Cardio Misconception #1

[bicepts101]

Why waste your body's glycogen stores when you can burn the fat directly?

I definatly like this idea!

 

[OXANDRIN]

Anybody here lift weights?

**edited**

You are pushing it, kid.

2Thick

nelson=owned

 

[white boy]

JESUS CHRIST, NO JOKE. Which one burns more fat/calories overall *after* exercise?

WTF, I was under the impresion that you did'nt tolerate disrespectfull posts

 

[shape]

Fellas-

there is an article in this months Fitness -RX that will sum up this entire thread -i will see if i can grab it online and copy it-

but in short hi-intensity is the only way to go-to lean up and maintain muscle-sounds contadictory but when you read the article you will understand

if you are not pushing yourself -you are kidding yourself and just going through the motions

i tried both`-low intensity for about 6 months-lost the weigth i wanted but could not get hard

i have been doing hi intensity for about 6 weeks now-I am losing the weight-getting harder and keeping size

 

[riptorn]

I think you have to try various methods and find which system works for you.I do cardio anywhere between 20-50 mins per session 3 times per week tues,thurs,sun depending on how I feel,then weights Mon,wed,fri and Sat when cutting.If the cardio starts to affect my weights workouts ie loss of strength I will cut back.It has taken me a year or two to find what works for me I think it would be wrong to say x amount of time at x amount intensity burns x amount of fat,there are too many factors involved.While dieting I use every trick I can to keep the muscle full of water,creatine,glutamine,vanadyl,rehydration salts etc.I have a set of body fat scales which lets me know when I am around 6-7%bf,how much total body water,fat free mass and how many pounds of fat my body has,it gives me a rough idea that when my weight is falling that it is due to loss of body fat.

 

[bicepts101]

i think what we all forget is everybody is different and not all the same things apply to everybody. So all this scientific stuff doesnt always matter. It comes down to what works best for your body and your body alone. Now if examples and scientific methods are a part of this exploring process to find and figure out these techniques, than so be it.
Bottom line everbody is different.

 

[serge]

what do you thing about high intensity intervals?

 

[XBiker]

what do you thing about high intensity intervals?

They are great for building power and muscle mass, but they're not going to get you thin like a what is being discussed.

Especially if you are talking anything that follows a high to max output for a short period of time (high intesity intervals or sprints).

 

[JokerJimmy]

http://www.wsu.edu/~strength/hiit.htm

 

[serge]

They are great for building power and muscle mass, but they're not going to get you thin like a what is being discussed.

Especially if you are talking anything that follows a high to max output for a short period of time (high intesity intervals or sprints).

high intensity intervals have been shown to increase caloric expenditure for hours after the training session was over, low intensity cardio however tends to burn more fat while its performed