How does Cardio Burn Fat

[magic32]

GREAT DESCRIPTION JAY!

NO serious i even googled it up and it just lists tons of ways to do it.

So if what dece said is 100 % correct then why cant one with adequate muscle mass diet down to lose fat?

YOUR PREMISE IS FAULTY...YOU'RE ASSUMING THAT METABOLIC RATE IS A CONSTANT. WHEN IN REALITY THE METABOLISM IS A VERY DELICATE/SENSITIVE MECHANISM, THAT'S FAR MORE COMPLICATED THAN MERE CALORIC REDUCTION. UNLESS SAID REDUCTION IS MINISCULE, IT WILL BEGIN TO RESET THE METABOLISM AT A LOWER RATE (LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY).

Wow I can't believe this question and the comments i'm seeing here.

Raising your body temperature DOES NOT BURN FAT! A rise in body temperature is most commonly a side effect of fat being burned.
TRUE!

BUT IT CONTRIBUTES HOMEOSTATICALLY. IF YOU STOOD (NO CARDIO) IN A 100 DEGREE BOILER ROOM, YOU’D ELICIT THE PERPIRATION RESPONSE AND IN SO DOING YOU’D ALSO LOSE A SMALL AMOUNT OF CALORIES AS YOUR BODY WORKS (HARDER THAN SITTING IN A BALMY 72 DEGREE ROOM) TO RESTORE NORMALCY, E.G. COMFORT. EVERY BODILY FUNCTION REQUIRES CALORIC OR SYNTHETIC (CNS STIMS) ENERGY. THUS, THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR STANDING IN A 40 DEGREE FREEZER, THE HOMEOSTATIC RESPONSE (SHIVERING) NECESSITATES CALORIC ENERGY. AS STATED THIS AMOUNT IS RATHER SMALL, BUT AS ANY PRE-CONTEST BB'ER WILL ATTEST, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS WHICH IS WHY CAYENNE PEPPER IS OFTEN FOUND IN FAT BURNING SUPPLEMENTS.

Infact, fat isn't "burned". If you want to do that, try a blowtorch for starters. Fat is metabolized, not burned.
THEY ARE USING THE VERY WELL ACCEPTED TERM “BURNED” IN PLACE OF THE MEDICAL TERM “METABOLIZED”, BECAUSE THE METABOLISM OF OXYGEN AND FOOD SUBSTRATES REQUIRES HEAT ENERGY WHICH IS MEASURED IN CALORIES. THUS THE METABOLISM CAN BE RIGHTFULLY, AND IS THEREFORE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A FURNACE, REMINISCENT OF SHOVELING COAL INTO THE OLD TRAIN FURNACES FOR LOCOMOTION.

In summation and answer to why cardio is more valuable than caloric reduction in fat burning, is that if properly applied cardio provides a three-fold benefit in that it: 1) improves the BMR (the processing of foods, mobilization of fat stores, respiration and blood flow) discussed above by Jay; 2) serves as a direct consumer of caloric energy reducing the overall amount consumed, as described in Jay’s example; and 3) effectively which is integral to genuine (not yo-yo/rebound) loss, ACTIVELY solicits fat from the fat cells because they’re energy is being readily demanded.

Conversely the only benefit from dieting alone is the reduction of overall caloric intake. Dieting almost invariably and simultaneously impacts BMR in a negative manner causing it to slow and become less efficient as the body enters a protective often called “starvation mode”(indicated by Jay) in which it feels the need to preserve energy (fat stores) rather than release them. Also, dieting does not actively solicit fat release, instead affecting it in a coincidental almost swapping manner.

Thus diet w/o exercise is often ostracized for lacking true goal-orientation, and therefore being counter-productive…like taking steroids to lose weight.

NOTE: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRIMARILY FOR OVERWIEGHT INDIVIDUALS AND VARIES GREATLY WHEN CONSIDERING THE OBESE AND MORBIDLY OBESE.

[bigt10]

Thanks Magic and Jay. Really good info, i respect its a "steroid" board but i find some of the users here are very smart and understand the science.

Well after reading those its obvious to me why cardio is key and how they all play an important role. How do you guys do it 60-65 % of max heart rate?

[magic32]

Thanks Magic and Jay. Really good info, i respect its a "steroid" board but i find some of the users here are very smart and understand the science.

Well after reading those its obvious to me why cardio is key and how they all play an important role. How do you guys do it 60-65 % of max heart rate?

Don't buy into the low intensity myth. Yeah, it works, but not optimally. The BEST fat burning cardio regimen is high/interval intensity. See my post(s) here for details and an example of what I mean:

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=324433

[texasmk4]

Don't buy into the low intensity myth. Yeah, it works, but not optimally. The BEST fat burning cardio regimen is high/interval intensity. See my post(s) here for details and an example of what I mean:

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=324433

The best method of burning fat is to do interval cardio.. i find this very effective and stable.. I usually start with a 6 mins of warm up then up the speed to 10 on a trade mill run as much as i can then slowly take it down to 6.5 and run for about 3 to 4 mins then bump the speed to 10 i repeat that for 3 or 4 times depending on how my body feels and then do a 6 mins cool down..