Wed, Apr-09-03, 09:53
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Posts: 38
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Plan: None
Stats: 200/195/195
BF:
Progress: 100%
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You can use either incline or speed (or both) in order to increase the level. The levels (5, 6, 7, ..., 10) are specific to you. I use an elliptical trainer and my BFL level 10 is setting it to 16 and my 5 is about setting 10 (if I want to use tension). If I want to do speed I set it to 10 and then do 70 BPM for my level 5 and 90 BPM for my level 10. Somebody else would be different, of course. Intervals do not have to be done in the sequence 5, 6, ...., 10, 5, 6, ...., etc but can also be done true interval style - warmup, then level 5, level 10, level 5, level 10, etc... This may allow you more flexibility in your choices. You can work up to something like (m:s) 1:20 at level 10, and only 0:40 at level 5 for your intervals or even less rest time. You can do football field intervals - run 100 yards (meters), then walk (or slow jog) 100 for several intervals. The toughest intervals I've tried are doing 1 minute at level 10 at 70 RPM and then 1 minute at level 6 at 90 RPM - 9 of those intervals and I fall off the elliptical.
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