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Cackerot69
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Yes, it is.
I say eat something before your cardio and do high intensity/low intensity intervals for about 15-20 minutes 3 maybe 4 times a week max.
I say eat something before your cardio and do high intensity/low intensity intervals for about 15-20 minutes 3 maybe 4 times a week max.
I don't see any problem with doing both. That's what I always do in preparation for my competitions and that's while I'm depleting my carbs and everything. On the other hand....you're not trying to compete, so I'd raise the morning cardio to about 45 min. and that should be fine.
Angel Face
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Cardio
Studies examining hypertrophy and strength gains while peforming cardio routines show that individuals doing cardio gained less...
...Why? the people that performed cardio overtrained..thus the lack of gains is primarily attributed to OTS...These individuals trained like endurance athletes and strength athltes at the same time.
...You can tolerate more cardio than you realise without actually losing muscle tissue...it depends on volume and intensity...interval training is an excellent form of training and I cannot recommend it enough!...adding more cardio is not a problem as long as you dont go cardio crazy...
...Rememebr this cardio itself does not burn fat...you burn fat at low intensities thus while relaxing you burn fat ...the higher intensity that you are wroking the more Crabohydrates you are utilsing hence.. cardio for fat loss purposes should be used to stimulate the metabolism...thus neccessitating interval training...low intensity long duration cardio is not optimal for loosing fat rapidly!
Studies examining hypertrophy and strength gains while peforming cardio routines show that individuals doing cardio gained less...
...Why? the people that performed cardio overtrained..thus the lack of gains is primarily attributed to OTS...These individuals trained like endurance athletes and strength athltes at the same time.
...You can tolerate more cardio than you realise without actually losing muscle tissue...it depends on volume and intensity...interval training is an excellent form of training and I cannot recommend it enough!...adding more cardio is not a problem as long as you dont go cardio crazy...
...Rememebr this cardio itself does not burn fat...you burn fat at low intensities thus while relaxing you burn fat ...the higher intensity that you are wroking the more Crabohydrates you are utilsing hence.. cardio for fat loss purposes should be used to stimulate the metabolism...thus neccessitating interval training...low intensity long duration cardio is not optimal for loosing fat rapidly!
gymtime
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Re: Cardio
Can you explain this more? I don't see how relaxing can be considered "low intensity". I consider it "no intensity". Sustained, low intensity cardio training has been widely accepted as the best way to lose bodyfat without sacrificing muscle tissue. Are you saying that this is invalid?
Angel Face said:
Can you explain this more? I don't see how relaxing can be considered "low intensity". I consider it "no intensity". Sustained, low intensity cardio training has been widely accepted as the best way to lose bodyfat without sacrificing muscle tissue. Are you saying that this is invalid?
Angel Face
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What I am saying is low intensity cardio has its place but its not optimal...
...your utilsation of fat and carbs exists on a conituum at one extreme end is complete rest...at this end your body oxidizes (scientific refrence for burning basically) at the other extreme is the highest intensity exercise...basically anaerobic exercises like sprinting...at this end of the continuum all energy is obtained via carbohydrates....
...in its most basic form fat burning is time costly - its not efficient as it takes (in relative terms) a long time to be broken down to provide energy...with carbs its different as energy is obtained rapidly...
...so low intensity areobics will burn a percentage of fat and carbs...but the amount of fat in poundage terms is pretty much negligable so its optimal to perform cardio to super charge your metabolism....Interval training can increase your metabolic rate for 12-16 hours...consequently you will be burning more Kcal throughout this time than you would if yu had not done the cardio.
...Its like this losing weigth is all about one thing: expending more kcal than you intake...it doesnt matter if you do cardio all day long and eat only the cleanest food in the world...if your Kcal intake is too high (over or at maintenance level) then forget about losing a pound!.
...your utilsation of fat and carbs exists on a conituum at one extreme end is complete rest...at this end your body oxidizes (scientific refrence for burning basically) at the other extreme is the highest intensity exercise...basically anaerobic exercises like sprinting...at this end of the continuum all energy is obtained via carbohydrates....
...in its most basic form fat burning is time costly - its not efficient as it takes (in relative terms) a long time to be broken down to provide energy...with carbs its different as energy is obtained rapidly...
...so low intensity areobics will burn a percentage of fat and carbs...but the amount of fat in poundage terms is pretty much negligable so its optimal to perform cardio to super charge your metabolism....Interval training can increase your metabolic rate for 12-16 hours...consequently you will be burning more Kcal throughout this time than you would if yu had not done the cardio.
...Its like this losing weigth is all about one thing: expending more kcal than you intake...it doesnt matter if you do cardio all day long and eat only the cleanest food in the world...if your Kcal intake is too high (over or at maintenance level) then forget about losing a pound!.
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