> Scott wrote: > I've also been doing a gallon to a gallon and a half a day in the last month > and can feel a difference. The HIT plan and water were recommended to me by > a trainer friend of mine who is probably one of the most in shape and built > guys I know, so I figured I'd give it a try. >
Here's my thoughts on cardio: (Disclaimer: "in general") It's easy "to do wrong" because when your body runs out of stored carbs it turns catabolic and to lean muscle mass. This is why you rarely see bulky runners despite the fact that many of them try to be (except pros). To prevent that you have to "nutrient time" or make sure that you're providing your body with the energy it needs to do the work you're asking of it. The key to burning fat instead of muscle is a low level of *increased* work that will burn those stored carbs, but then turn to fat, rather than muscle. This is why all of the machines have the "fat loss" heart rate zone LOWER than the "cardio zone". Weight lifting is natural to keeping your body at that low level. It's really a sort of HIIT plan: bursts of activity (1 set) with a rest inbetween. Then you get the HIIT benefit of continued fat burn for up to 24 hours! Cardio doesn't do that. Usually anything is better than nothing, but weight lifiting is easy to natuarally get your body into the "fat burn zone" while cardio takes some skill. (and there's the "hey I lost weight!" factor which many times means you lost muscle and water NOT fat) And - if you're always pounding down Whey shakes you're getting PLENTY of water. One of my secrets is to microwave some frozen fruit just until it's a little soft and then fill the glass with cartoned egg whites. Blend 'er up and you have a yummy, clean, natural protein shake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216960 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
