"remember on the cardio...it is not how hard you go that burns more fat! If you go too hard you turn it from a fat burning event to a sugar burning event ...keep your pulse rate at 120-130 range ..it won't feel like you are getting your ass kicked ...but that isn't the point with fat burning ...you are trying to burn the maximum fat that you can ...not work as hard as you can....
The reason most people in the gym do not lose a lot of fat , even though you see them day after day doing cardio.....is that they are going at it to hard.....hell do you think Ronnie coleman runs to get that ripped? Hell no! he walks on the tredmill or bikes SLOWLY"
OHHHH....ancient myths die hard. DEEPSQUAT, I hate to tell you, but only the total calories burned are critical, not the fuel source. Lower intensity exercise equals lower calories burned, therefore longer durations are required to obtain any benefit. If only fat burning was the key, then doing no exercise would impart the greatest benefit, since the body burns primarily fatty acids at rest.
Using Ronnie Coleman was not a good example, since he is a walking pharmacy. With the amount of cardiac stimulants that pro BB's use, it is no wonder that they never do high intensity cardio.
Lets look at better real world examples. Take a look at Olympic long distance runners, like the Kenyan team, who all look like Olive Oyl with bad tans. These athletes use primarily fatty acids during the majority of their event. They look like shit.
Now look at high intensity athletes like Michael Johnson. Most here would kill for his physique: excellent muscle mass and very little body fat. Yet his event is driven only by glucose from stored glycogen.
So, the main goal is not to use only fatty acids as fuel, since this will limit total calories burned, but to expend as many calories as possible. One does not have to do sprints at 100%VO2Max, but simply increase his/her intensity levels periodically. I like the idea of High Intensity Interval Training, where you interject intense bursts during cardio training, instead of the usual slow, long treadmill or bike ride.
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