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cardio is paramout, not only for fatburning
but for other health benefits
the problem is that it is usually one of the more
misundertood issues there are. Not knowing how to face
your cardio or what it si can be counterproductive
Extrictly speaking cardio is synonim of aerobic
as opoused to what it愀 called anaerobic exercise
the difference between them is the presence or ausence of oxygen
in the process of obtaining energy
most of our body愀 cells would rather obtain that energy from the
aerobic process, with plenty of oxygen as a source.
this way won愒 cause us fatigue. otherwise, anaerobic related
will fatigue us and the exercise wont be able to continue for long
actually we will never obtein from only aerobic or anaerobic
this is one of the first myths concerning cardio
while lifting weights you will do cardio as well
the difference is that the ratio of energy proceding from using
more oxygen or not will vary acording the intensity of the training
also aerobic exercises will
provide you more venefits than just symple fatburn
the first myth i always heard is
that most of the people think that you only can burn fat with
aerobic exercise
it is not really this way because you can actually use energy
coming from fat all the time
the nusisance is that the ratio of enrergy from glucose or from fats
change acording the levels of energy available from other sources of energy
lets say that as long as there are glucose enought in bloodstream
30% of enregy used will come from fats
otherwise when there愀 a hypoclucemic state or low glucose levels
to say, energy from carbs and proteins
the ratio of energy consumed from fats will increase up to 70%
and thus the fatburnig much higher
so fat isn愒 burned only during aerobic exercise
another myth is that you can only burn fat with
low intensity exercise
actually it all boils down to the energy levels we扉e got
or that you have to keep on exercise during a certain period
as we often hear. like you have to do half an hour or 45 minutes
in order to burn fat
it does not imply the intentsity either, i mean, it does not mean
that you have to keep your intensity low, as I often hear
So, making it clear. If you want to burn fats doing cardio
you do not have to avoid eating fats
nor the energy you need nor doing excesive cardio
fat is really valuable for your body. it is a for future
energy, it is a garantee that it is going to a source
when the fats are burining at a fast rate or you have
very low bodyfat porcentage, next step is to destroy
muscle cell and use its aminoacids from muscle proteins
as a source of energy.
you will end up losing muscle and not achieving your fatburning goals
so then, how to burn fat using cardio smartly
use the moments when you know there is a hypoclucemic state or
low glucose in your bloodstream as to do some slight cardio
and for a short time period.
this way we will avoid catabolism and using muscle as a source of energy
when to know there is this state an the fat burn will be more effective
Most of glucogen is stored in our lever cells
also but in lower level it is in our muscles
a grown up average person estores around 100 grams
100 glucogen grams worth 400kcal
and when we have spent a similar amount of energy
we ought start to think to do a little cardio for a bigger fat burned
a high intensity workout at gym costs us around 500Kcal
sleep worth 1kcal per pound and hour
to me that愀 700 kcal. Use these moments, first thing in the morning
or after a workout to do a slight cardio
never overdo cardio. ir could turn out improductive
do about 15 to half an hour in these above mentioned moments
it is better to assure you are burnig little but for a long
rather than try to burn a big amount of fat and loose muscle
If you have a total knoledge about nutrition
and know exactly what and how much you are eating
you will be able to do this kind of cardio thre to four times a week
if your are not that knoledgeable ill recomend you
starting with 2 days a week, three tops.
so as to asessing how your fat levels are decreasing
thus, keep in mind that most of things you heard are just myths
and it actually depends on your energy levels from other sources
and that exceding cardio can turn our counterproductive