Dan Duchaine's take on cardio

[Cuts]

This is a page out of Duchaine's ISOcaloric Handbook from '96. I find the first paragraph about optimal cardio intensity for fat burning very intersting... it makes sense. I'm beginning to second guess my 3 day-a-week AM-empty stomach high-intensity 40 minute torcher sessions. Any opinions?

 

[jc21]

but have you ever seen the guy...man he was skinny as hell. god rest his soul.

 

[barnidge]

What does Dan say about empty-stomach cardio?

 

[JibbyJabba]

bump

excellent question. I am curious myself...

 

[strong island]

I have heard this. I believe when your heart rate gets too high the exercise become anaerobic and your body begans to look for glucose based energy. (glucose, glycogen, amino acids or muscle tissue)

There are two basic methodologies: moderate intensity and high intensity.

My personal opinion is high intensity is optimum in the MORNING because it help increase your metabolic rate hours after you are finished.

But moderate is the best way to burn fat DURING the session. So I guess if you are doing "cardio" later in the day this may be the best way to go.

But in the end is a personal decision, of what work best for you.

 

[ThunderGod66]

Well I that sux for me, I get winded after 5 minutes of cardio because I have asthma...guess I'll have to work my lungs out some more.

 

[solidspine]

I just started my cutting diet, have ordered some of my gear for my next cycle,
and started cardio again, have been off about 5 months.

there is no way I can do cardio in the AM because of my job.

I have been doing it before my workouts, and my workouts seem to be better, I simply get a better pump from the good warm up.

Cardio

weights

abs

 

[luke69]

but have you ever seen the guy...man he was skinny as hell. god rest his soul.

wrong bro do some research on him. he did not always look that way. there was a good post on bolex a couple of weeks on the topic. he even competed and had some very decent size at one point.

 

[EngiCream]

wrong bro do some research on him. he did not always look that way. there was a good post on bolex a couple of weeks on the topic. he even competed and had some very decent size at one point.

You are right. When I read that thread I wanted to see for myself so I went on google and found this pic of him from 1980:

Here's the site where I got it from:

http://www.creative.net/~adworx/8003.shtml

 

[The Shadow]

I just started my cutting diet, have ordered some of my gear for my next cycle,
and started cardio again, have been off about 5 months.

there is no way I can do cardio in the AM because of my job.

I have been doing it before my workouts, and my workouts seem to be better, I simply get a better pump from the good warm up.

Cardio

weights

abs

For maximum fat loss and maximum muscle gain switch to doing cardio AFTER weights.