Tag: cardio
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Weight Loss – Every Little Bit Counts
So how do you lose weight? Simple, you need to create an energy deficit. In other words, consume less energy than you spend and you’re body has no choice but to burn some bodyfat (after all that’s what it’s there for in the first place). So how do you create an energy deficit? 1) The…
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Dangerous Workouts
I was at the gym this morning and between sets I looked over at a man who seemed to be in his 50’s about 50 pounds overweight doing one legged lateral step up’s onto a bench and then into a balanced one leg dumbbell curl (while standing on the bench) I thought for sure I…
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Burn more Fat Doing Cardio on an empty stomach?
The Claim: Cardio on an empty stomach in the morning causes you to burn more fat than glycogen Answer: FACTOID After an overnight fast (sleeping) you will be burning a higher percentage of fact vs glycogen simply because you haven’t eaten in a while. By the time you wake up your body will have burned…
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HIIT vs Steady State Cardio
The Claim: High Intensity Interval Training causes you to burn more calories than steady state cardio (given the same amount of work) Answer: FACTOID High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is marketed as the being superior to steady state cardio for calorie burning and fat loss. From a time and efficiency stand point it might work…
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3 Cardio vs Weights For Long Term Fat Loss – Answer
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss Answer: FALSE Exercise in general doesn’t really do much of helping weight loss. Recent research shows that adding cardio type exercise to a weight loss diet doesn’t increase the weight loss results. Cardio or weight training doesn’t really…