to the supermarket than drive there. I’m on my feet all day at work too (I tend to do 3-4 shifts a week as I’m part time) and go on 30 minute (at least) speed-walks during my dinner breaks so I’m maybe somewhere between moderately active and fit. I mean, I could start swimming again (which is an enjoyable form of cardio for me) because I was really into it as a child

[@escalatordropdown5057]

I love running, but it’s high impact and one of the worse cardio options for people with joint issues. Swimming would be a great option, or biking, or kayaking/rowing. If you can bear the boredom of indoor/gym cardio then stationary biking, row machines, elipticals, etc. all also work.

[@RebeccaEdger]

@@escalatordropdown5057 sounds great, thank you for the advice :) I just don’t want to have permanent knee problems at the ripe age of 21. Itd be a real shame if I couldn’t exercise properly anymore

[@luketh87]

@@RebeccaEdger I used to have similar issue with knees. Look into knee correction exercise regimens, they work wonders. No problem at all anymore, and I jog almost exclusively off road "more interesting" lol

[@RebeccaEdger]

@@luketh87 I’ll look into that, thanks 😊

[@jimeichenser2640]

Love you, you're attitude and the info you consistently give out!! ✌️♥️💪👍

[@jbbe1851]

That's why marathon runners looks like that. They burn alot of calories.

[@pablorecio1222]

Yeah no shit. The most basic training plans for marathon go from 30 to 50 miles a week. That said, that amount of training makes you hungrier than last time...

[@SuburbanRedneck69]

That little calculator is a great way to get people to your website. Great idea!!!

[@nima16042]

We watching this already doing 80-100 min of cardio 6x a week 🤓 there’s no way I burn 4x more calories than an average person in 15 min tho, I’m doing 200 cal max in that time. As you lose significant weight you actually burn less calories for equivalent intensity because there’s less resistance. But it’s true that running 8 miles is a breeze these days, going harder and burning more calories than last time! Thanks coach Greg

[@EverythingIsPhotogenic]

Bear in mind those one hour numbers are going to be pretty maximal efforts, you're going to have to be working at your threshold to achieve numbers like that. A pro male athlete at 150 lbs at an endurance/tempo intensity (amateurs bleed from the eyes at comparable output) is burning about 850 calories per hour for non-load bearing activity and about 1K per hour for load-bearing activities like running. A super fit amateur can probably take 25% right off the top of those numbers at a similar RPE.

[@mr.grimms4645]

I'm currently somewhere between moderately active and fit, starting to see more of my abs and I'm getting closer to an hour of cardio a day. I've also increased my pull-up reps since I've lost weight. Curious to know what the calculator says

[@Jj-hx2yg]

Well apparently I’m at fit, gonna try and push for super fit by the end of October 🤞🤞, who else finds joy in having to gasp for air like ur life depended on it, ur heart pounding like crazy chest burning, legs burning and at the end trying to catch your breath, something about feeling like your about to die, really gets me going lol

[@MindfulAttraction]

Wait I'm confused guys isn't it the case that the more cardio you do the more efficient you are burning calories? Which means you burn less calories the more you do intensive workout. I heard that's called metabolic adaptation

[@shmo8958]

heart rate goes down like 10 beats a min after a few months of training for me anyways .

[@BlackIceDragonSalome]

I always chose sedentary for my calorie counters, even though I work out at least 3 times/week, do some form of cardio daily and do walk etc. If I add my activity calories I use the ones my Garmin watch gives me, although I'm not reaeating them and stay around the calculated 500 kcal/day deficit for sedentary people of my weight. It does work quite well and even if I count "wrong" and don't measure everything out to the mg I will still lose a bit of weight :) But according to your chart I would be on the higher end of moderately active O.O Fascinating tbh

[@n0kodoko143]

Thanks, these calculators make it super hard to tell how much I'm burning per hour.

[@mbvglider]

The easiest way for me is to think of total distance, i.e. total work performed. Burning calories means you have to create motion, i.e. kinetic energy, and the work performed is the amount of kinetic energy required for that activity. For the most part, this is determined by what kind of activity are you doing (biking, running, elliptical, etc.), how much weight are you moving (i.e. your body), and for how far (how many miles did you travel)? While running burns more calories per mile than walking, that's because those are two different exercises. Running fast and running slow actually burn almost the exact same calories per mile, but running fast means you can travel longer distances in the same amount of time, so your energy used per hour would be higher. That is to say, if you're 150 pounds, running a 10k will burn 800 calories no matter what. But if you're fit, you can do that in an hour, and if you're super fit, you can do that in 50 minutes. If you're using a machine, always look at the totals to see how much total work you did in that workout because that's going to tell you more about how many calories you burned than how long you took to do it.

[@n0kodoko143]

@@mbvglider awesome, this makes sense. I usually just Heather totals from whatever bio-tracker I'm wearing (but it does not calculate for levels of fitness, which is why I always question the numbers it gives me).

[@stevenbaldwin7241]

Well explained Greg enjoyed this video 👍👍

[@adityatiwari306]

Hey Greg can you also do how much calories were burning as neat

[@ramonloaiza5924]

Great info coach, thank you for helping out! Greetings form México.

[@skullectrobeats7436]

Tip for people with fitness trackers: the first time you go for a walk (or now onwards), set a time limit for cardio (weather it be 30 minutes or 1 hour) and walk at a moderate intensity to see how many steps you get. The next day, just tell yourself to get more steps than the day before, weather it be 10 steps, or even 100, but I would say to not progress by more than 100 steps per day, just to stay away from cramps and injuries. Basically progressive overload, but with cardio.

[@brianfenech10]

This is the most motivating message to train and get in better shape. The fitter you get, the more calories you can burn and with less effort.

[@kevinhedman2314]

This was a huge motivator. I’m 230 lbs and can normally walk 3-3.5 miles in hour at a 10-15 incline with a little more than moderate effort. The treadmill tells me I’m burning around 600 calories but it’s good to know that it’s a lot more than that. Can’t wait to do some more cardio.

[@hassantako982]

Keep going man

[@jonathanjacobs1870]

Nice. Im 295 and do 2.3 miles at 10 incline. I burn about 550 to 650 an hour doing that

[@brady_cll]

I’m moderately active right now. I use to be the one lifting heavy in the gym but due to my high risk pregnancy I’m limited to daily walks. However - being in this position I’ve learned that walks are an extremely underrated exercise. 🚶🏻‍♀️👍🏻

[@davidepannone6021]

Not a fan to being locked behind a newsletter subscription, doc.

[@808ramen]

you can unsubscribe from it

[@davidepannone6021]

@@808ramen still, it shouldn't be a requirement.

[@siddharthsri4521]

As a competitive powerlifter i can comfortably classify myself as unfit

[@bighoss8940]

I do moderate intensity to hold the muscle. Considering that I am 210 pounds on average, it's still pretty good for me and my daily food intake.

[@inkedsoul6489]

I demand a fifth category 😂 I think I’m in between of moderately active and fit 🤔

[@gregdoucette]

take the avg of the 2

[@AngryOscillator]

Someone else has posted about this, how she thought she was fit until Greg put himself in that category. She misstyped though and wrote 'moderately fit' I like that. I'm moderately fit.

[@mbvglider]

I'd imagine that's where a lot of us who watch this content fall. Where Coach Greg defined "fit," basically you need to be able to run 6 miles in an hour while being able to hold a conversation, whereas "moderately active" means you can complete about 4. I'd say 4 is pretty easy for most people who have done regular cardio for several weeks, but I definitely can't be chatting if I'm trying to maintain a 10 min mile pace for a whole 10k, lol. I hope to be there soon, though.

[@kevinhedman2314]

His chart is linear so yeah like he said, just average the numbers.

[@inkedsoul6489]

@@AngryOscillator I think I’m moderately fit too 😂👌🏼

[@ianinfinity380]

Awesome.. Looking forward to the htlt supplement!!

[@stevenwilson8718]

What if you dont do any hard exercise a week, 4 hours of weight training a week, but work as a construction laborer 12 hours a day building retaining walls, laying sod, or doing concrete, etc? I feel like that makes me super fit since I can eat whatever I want at 41 years old and never gain a pound of fat

[@Dinesh-mc8jg]

Are you the guy in the pfp? You look super fit. But he's talking about how many calories you burn during cardio. I would probably rate you between fit or super fit. Maybe even super fit

[@niccigericke1234]

I'd like to know if one is constantly active does one still need to do cardio. Like is the heart of someone who does cardio the same as the heart of someone who is constantly moving.

[@outtrigger]

you probably couldnt eat whatever *I* wanted

[@stevenwilson8718]

@@niccigericke1234 Yah because my heart rate is raised all day at work and we do get out of breath sometimes but mostly because of the weight of what we're carrying around. But it's not like we're running all day at 80% max heart rate or anything. So I dont know if I'm burning as many calories as I think or if it IS considered cardio all day, but just light cardio. Theres a lot I dont know about what my body is doing having a manual labor job

[@niccigericke1234]

@@stevenwilson8718 Yeah I get you. I have a feeling it's not the same as a higher intensity cardio because you're not getting your heart rate up but I don't know enough about this stuff. I hope you're looking after your joints, though.

[@stacys2981]

Always excellent advice. I’m a retired ICU Nurse, 62 years old. I have lost 35.2 lbs in 4 months. I have 100 lbs to go. I need to increase my activity and I do see your point on increasing activity. I am sedentary, 1400-1500 calories/day.

[@stacys2981]

Also found you through Nicole Collet. I see she really respects your knowledge!

[@xKonscious]

So I bought cookbook 2.0 a little over a month ago. (Amazing shit btw) now I’m curious on the training programs. However I box so for the sport I do And what boxing trainers say and have said for years is that a lot of exercises are not really smart or effective for boxing. That for boxing I would have to train muscles to work off of fast twitch muscle fibers. So I can bench press but not for max weight more so for explosion and lower weight. What do you think Coach Greg? This might be a great video topic to be honest. Lots of guys in the fighting industry don’t know what to do in the weight room other then try to replicate what you do in a ring. Lots of guys are doing punching motions with 2.5 or 5lb dumbbells or kettlebells over and over and over. This is a area we need help in

[@dawkinhamza4637]

I would love a video on this as well because I’m in the same boat.

[@xKonscious]

@@dawkinhamza4637 yea man it’s such a hard thing to even explain when your not in that world. Since I’ve had the luxury of meeting really prominent fighters and as well as working with them. Most of these guys really don’t train at all like the way you see ppl do on KZbin. It’s always something super unconventional to where they have even been criticized in gyms because they are using that “wrong”. I hope we get some light on this. If he can help I’ll seriously end up booking him as my pt coach since I need one.

[@jonahsandsfitness9632]

Do the opposite of what u do in your boxing training in the weight room. What I mean by this is I’m assuming you’re doing a significant amount of cardio in your actual boxing training so, you do not need more of that stimulus. So your focus in the weight room should be a mix of explosive movements (cleans, high pulls, etc) and strength training focusing on the main movements (squat, OHP, deadlift) low reps too. Hope this helps.

[@georgebatris7023]

Hey Greg please share your knowledge also on nutrition strategies for people focused on endurance training or a cobination of endurance and strength! Maybe a Cookbook 2.2 (endurance focused with more carbs)??? Just giving ideas, keep up the great job!!!

[@773superprguy]

Me: lance lets go for a bike ride. Lance : Sure, i took a ton of vitamins 💊

[@melika04]

Great video coach!

[@zaigsy]

Morbidly obese people: I'm Super Fit at any size! 😡

[@kwarkoocoxs2153]

Fitter than last time I sat down to eat.

[@richardbolas]

went from never doing any sort of workout, to being able to go super hard on the elyptical for an hour and the next day being completely fine, took like 2 weeks, and now i cant wait to see how many more calories i can burn in a shorter time

[@j.u.c.o]

"Puh-day-doe" within the first minute of this. Hell yes. Ok sir, you have my undivided attention.

[@samanthageier6032]

Tried to use the calculator on your website and was not given a result. I confirmed the subscription e-mail as well. Major bummer

[@martinhertz4957]

Lol, now calory-calculators are good when on his site. Anyway, always been good starting point so always disagreed with your older stance.

[@AIKenny123]

Perfect. Right on time for my cardio

[@RPHflyer]

Greg: *starts giving definition of unfit* Fat cat in background: "This is my moment."

[@upkeep9703]

This video is underrated!

[@snifftheglove1119]

I can say with a high degree of certainty that none of us are "couch podadoes..."

[@LukasP143]

🤣

[@jimmykrutakofficial294]

The more fit you are, the easier the exercise is for you so the less calories you burn

[@dt7197]

As an Overweight (should be super fit person) I can confirm the saying “you can’t out train a bad diet” I lift weights 4 times a week 2-3 hours per session. I kickbox 2-4 times a week for an hr and a half. And believe me I dont go easy when I train it’s muscle shaking and cramps after every session cardio or weights.

[@harric9864]

2-3 hours per weight training session is far too long!

[@dt7197]

@@harric9864 nah, i do like 9 sets of bench, and my starting set for legs is 100 squats with just the bar.

[@harric9864]

@@dt7197 why? You don’t need to do that much. That’s a recipe for injury/ over working muscles

[@chillingwithhenny7175]

Coach’s HRT be reading minds I’ve been wondering this exact thing

[@Hungrybird474]

Seems like once the weight loss wheel gets moving after a week or so of good dieting and activities it comes off fast .

[@josephcox7181]

I wouldn’t say that. Even with pharmaceutical assistance, my weight loss still hit a plateau. Most people lose the most weight in the first week. For most people the weight loss, by week, is something like 10+, then 6 the second week, maybe 4-5 the third week, and then about 1-2 each week after that. For me, I lost about .6 pounds a day and still hit a plateau after ~33 pounds.

[@peterjazii6925]

That graph is accurate AF, Strava gave me about same calories burned after an 1 of biking today!

[@sanwalmuzammal]

Question: Now everyother preworkout and protain has creatine, does taking creatine is good idea while losing fat?

[@FirstSynapse]

Sure, it will give you a bit better performance in the gym if you take it in enough quantities. The only drawback would be that for a few days you will probably gain weight because of water retention but that doesn't affect your fat loss.

[@krystopherstrickland8090]

Taking creatine is good for building muscle but their are plenty of studies that show brain function increases as well. They’re being put in pre-workouts because creatine is cheap AF.

[@rikleith]

As a rule if your preworkout and protein give you a total of 5mg creatine then you don't need to take any more. If you take too much your body poops it out

[@sanwalmuzammal]

@Odd-Harald Myhren thank you

[@sanwalmuzammal]

@@rikleith Thank you

[@Zephyron06]

A revelation ! Thank you

[@TeamYouphoric]

I assume I burn ~200-300 calories per hour of weightlifting.

[@gadriel0000]

Depends on the heart rate though.

[@TeamYouphoric]

@@gadriel0000 heart rate will have minimal impact on total calories burned. Energy burned has to do with mass, distance, and acceleration. If I perform two identical workouts but during workout 1, I take deep, diaphragmatic breaths during rest periods and during workout 2, I take shallow breaths during my rest periods, my heart rate will be lower during workout 1 but the calories burned between the two workouts will almost be identical.

[@elizabethseiden7456]

I have to use pre work out to get in shape! I had a trainer before but now I’m on my own!!! Hopefully, I can achieve my fitness goals by working out everyday!!!😎🐶🦋🌺🐣

[@heathmahaffey2342]

This obviously assumes someone is always pushing harder than last time. Otherwise, you become efficient and burn fewer calories for the same exercise!