What do most people do to burn bodyfat? Cardio? Weights? Maybe even both? Well here's the deal with burning bodyfat. You need to have your glycogen level storage low enough or burned to get to the fatburning stage . What is glycogen? It's a storage of carbohydrates that are used as fuel for exercise. It is found in the muscles as well as liver. To burn glycogen up, you must lift weights with great intensity for about an hour then immediately follow up with cardio because then the only storage left to burn for energy is your bodyfat. Doing cardio without weights will take up to around 30 minutes to even start burning bodyfat. So it is better to add some weights to build some lean mass first, then follow with cardio to burn the fat and get you on your way to a nicely toned physique you desire. You also won't get bored being same machine for almost an hour. There is however another time to do cardio when your glycogen levels are low. First thing in the morning on an empty stomach. For some people this may be hard to do in which case, you could have a whey protein shake with low carbs and then go onto your morning cardio.
There's many cardio choices out there. Biking, running, walking, boxing, jump roping, etc. When I walk on a treadmill, I increase the incline on it so I work the muscles in my legs as well as get a cardio workout which will lead to burning more calories in the long run. With biking, I increase the tension to give the legs a workout and burn more calories too. But overall I have to say boxing is my favorite because my whole body gets in on the workout not to mention a great stress reliever. Remember we are all different so if any of this doesn't work for you, try some other things to make it work for you.
P.S.
When your workout with the weights and cardio is done, you can refill the glycogen levels with carbs in which case, they go to the muscles. I normally use gatorade but everyone has there own preferance.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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